THE SHED MASTER

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18

Out with the old and in with the new!

As the new year begins the whitetail bucks in Virginia start dropping their headgear in order to make room for hopefully something bigger and better. It's one thing to to find shed antlers in the open fields of Iowa and Kansas, but quit another challenge to to find sheds in the hills and mountains of Virginia.

Roanoke native Casey Weddle has truly embraced this pastime and he has honed his shed finding skills over the past 6 years. In Virginia, shed seeking season begins in January and typically lasts through Spring Gobbler season. Casey was one of the very first followers of Star City Whitetails back in 2012 and I noticed early on that he was a quality deer hunter, but his knack for finding sheds blew me away. Each year he would share pics with me of his consistent shed findings and he has now gathered quit a large collection.

Another year for Virginia deer hunting has come to a close, but the bare woods provide us with a few more months of opportunity for some quality shed hunting fun and exercise. It's a chance to escape the real world, get some fresh winter air and involve the family as well.

Here are Casey's Shed Finding Tips:

• Use your trail camera's to determine when the bucks in your neck of the woods begin dropping.

• Grid search one area at a time. Lots of times you see things from a different angle that you missed the first or second time.

• Re-walk areas during January to May, some bucks shed early and some later.

• Look for pieces of antler or bones because it's rare to find a completely exposed antler.

• If you discover bones slow down and examine the surrounding area closely. You just may find the skull and antlers.

• LOOK UP, Casey has found a few antlers hanging in trees and bushes. Sometimes they get tangled up, but also squirrels can carry them into a tree.
• Check under low hanging branches or blown down trees where deer can escape winter weather.
• Check by fences or other obstacles the deer jump over. As the bucks antlers become weaker these landing areas are great places to find sheds.
• If you find a shed stay tuned in and search that particular area well because the matching shed may be close by.
• If it snows take the opportunity to walk your area to find where the deer are traveling and bedding. These areas of consistent travel will often yield sheds, and it gives you an idea of where to look in the future.
• Don't get discouraged, sometimes it takes miles to find a single shed and other times it takes 20 minutes to find 3 or 4.
• Patience, a good walking stick and quality observation skills are key to shed hunting. The walking stick will aid in going up and down the hills, but can also allow you to move the leaves around with ease.

Casey's Stats....

• He once found 9 total sheds in one day.
• His best year was 2017 when he found 46 sheds.
• He has found 143 sheds here is Southwest Virginia from 2011-2017.
• His favorite months are February and March to find fresh ones, but again let your trail camera's dictate when you start.

Remember to make it fun folks and take the kids, the more eyes the better. If you have shed finding success please make sure you share your experience with us on Star City Whitetails facebook page!

Jeff Phillips 1/17/18