Epic Saskatchewan Shed Hunting
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2019
- As the snow and ice finally began to thaw in late April, the Backwoods Boys headed out into the fields and forest to hunt for shed whitetail antlers. Joined by their dad and their friend Daniel, they find a pile of antlers, a wolf den, and a whole lot of nature!
Join them in their search for monster Saskatchewan whitetail antlers!
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Good stuff, Nice vid, Enjoyed watching!
You guys are very blessed to have the opportunity to hunt for shed whitetail antlers with your dad. Good video keep up the great work!
Indeed we are! It's definitely something we don't ever want to take for granted. Thanks for the support!
Albion gots some serious potential he still alive?
Took you guys close to 5 minutes to get in the woods for when you did great video
What part of sask
I haven't heard from you guys in a while well I guess The Season's coming up for the hunting and trapping in the cut in the wood and all that good stuff is coming up God bless
Hey Ron! Sorry for my late response, it's been crazy busy! Dale has been working at the University, and I've been packing in the hours in construction. We've tried to keep a few videos going up over the summer, but you're right, the season for filming is right around the corner :)
Lol and that's what happens when both brothers are replying to comments at the same time 😂
Cool stuff. We don't get to see much of your dad since the tv show ended. (Loved it btw). I'm not much of a hunter but I have used antlers in some (very) amateur knife making. So, do they understand why antler patterns always grow back the same each year? That seems super interesting to me. Thanks for the video guys, say hi to your folks and Cole.
We are hoping to have him in a bit more here as well! We are glad to hear you enjoyed Sons of Winter; it was a lot of fun to film. Antlers make excellent knife handles! I (Dale) made dad and I a matching set of hunting knives from deer antler and steel bars for Father's Day a few years ago, then electro-etched them with our names and "Filias est pars patris" (Latin for "a son is part of the father"). One of the coolest projects I've ever had the chance to make!
Great question about antler growth! The basic antler plan is completely genetic, so unless the deer suffers some sort of damage, it will almost always grow back in a very similar formation each year. That said, there are other things that affect differences from year to year, like food availability, age, and stress. Most deer have the genetic capability to grow nontypical points (splits off of other tines, tines pointing downward off the main antler beam instead of upward, etc), but a lot of times these characters are kept in check by poor food availability or high stress. Given high quality food and some age, oftentimes bucks that look perfectly normal one year can have lots of 'extras' the next year (we just had a normal-looking 6x6 last year, after being fed through the worst of the winter, grow into a 9x7 with lots of splits off other tines.) But even in the case of that buck, his main tines look the same, his beams are still the same shape, etc. So the basic pattern plan is genetic, but extras can arise when conditions are ideal for them.
Plus, since its genetic, oftentimes characteristics that one buck has (a split on one tine, a droptine, oddly shaped beams, etc) will be passed down to his sons and grandsons. So there's lots of times where we can look at a buck and trace his parentage back 5-10 years to another buck that we used to know of in the area.
There's a lot of fascinating information about antler growth and genetics; I've actually written several articles on it in the past. I'll probably post some of them up on the www.backwoodsboyslife.com website blog soon, so if you feel like reading more about that sort of thing, keep an eye on that blog for an update about antler growth!
Thanks for the question, and sorry about the super long answer Haha. I just love talking about deer so I tend to get long winded.
Don't apologize. When something strikes me as interesting there's no such thing as too much information. I'm glad you guys can carry on behind and in front of the camera on YT. You all seem very bright and like a great family. Hats off to your folks for raising 3 great young men.