king' s outdoor world - Index

king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated April/May 2008 - Index

and family members out on our treasure hunts for the
mighty shed antlers. We have had countless adventures
and made friendships that will last forever. This year, we
have an eighteen-year old nephew staying with us while he
is fi nishing his fi rst year of university. He is from Vernon,
British Columbia, but has spent his summers with his Aunt
Lexy and I since he was ten. It wasn’t until this spring that
we got to take him on a shed hunt. From the beginning
of January, he watched his aunt and I come home after
shed hunting with numerous antlers. This year was a real
exception. This year was, by far, the best year we have
ever had. I know that I say that every year, but this year
truly will be hard to beat.
Alexis and I both found new personal bests this
spring. We were out one afternoon checking a regular
honey hole together and hit the jackpot. I was pointing
to a good size muley shed when she shook her head and
pointed further out to a bigger antler. As we picked mine
up, we went over to hers and pulled the biggest non-typical
shed that we have ever found out of the snow. It had junk
all over it. We looked for three weeks for the other side
and found many more sheds, but not the elusive match to
the big guy. Every night before we would go out, I would
plan out a strategy in my mind as to how I was going to
work the area. We came to the conclusion that it must
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