when and how do you hunt for sheds?

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I find most of mine spring gobbler huntin..but iffin I was to purposely go lookin fer em, it would be March er so..er even late Feb. I generally look in lots of cedars, fencelines, and general thick stuff.
As fer as the age of a buck, naw you caint really tell by the points. But, as a general rule (not set in stone that is) you can get a good idea by the base of the horn. If the base of the horn is very stubby w/ those lil stubs everywheres, it's safe to say that the deer has some age to it.
In my huntin, that seems to work out good, and it's been very consistent throughout the years. But, that's fer general use, and wont pinpoint the age of a deer.