You can hunt sheds on public land and in parks.
Best time to shed hunt in iowa.
Some guys like november 8 or 9th but right in there somewhere you will generally run into the best action of the season again assuming normal temperatures.
Deer will generally lose their antlers between late december and late march depending on several variables.
The best places to look for deer sheds are where deer feed along their trails and where they bed down.
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Many people ask me this question.
Around mid february is the best time to start looking for shed antlers according to the iowa department of natural resources.
The booked hunters get to keep what they find.
If you want to hunt sheds the best time to find them is around february 20.
Whitetail deer have about a two month shedding period in iowa beginning mid jan.
You must get landowner permission to hunt sheds on private land.
Planning shed hunting excursions in march and april coincides with the period when the majority of bucks will be antlerless.
I have a lot of guys that shed hunt here already.
Some state wildlife agencies and certain public areas now have shed antler seasons.
Brian i think the best time most years is around mid february.
20 is the best time to start looking for shed antlers.
Iowa offers some of the best shed hunting the country has to offer.
I hate to open that up any further.
From the middle of january through the middle of march whitetail deer in iowa shed their antlers.
Some shed addicts prefer to begin early in hopes of finding a jackpot giant antler but there could be consequences.
Biologists have done testing by back dating fetuses from late season shot does to determine when they were conceived.
When is the best time to shed hunt.
You can hunt sheds on public land and in parks but like most anything else you must get landowner permission to hunt for sheds on private land.