Old Cartridge And New Shed

[Lost Scout]

We were able to get out and hunt the lake beaches today. Enough snow has melted and they haven't started to fill the lake yet. Tough day though. Not much worth showing from the tourist swimming hole. Had hopes but only a few clad coins and trash. Drove to the head end of the lake to find only a little beach not snow covered. Trash, melted aluminum, fishing sinkers and some more clad coins. BUT I found one cartridge I knew was old. Cleaned up a little I was able to make out the numbers. It's a 40-82 Winchester. They stopped loading for it in 1935. This part of Idaho is remote and wasn't really settled untill the early 1900's. So I found something old. Im stoked!

Then on the way to the pickup, I found a nice whitetail shed. Good day in a beautiful spot.

[JCR]

That is a neat cartridge find, big game, black powder. It is always nice to find a pretty, undamaged antler shed. I would have guessed there are mostly blacktail mule deer there.

[Lost Scout]

1 hour ago, JCR said:

That is a neat cartridge find, big game, black powder. It is always nice to find a pretty, undamaged antler shed. I would have guessed there are mostly blacktail mule deer there.

Mule deer mostly, but the whitetail have been moving in.

The cartridge was popular for elk here. One other case is what I'm guessing is 32 long rifle.

[Valens Legacy]

Great hunting with some nice finds for your hard work.

Good luck on your next hunt.

[Kodiak]

Love the finds.  Especially the shed.  The winter snow is still receding here, hoping to find more sheds when access allows.

Thanks for sharing.