Rutting Season=Anlters

[Diving Duck]

I need Antler horns for Stick making, if you live not too far away from Rutting herd, can you please keep a look out for suitable horns and let me know, I'll pay reasonable asking price.
Thanks in Advance

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

highland horn is very reasonable if you take a bit of volume.

 

[Macaroon]

You'll probably have more luck from March thru 'till May, as all except Roe shed then...............the Roe hereabouts have just about finished now, but the antlers are hard to find as the understorey is still up and they're difficult to spot........................atb mac

 

[Angst]

(reindeer dont.....sorry.....lol)

You'll probably have more luck from March thru 'till May, as all except Roe shed then...............the Roe hereabouts have just about finished now, but the antlers are hard to find as the understorey is still up and they're difficult to spot........................atb mac

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Will upload some photos of what I've got tonight if your still looking?

 

[Diving Duck]

Will upload some photos of what I've got tonight if your still looking?

Yes please, looking forward to see what you have...........Cheers!

 

[Shambling Shaman]

DVD for scale.

Biggest bits

 

[wattsy]

nice to see more Firefly fans

 

[Shambling Shaman]

New stickers for our van

 

[HillBill]

I need Antler horns for Stick making, if you live not too far away from Rutting herd, can you please keep a look out for suitable horns and let me know, I'll pay reasonable asking price.
Thanks in Advance

http://www.highlandhorn.com/shop.asp

 

[Everything Mac]

New stickers for our van

Good choice.

got it to be honest, if I find an antler I'll be keeping it.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

if I find an antler I'll be keeping it.

Now that I've got it down from my man cave, I'm going to do a wee project I've been thinking about.

 

[Uilleachan]

Get up to deer stalking areas and buy a few local keepers a few drinks and ask. Most estates have literally sheds full of antler, if you phone or otherwise make contact through official channels the answer would likely be "sorry". Get chatting with the guy with the key to the shed and I'm sure there would be a bundle or two for a good cause, gratis or for a small fee. Many of these guys are sympathetic to country crafts, such as stick making. Now is a good time for antler being the tail end of the stag season.

Or, as others have pointed out, wandering deer forests in the spring (before the growth gets up) should turn up a few pieces.

 

[Diving Duck]

Some weeks ago I had a bender made for me, I boiled and steamed a Black Buffalo horn bent to a market stick shape with a Elk horn spacer, fixed onto a Hazel Shank using threaded steel rod and epoxy resin, now the fun starts!!!, I have to sand and finish using Brasso and wire wool.

By then I hope to have a suitable camera and will have paid my membership here to post photographs.

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