Before you turn your attention completely to fishing or turkey hunting, you should spend some time cruising your hunting property the next few weeks looking for antler sheds.

Whitetail bucks lose their antlers this time of year to make way for next year’s larger racks, and the sheds can often be found in areas where deer feed heavily. Most of the people I talk to find them around the edges of food plots and near corn feeders.

Finding sheds can help you learn a lot about your hunting property.

Some people are shocked when they find big antler sheds because they never knew they had such big deer on their property. When you find an impressive rack (or half a rack, which is often the case), you know a big buck is calling that area home. It gives you a head start on your scouting for next year.

If you’re hoping to find sheds, don’t wait too long.

Since they’re made of calcium, they are eaten by all sorts of rodents and small critters and usually disappear quickly.

Go out now, and kill two birds with one stone:

Scout for some big gobblers, and look for some big sheds.