Brian i think the best time most years is around mid february.
Best time to shed hunt in iowa.
The best places to look for deer sheds are where deer feed along their trails and where they bed down.
Some shed addicts prefer to begin early in hopes of finding a jackpot giant antler but there could be consequences.
As long as the property hasn t been walked much it should have a good number of antlers and the squirrels won t have gotten to them badly.
You must get landowner permission to hunt sheds on private land.
You can hunt sheds on public land and in parks.
The booked hunters get to keep what they find.
Many people ask me this question.
I hate to open that up any further.
Some state wildlife agencies and certain public areas now have shed antler seasons.
Deer will generally lose their antlers between late december and late march depending on several variables.
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.
Whitetail deer have about a two month shedding period in iowa beginning mid jan.
Biologists have done testing by back dating fetuses from late season shot does to determine when they were conceived.
If you want to hunt sheds the best time to find them is around february 20.
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When is the best time to shed hunt.
20 is the best time to start looking for shed antlers.
Around mid february is the best time to start looking for shed antlers according to the iowa department of natural resources.
Iowa offers some of the best shed hunting the country has to offer.
I have a lot of guys that shed hunt here already.
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.
Arguably the best single day is november 7.