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Deer antlers Glendalough

  • 05-02-2018 8:49pm
    #1
    arturguz1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi.
    Just wonder is the Glendalough and Glenealo Valley good place to looking for deer antlers ?
    I know deers shed antlers in spring but not sure is this areas I saying above ok.
    Thanks for any advice and tips.


Comments

  • #2
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Well there are plenty of deer there, on both sides of the valley, so it's possible. Personally, in over 15 years of hiking all over the Wicklow Mountains, I've only ever found 2 or 3 antlers, and they've all been quite small, usually 3 points, so I've no idea where the bigger ones go as I've never seen them.


  • #3
    arturguz1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭arturguz1984


    Alun wrote: »
    Well there are plenty of deer there, on both sides of the valley, so it's possible. Personally, in over 15 years of hiking all over the Wicklow Mountains, I've only ever found 2 or 3 antlers, and they've all been quite small, usually 3 points, so I've no idea where the bigger ones go as I've never seen them.

    Thanks for replay. I will try, no harm to stay outdoors anyways 😉


  • #4
    cruizer101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    They actually get eaten by different animals including deer themselves as they are a good source of various minerals thats why the hills aren't littered with them. So I think you would have to be lucky and chance across some soon enough after they have come off. I'd also say they are pretty hard to spot, you'd probably have to be quite close to them to see them, I think they would blend in a lot. Best of luck with it anyway, would like some myself.


  • #5
    arturguz1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭arturguz1984


    cruizer101 wrote: »
    They actually get eaten by different animals including deer themselves as they are a good source of various minerals thats why the hills aren't littered with them. So I think you would have to be lucky and chance across some soon enough after they have come off. I'd also say they are pretty hard to spot, you'd probably have to be quite close to them to see them, I think they would blend in a lot. Best of luck with it anyway, would like some myself.

    Yes You right, red deer and Sika deer shed antlers from middle of March. I will check many of areas and can't see a problem to someone joy me if You like. I read in past 6 months about it, thinking about start vlog from the shed hunting to hiking, fishing and more outdoors activities ( but that's only idea at the moment ) USA are very popular with shed hunting. YouTube is full of videos about it. Leave some contact details maybe we can catch up for some shed hunting in march 😉


  • #6
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    cruizer101 wrote: »
    They actually get eaten by different animals including deer themselves as they are a good source of various minerals thats why the hills aren't littered with them.
    Well, you learn something new every day, I never knew that. I can't help thinking they'd be a bit, well, crunchy though :)

    It would explain though why there aren't loads of them all over the hills, and also why the ones that I have found have looked as if they've been nibbled at a bit on the tips.


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