Seems a bit early

[Draco]

I found this the day before Christmas. What's the earliest you have found one?

[Chance Love]

Ya every now and then we will find some in mid-late December.

[GA Bowhunter]

That antler seems weather bleached, and the stump seems clean to be this year's drop.

[bugleboy]

I have found a couple in December, but it is a bit unusual. Mostly mid January through early March around my area.

[Big pig]

Saw big buck with both dropped chasing a doe fawn near Voca years ago after Christmas.

Had a pipe creek buck’s horn pop off while hanging him in Pipe Creek about Christmas.

Never found sheds this early though.

[timoub007]

We have a big deer on our property that is 6 this year. Each year he has been dropping his antlers a little bit earlier than last year. I saw him with a slick head and then found one of his two on December 13th, Friday the 13th this year. Last year he dropped around the 18th and in 2022 I think it was right around Christmas.

[GarGuy]

I have two shed now. Different properties. Several tbhers have heard this story but here goes.....

Sunday evening, I took my wife hunting. I knew I had 3 bachelor groups coming to the food plot but they were getting there right after dark . These groups historically spar constantly so I took my horns

First deer I rattled in came fast. Bald square head. Thick neck. tarsals black all the way too hooves. Grabbed binos and yep it was a freshly shed buck! He was all fuzzed up mad. He started trying to hook a tree with each pedicle! Eventually he got the bark off! Then he peed on his hocks and pawed the ground like working a scrape!!!! All this 40yds from us.

I rattled more and ended up with 11 bucks inside 60yd before my wife shot an old timer. Never seen anything like that shed buck looking for trouble.

[Gumbo Man]

I haven’t looked for any yet but these pictures are from Christmas Eve in Trinity county.

[muddydog]

I've always been very careful dragging a trophy by the horns during late season. I remember my Father popping both antlers off while loading a huge buck 40 years ago! Lol, I'll never forget the look on his face! Taxidermist was able to attach no problem, but it was funny.

[E.TX.BOWHUNTER]

I have one that dropped an antler a week or so ago.

[deerwatcher51]

I had an injured (from fighting) buck that shed both antlers before the end of December last year. Other than that one I had one unique (antler) buck that would shed before the end of January. All the rest of mine are generally late February through sometime in April.