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THE PATTERN THAT PREDICTS WHERE DEER AND ELK ANTLERS HIT THE GROUND | 🎙️ EP. 136
In this episode Matt Hartsky breaks down how deer and elk actually travel right before they drop their antlers—and why misunderstanding this final behavioral shift is one of the biggest reasons shed hunters miss bone. Most shed hunting advice focuses on winter range, south-facing slopes, and migration corridors. That all has value, but it ignores a critical truth: antlers don’t fall randomly, and animals don’t move randomly in the final weeks before they drop. As late winter turns into early spring, movement tightens, travel routes shrink, and daily patterns simplify. Energy conservation…
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