deer antles

muff munch

hows the going lads,just wondering if anyone in and around the munster area has any antlers they are not useing.im looking for some to make walking sticks.i havent shot any big stag this season so im goosed until next season.sound in advance

muff munch

has anyone got any antlers theyre not useing that theyd like to trade.

djflawless

if you can hold off for 2 months you can hunt casts. .thats what ill be at anyway

muff munch

ya il be doing the same my self.ive actually got a german shepard pup and shes about 5 months old now.i got her as a guard dog.but i have been taining her to find antlers for the past month and shes taken to it like a duck to water.i started her just around the house hideing the anters here and there for the first 2 weaks and then in the woods and shes getting them every time.i took her up the woods the last few days just to see if there was any previous sheds but we havent got anything yet.hopefully shell hit on some soon

djflawless

im never hopeful of finding them before spring because as far as i know deer eat them for the calcium. .if your into the deer shooting that dog might come in handy for antlers alright. .while there still attachd :-D

It wasn't me!

going to be hunting for sheds in the spring myself for knife handles. Got one I want to replace and thinking of doing the same to another if I pick it up.

muff munch

djflawless wrote: »

im never hopeful of finding them before spring because as far as i know deer eat them for the calcium. .if your into the deer shooting that dog might come in handy for antlers alright. .while there still attachd :-D

the deer eat their shed antlers,never knew that.do they do this straight after shedding or just if things get harsh.

deeksofdoom

Hunting for shed antlers, how does that work?

4gun

only tome I found sheds was two years ago and bot on the same day, same side of the head two five points
farmer told me he used to find loads up till a few years ago
couple of months and you should be able to find some

muff munch

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Hunting for shed antlers, how does that work?

fallow loose them around april so just take a walk through where you know there are stags and you might get lucky.

muff munch

4gun wrote: »

only tome I found sheds was two years ago and bot on the same day, same side of the head two five points
farmer told me he used to find loads up till a few years ago
couple of months and you should be able to find some

only ever found 2 skulls my self with antlers on.havent found any sheds yet.hopefully the dog will be better at it than me

deeksofdoom

I got a load of shed antlers from a deer farm a while back, I'll try a few places later in the spring. They are the nicest antlers to make sticks from.

muff munch

ya sheds are the nicest to work with.the farms charge so much a kilo i think tho.

djflawless

im mad to get me hands on a skull with the antlers attached..would love to get one and mount on a plaque..but no one seems to keep them

Farmlife

Does anyone know if now is a good time to find antlers? thanks

Deerspotter

Too early still, leave it till end of April at the earliest.

muff munch

Deerspotter wrote: »

Too early still, leave it till end of April at the earliest.

do they not shed through march also.