Elk

When do elk start shedding?
I want to do some looking this year but don't know when to start.

 

Elk drop pretty late, any where from mid March till late April. I hunted turkeys in the Black Hills in mid April and have seen spike bulls still carrying. My kids and I found 4 sheds in June (three 6pts and a 5pt). You can see them form along ways away. Have fun!

 

Usually around the first week of April I will strap my snowshoes to my pack and head into the high country to look.

 

Here in the Black Hills I start looking about mid-april.

 

Most of the big bulls start dropping here in late March, into early April being the most concentrated drop. Young bulls will pack into May..

 

Thanks for the help.