Holiday antler pile

[antlerradar]

Just too hard to part with the giants. This one and it's match live in the bedroom. View attachment 205260

That is a big one. The bedroom door is where antlers shall not pass though.

 

[antlerradar]

I bet @antlerradar would put us all to shame with his collection.

I parted with a pile last spring. Still have 6 to 8 hundred keepers though.

 

[TheTone]

Dumb question but why would you all get rid of them? Selling them or just needing space?

Both. Bought my Swarovski’s, exo pack and a bunch of other gear with a few trips to the buyer. I’ve still got a couple keeper piles that my wife things are too big

 

[PaulRevere]

What's the point, they're just hunks of bone...

It's great to stretch the legs after a long winter! Especially when I spend several months eating & drinking to excess.. Also, it's pretty fun walking up on one like this, especially when it's so rare.

 

[The Hedgehog]

You guys are awful sentimental about antlers with the only attachment is the 30 seconds of euphoria after finding them. My stash pays for hunting trips. I still can't believe people pay what they do.

I have a ready to sell pile, and keep mostly the ones I’ve killed or think there’s a chance I could someday. I’ve sold a few like that I regret.

 

[gouch]

I have a friend who, until recently, ran an antler art business so I have always sold my antlers. With the exception of the occasional "special" ones that I would keep for a while. But even those never seem so special after a year or so. I find the joy is in finding them not possessing them.

 

[noharleyyet]

Thought about it once but it sounded like too much work.

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That’s a nice stash ya got there Clark…real nice.

 

[Oak]

That’s a nice stash ya got there Clark…real nice.

"...ya had there..."

The nice thing about having a stash is that it's a little like having a mad money bank account that's not easily accessible.

 

[rogerthat]

Sold this pile of crappers this fall. Just didn’t have room for them anymore and couldn’t remember where I had even found most of them.

 

[antlerradar]

I bet @antlerradar would put us all to shame with his collection.

@PaulRevere inspired me to take the time to pile up the keeper elk antlers in the yard,
Sixty antlers took most of my might.
Now I just need to put on the lights.
But sadly I am not leaving it up for fear they will disappear into the night.

 

[antlerradar]

That is a big one. The bedroom door is were antlers shall not pass though.

Yeah! No antlers are allowed in the bedroom, that is because they are everywhere else in the house, including the bathroom.

Mrs. Antlerradar

 

[PaulRevere]

Dang @antlerradar ... that is sweet! I'm already getting excited to pick up some horns. I have brand new snowshoes to break in.

 

[EKYHunter]

@PaulRevere inspired me to take the time to pile up the keeper elk antlers in the yard,
Sixty antlers took most of my might.
Now I just need to put on the lights.
But sadly I am not leaving it up for fear they will disappear into the night.View attachment 206335

That’s way cool!!

 

[antlerradar]

Dang @antlerradar ... that is sweet! I'm already getting excited to pick up some horns. I have brand new snowshoes to break in.

I should be finding a fresh whitetail antler any day now.

 

[PaulRevere]

I should be finding a fresh whitetail antler any day now.

Keep me in the loop.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

@PaulRevere inspired me to take the time to pile up the keeper elk antlers in the yard,
Sixty antlers took most of my might.
Now I just need to put on the lights.
But sadly I am not leaving it up for fear they will disappear into the night.View attachment 206335

You should lay some of those out a take a pic for us when you put them away!

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

A few I regret selling, until I remember my rifle I bought with the money.

 

[antlerradar]

You should lay some of those out a take a pic for us when you put them away!

too late, maybe if I get time I will dig out the biggest ones and get a picture.

 

[phor-O-six]

Merry Christmas everyone! I try to build an antler tree most years. Didn’t have the time this year but here is a photo of last year’s tree. Lots and lots of zip ties! My wife loves how sturdy the “branches” are for hanging ornaments and that it is a different tree every year.

 

[antlerradar]

Keep me in the loop.

Found one today in my yard. Older buck that likes to steal sunflower seeds out of the bird feeder.