“When does Shed of the Week begin?” RJ “Ron” Thomas texted Friday.
Apparently, very early, like right this moment.
“I get able to clear some brush and located this [Friday],” he texted. “By far the most important I’ve ever discovered.”
The bucks of white-tailed deer shed their antlers yearly, usually in winter. The bell curve of shedding peaks in mid-February, so usually SOTW begins in late January.
In Illinois, sheds could also be collected on personal land with permission. It’s prohibited in any respect forest preserves and park districts I do know. In Illinois, shed looking is prohibited at state parks, nature preserves or the place particularly prohibited, however allowed on Fish and Wildlife Areas, Conservation Areas, and Boat Entry Areas, if open to the general public.
SOTW, the celebration of discovering shed antlers and their tales (the tales matter) round Chicago outdoor, runs when apt within the paper Solar-Occasions, normally on Wednesdays.
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