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John's Journal... Entry 233, Day 2

LEARN THE SECRETS OF A SHED HUNTER

How John Frank Developed His Antler Addiction

Editor's Note: John Frank of Rubio, Iowa, takes more trophy bucks each season than any other hunter I know but probably kills fewer really-big bucks than most trophy deer hunters do. Frank, the most-ardent shed hunter I've ever met, explains that, "If I could hold a gun or a bow on a deer, and say, 'Give up your horns, and I'll let you go,' I'd probably never shoot another buck. I'm totally fascinated with bucks' antlers and what I can learn from them." Frank often finds big bucks that other hunters who hunt the same property he does never see and learns more about those deer's movement patterns than he will if he only hunts during deer season. Shed hunting allows a deer hunter to stay in the woods and hunt without a weapon, learn more about deer, pick up trophy antlers and become a more-proficient deer hunter during the upcoming season. This week, John Frank will share with us the art of shed hunting. Come back every day this week, and you may get as excited about shed hunting as Frank.

"I guess my addiction to antler hunting really started when I videoed bucks 120 B&C points or better," Frank comments. "If I located their antlers after the season, then I knew those bucks would be available for me to hunt the following season. If I found one side of the antlers, I'd nearly go nuts trying to locate the other side. I'd also take aerial photos of the property that I hunted and draw off a grid. I'd hunt each block in that grid on that property until I found the antler I was hunting, or until I was convinced that I never would find the other antler." To date, Frank has over 300 Grade-A sheds that rodents haven't eaten on at all and probably more than 200 old, damaged sheds in his collection.

TOMORROW: WHERE TO HUNT SHEDS

 

 

Check back each day this week for more about LEARN THE SECRETS OF A SHED HUNTER ...

Day 1 - How John Frank Became a Shed Hunter
Day 2 - How John Frank Developed His Antler Addiction
Day 3 - Where to Hunt Sheds
Day 4 - Why I Use a Trail Camera
Day 5 - Why Go One-On-One With A Buck


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