Found this little dude today . . . looked like a pretty recent shed.
The one I found today looked like that.
Not a "shed" but stumbled across this while searching for a deer my buddy shot back in rifle season.
Nice! Looks to be a couple years old. Surprised the mice and rats didn't eat it up.
It’s probably normal for Earth, TX mulies, but it still surprised me to see every horn attached today
Found this shed in our yard where the deer jump the fence. Been there for a bit as rodents were knawing on it.
Looks like the rodents have been trying to make a weapon.
I am kidding
I am kidding
It’s always interesting to me to see how rodents chew antlers. I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a shed with any appreciable rodent damage in NW OK- even really old ones. But East of i35, almost every one I’ve seen has been chewed on by something. Is that due to seeking minerals or just to keep their teeth in check? Or is it mainly squirrels that do it? There’s not a whole lot of squirrels in NW OK.
Interesting.
Our farms are west of I-35. We never see rodent damage there, and the deer don't react to mineral licks either.
Our home is in Osage County which is East of Ponca City. Deer do like mineral licks here.
You may be on to something? Don't know.
