Big okanagan tine!

[mark]

Shedding has been great this year, finding lots of big ones as I hoped since few big bucks have been shot in the last couple years! The snow is disappearing overnight, ticks are everywhere, but so are the sheds! Heres a few good ones to drool over! :biggrin:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMGA0241.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13486&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=501)
The above is a 77" typ with 20" of mass, found on 3' of snow!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMGA0254.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13485&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
Heres another 77"er with 20" of mass

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMGA0252.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13484&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
The shed above is not mine!!! It belongs to a buddy, he found it about 6 years ago (so dont all rush here) he never could find the match or the buck!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMGA0250.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13483&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
This is the shed Ive been promising to show Tooley, as it resembles his buck from this past season!
I wouldnt begin to know how to score such a thing, but it is probably the heaviest mulie shed Ive ever held!
What these pics dont show is the thickness, its about 3" thick in the middle of that palmation!!!!!


http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3194.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13487&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
And for todays finally, my best sheds to date!!!
I found the left side last week by fluke while snowmobiling, it scores 94" with 20" of mass, it also has an inch or 2 of broken and chipped points!
Many who attended the sheep banquet have already seen this one!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3195.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13488&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
I spent an hour searching for its mate the first day, 2 hours on snowshoes the second day to dicover that it wasnt going to be easy!
I had fears that the other side had landed on the road and a sledder or quad guy might have grabbed it already! (Many restless nights)
Yesterday I decided to giver another whirl, 3 hours of intense searching turned up another 5 sheds, as well as the match at the end as I was en route for my vehicle!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3196.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13489&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
The right side only scores 90" but has 4-5 inches of broken points!
Given that the mainbeams almost the same as my avtar buck, and the frame is a bit bigger, im crediting him the same inside spread of 24".
As shown hes got a 200" mainframe, add the extras he grosses 208"
Add all the broken tips back on and this buck probably grew a 215" rack after it was dried, probably a 220" back in september!
The best part is he's still alive!
heres the link to my last shed thread for those that missed it!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=31810

Ok Im done now!

[whitetailsheds]

Good job, Mark! You're having a great spring with dem dar sheds. Thanks for posting. G

[35 Whelen]

Thanks Mark....that Muley Moose is really something. He looks like that one that was posted a while back...only the rack was on a dead muley.

Man would have loved to have run into him ....

Cool thanks

[BCrams]

Nice find!!! I was wondering if you'd find the match. Photo's don't do the sheds justice.

[mark]

Nice find!!! I was wondering if you'd find the match. Photo's don't do the sheds justice.

Ya well, I tried to keep em tight to my body in the pics, so I dont get razzed! :wink:

[tooley]

Awsome Mark, I was wondering when we were going to hear from you. That monster paddled buck is real impressive. Maybe even more impressive than my buck, we will have to compare some time, thanks for sharing.

[tooley]

how far away was the match to that one?

[Ride]

Great finds, I am hoping to get out looking one of these days soon.

[Gilmore]

World class sheds right there, congrats.

[Gateholio]

Nice find, Mark...

I guess you will be trying to find that fellow come fall!8)

[papaken]

Mark great looking sheds.8-) Just so everyone can see how hard you work and how much time you spend searching:biggrin: Could you post a detailed map of where they were all found:twisted: I am sure everyone would be interested:wink:

[bruin]

Great find mark

[Reggy]

Nice work Mark,
Seen the left side Friday at the Wild Sheep...the picture doesn't do that G4 justice. Glad to hear you found the other side.

[wildman 22]

well done mark,see you next weekend. look for deep footsteps in the snow,i 'll be heavily weighed down.(picking up the 2 points you left for me.)

[doubled]

Obviously I am not in the right areas. Been out almost ten times and one little 4 pt whitey side to show.

[dana]

Looks like Kelowna is the next Clearwater eh? ;) Congrats on the great sheds Mark. Up here we've still got way too much snow to have much success sheddin'. We are running at least 3 weeks late in snow melt. Heck I still have a good foot in the back yard.

[mark]

Awsome Mark, I was wondering when we were going to hear from you. That monster paddled buck is real impressive. Maybe even more impressive than my buck, we will have to compare some time, thanks for sharing.

Tooley, if yer ever down this way shoot me a PM ahead of time, Im always up for a bullshit with another shed hunter or hunter!


how far away was the match to that one?

The match was about 100 yards away from the first, it was over a very steep bank that I couldnt navigate on snowshoes during my first searches!


Nice find, Mark...

I guess you will be trying to find that fellow come fall!8)

Good guess, but too bad the area is already slammed with hunters, not my favorite stomping grounds for that reason.


well done mark,see you next weekend. look for deep footsteps in the snow,i 'll be heavily weighed down.(picking up the 2 points you left for me.)

Wildman, i havnt even hiked that hill this year, i did pass through there a couple times on the snowmobile enroute to higher ground and there was a ton of whities in there as usual! As well a few moose right in the area I met ya.
I wouldnt worry about snow, at the rate its going there wont be any left by next weekend!

[Brambles]

Oh Hell Yah Mark, good on ya for going out and trying to find the partner to the other side. Nice to see both sides reunited again.

Congratulations

B

[Jelvis]

I i can't believe it, hold it yes I can, it's Mark in the top three shed hunters for sure in bc every dang shed huntin season BAM!
Hey Mark those are world class mule deer drops no doubt about it.
Keep on keepin on. Tine is fine, make a false head out of them and tease everyone. lol. Super find. Everyone's impressed bucks that big in B.C. well dah yah see what Mark found, whoa, nice one hunter.
Jel -- inspiration from the oknagan. lol.

[ElkMasterC]

Nice finds, Mark, thx for posting.
You should get a Whitetail cape, and mount them on that.
Call it a Booner Hybrid, and watch the mail roll in...lmao

[Huey]

Atta Boy Mark! Way to stick in there for the other side!! Can't wait till Georgia puts him down on the ground this fall with her crossbow!!

[Buckmeister]

Not to shabby Mark!!! Great finds and some good pics!

[Caveman]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMG_3196.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13489&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
The right side only scores 90" but has 4-5 inches of broken points!
Given that the mainbeams almost the same as my avtar buck, and the frame is a bit bigger, im crediting him the same inside spread of 24".
As shown hes got a 200" mainframe, add the extras he grosses 208"
Add all the broken tips back on and this buck probably grew a 215" rack after it was dried, probably a 220" back in september!
The best part is he's still alive!
heres the link to my last shed thread for those that missed it!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=31810

Ok Im done now!

Nice Work Mark!! Great Find!!

[suskwa]

its' addictive isn't it.i think we keep needing those rushes when we spot them,great finds!!!! cheers

[shaner338]

Thats an awesome find!! Glad to see persistance paid off for ya:grin:

[hunter1947]

Nice sheds there Mark ,now its a waiting time till the season opens latter this year for the deer that are caring these big sheds.

[kennyj]

Awesome sheds Mark!Sure nice to match a set after looking for a while.
kenny

[Shed Hunter]

its' addictive isn't it.i think we keep needing those rushes when we spot them,great finds!!!! cheers
Addictive... All Fevered Up. Restless Nights. Sum nice sheds you found, now lets see the rest of the sheds. How are the knees doing on the steep hills.

[d6dan]

Great find Mark. Now to find that deer come huntin season?.

[mark]

Oh Hell Yah Mark, good on ya for going out and trying to find the partner to the other side. Nice to see both sides reunited again.

Congratulations

B

Thanks man, I can say, It fells like a SAR member looking for a lost child, with every passing hour, hope fades, and I get the sinking feeling that I will never find it! What a relief when the eyes finally lock on!



Nice finds, Mark, thx for posting.
You should get a Whitetail cape, and mount them on that.
Call it a Booner Hybrid, and watch the mail roll in...lmao

That would be funny, lots of people are suggesting to mount it, not a chance here, I like em more when I can handle them!


Atta Boy Mark! Way to stick in there for the other side!! Can't wait till Georgia puts him down on the ground this fall with her crossbow!!

Well she would have to beet me on the draw for that buck, with our late winters and early gun season closers, I feel It will be a bow season hunt!


Addictive... All Fevered Up. Restless Nights. Sum nice sheds you found, now lets see the rest of the sheds. How are the knees doing on the steep hills.

Sorry bud but those are the highlights, its all just dinky 170 class bucks or less, and oldies from there.
Hows your pile stacking up??? Your about due for some shed pics for us!!!
My knees are just getting warmed up! :smile:

Heres an ATL of the first one, to add some more perspective!
Yes, thats a 14" G-4

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/IMGA0253.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=13515&size=big&cat=500)

[s/s tikka]

Wow, now that is impressive!

[steepNdeep]

Right on Mark! I was lookin' forward to seeing some nice tine and you didn't disappoint... Those should make for some good huntin' dreams until the opener... :cool:

Did Dave shoot another hawg last season on the other side?

I've never shedded for muleys, but plan to this year. What elevation do you find the big boys at? ~4,000 ft? Do they rut near there?

[mark]

Right on Mark! I was lookin' forward to seeing some nice tine and you didn't disappoint... Those should make for some good huntin' dreams until the opener... :cool:

Did Dave shoot another hawg last season on the other side?

I've never shedded for muleys, but plan to this year. What elevation do you find the big boys at? ~4,000 ft? Do they rut near there?

Dave got a smokin whitey last year, no mulie, it sucked here! The muley sheds are anywhere from the lake up to about 4000'. Usually the higher ground for big tine!

[BlacktailStalker]

You're a shed hunting machine ! Nice finds Mark :cool:

[Rattler]

Congrats on finding the other side and BCrams is correct the photos don't do these sheds justice.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I had a suspiscion that those bones were off the buck I was chasing last year but that big one that I was chasing had more of a basket shape.

Some awesome finds for sure!!8)

SSS