when and how do you hunt for sheds?

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

...there is not a calendar date to start hunting sheds, learn to anticipate by keeping an eye on food crop, weather etc. Regions and even areas within regions will differ due to year to year variances in circumstances. If you are too early, no problem, most places it's still squirrel season, take a .22, enjoy! Later in the season, still no problem, trout season, take a .22 enjoy....uh might want to rethink that last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...one thing to keep in mind, the sooner you find the shed, the better color it will have AND around here, if sheds lay for very long, the mice knaw on them. Have seen many potential knife handles ruined by rodent damage to the antler.
...antler growth is also determined by genitics, food supply, age etc. Number of points does NOT follow any progression of time after the 2nd year.