Shedhunters beware!

[TeamRealtreeHD]

Hey all, I was out squirrel hunting the other day, and I heard a what I thought was a squirrel cutting a walnut. I scanned the tree tops, and you will never belive this. A fat fox squirrel, had a small antler in the tree top chewing on it. Now, after sitting there, and watching him. The only thing I could think of was maybe they eat the antlers because of all the calcium in them. After about 5 minutes of thinking, and watching him. I put the crosshairs of my 17hmr on his neck and blew his antler eating but to heaven. 1 less theif in my woods! lol

 

[Tsmola]

but the question is..........


did you find the piece of chewed up antler he had, take an as it layed photo and then take it home with you? lol Sounds like a story deershed told one time about the squirrel he chased down for the shed it had.

 

[fossilman]

I have known that those little critters have been chewing my finds

I have found three shedds so far in tree's...........

 

[scr83jp]

Rodents and ungulates will gnaw on shedded antlers for the minerals.

 

[fossilman]

And so will deer

 

[Tsmola]

Originally posted by scr83jp@Nov 27 2005, 05:24 PM
Rodents and ungulates will gnaw on shedded antlers for the minerals.

indeed, go to the North American Whitetail hall of Fame in Grass Lake, MI and look at the deer in their live pens, he's got piles of old antlers in the pens with all the deer that all look chewed on, I assume the only reason those antlers are there are for the deer to snack on.

 

[deershed]

Originally posted by Tsmola@Nov 25 2005, 05:29 PM
but the question is..........


did you find the piece of chewed up antler he had, take an as it layed photo and then take it home with you? lol Sounds like a story deershed told one time about the squirrel he chased down for the shed it had. 

And I have to say that squirrel was starting to put some distance between us til he dropped it.