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National Guard helicopter lands on private property; elk antlers stolen

I’m sure it was for national security under one of the various emergency declarations. What are you guys worried about? Jeezus
 
Ben Long said:
How valuable are those antlers, really? Several years ago, a friend of mine had a pristine pair of 7x7 elk antlers. I figured they were worth something but he ended up selling them for the bulk rate because everyone he talked to said the market was in the tank. Has something changed?
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My understanding is prices are currently down from a couple years ago, market saturation and concerns over tariffs for overseas shipping.
 
Ben Long said:
How valuable are those antlers, really? Several years ago, a friend of mine had a pristine pair of 7x7 elk antlers. I figured they were worth something but he ended up selling them for the bulk rate because everyone he talked to said the market was in the tank. Has something changed?
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$12-13/lb right now, which is lower than the past few years.
 
bigsky2 said:
$12-13/lb right now, which is lower than the past few years.
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No shit? Man I’m going to have to sell mine instead of just leaving them lay on the shop floor. Got a gun or two just laying in a pile I guess
 
I didnt realize a good pair of elk sheds was worth 500 ish dollars (40 lbs x $12.5 per lb)

Itd still have taken sheds from at least 4 big bulls to be over 2k.
 
brockel said:
No shit? Man I’m going to have to sell mine instead of just leaving them lay on the shop floor. Got a gun or two just laying in a pile I guess
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That's for brown elk sheds. I haven't seen the price for deer this year.
 
"McMullen, the landowner, confirmed a conversation with a high-level National Guard official had taken place.
"A lieutenant colonel said [they'd] meet in person and bring back the antlers," she said, citing calls from National Guard leadership and a former local law enforcement official, requesting she not press charges on the helicopter servicemen.

"They used the excuse these are good guys, that I don't want to ruin their careers. They should have thought about that before doing this. I think people need to know this is happening.""

Yeah they should have. What happened to responsibility for your own actions? I'm interested to see how this story progresses. Every year I hear of someone doing something stupid for antlers but I kind of think this tops the list.
 
They trespassed for sure. Not good. But the theft part I don't know. Here's a question: A bull is walking down a fence line, one side state one side private. He shakes his head and tosses both antlers off and one lands on each side. A shed hunter walks down the same fence, picks up one shed and sees the shed on the private side but can reach through the fence and pull it out, is he stealing an antler? Who owns the antler on both sides before anyone ever touched it? Is there actually current laws in place that address this situation? I would have to say for sure that people have picked sheds through a fence since they have been known to fall off when the animal jumps a fence.
 
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