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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Moonie Magnum]
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12/27/11 02:48 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
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goodgolly3811
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Any antlers you don't want, I would love. I have a friend who makes a living making knives from the antlers. He would probably make you a beautiful knife for a bunch of sheds.
There are two kinds of people in this world, those who believe they can and those who believe they can't. They are both correct.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#2873261
12/27/11 03:45 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,074
Justin T
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Are sheds good for rattling? Definitely. The need to be fresh though, not bleached. I use a matching set off a low 140s 10 pt. Nice, heavy, and loud.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Moonie Magnum]
#2873335
12/27/11 04:16 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,501
Team By-God
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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i keep em all. why shoot bucks if your not going to keep the horns.. unless is a management reason for shooting they should have a meaning for you or it might as well be a doe..
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Team By-God]
#2873361
12/27/11 04:27 PM
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Posts: 35,891
txshntr
T-Rex Arms
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T-Rex Arms
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I keep all mine. Have a pile in my garage. Billybob used a couple to make me four knives that turned out great. Pretty cool to have a knife that the handle came from a deer I took. I can still tell you the story of each deer.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: txshntr]
#2873753
12/27/11 07:12 PM
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Posts: 1,183
cowboybam58
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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As said before. I'll take any that no one wants. I make assorted things out em. Decorations and picture frames and such.
I also keep mine that I find and shoot.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: cowboybam58]
#2873771
12/27/11 07:26 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 44,461
rifleman
Sparkly Pants
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Sparkly Pants
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I keep all mine...couldn't tell you where they all are, but in a shed, barn or wall somewhere
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: rifleman]
#2873789
12/27/11 07:31 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 44,461
rifleman
Sparkly Pants
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Sparkly Pants
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....including a cute 1.5yo 9pt w/ droptine
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Team By-God]
#2873806
12/27/11 07:36 PM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,959
txtrophy85
OP
THF Celebrity
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OP
THF Celebrity
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i keep em all. why shoot bucks if your not going to keep the horns.. unless is a management reason for shooting they should have a meaning for you or it might as well be a doe.. Most of mine were cull bucks. I enjoyed having them but they started taking up a lot of space.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: txtrophy85]
#2873851
12/27/11 07:53 PM
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Joined: May 2010
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RedSnake
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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My good ones are on the wall, the less-than-good ones go in a box in the garage or given to friends to use as rattling horns.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Moonie Magnum]
#2874157
12/27/11 09:51 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
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DocBailey
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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I keep em all. Ive made rattling horns out of them, hat racks/coat racks, and anything else you can think of.
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: DocBailey]
#2874716
12/28/11 02:01 AM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
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Obie Juan Kenobi
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I still have almost all of mine from when I was younger. Nowdays I keep the better culls for euros and the ones shot as trophies I have mounted. I have kept every shed I have ever found. They are for future reference and research.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: keeping antlers
[Re: Payne]
#2875226
12/28/11 06:01 AM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 2,216
kyle1974
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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I have some, not all though. Some aeent worth keeping. I do still have the horns from my first buck though
Last edited by kyle1974; 12/28/11 06:02 AM.
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