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Vince Site Admin
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pete4d Super Member
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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I've never really understood the shed hunting thing. Deer grow new antlers yearly, there is no shortage. But out here in the west, groups of 20-30 men will hike in a line across wintering grounds looking for sheds, in fact some guys have taught dogs to find and retrieve sheds. Its pretty crazy the effort the put into it.
On a side note, with as common as sheds are, why arent there a tremendous amount of antler fossils? You would think it would be pretty common to find them as a animal only makes 1 set of bones that can be fossilized, but many years worth of shed antlers.
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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Sheds are food for various insects. Hence no sheds as fossils.
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Tremblay Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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Here in montana there are people that buy them pretty good money too
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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Like Bushy said, I think the sheds get eaten by rodents,etc.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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they get chewed upon by other deer for calcium.... from memory its worth about $10 a lb ......deer farmers pick up the "buttons" the shed bits from antlers that have been cut off in velvet..... I believe the sheds go to same market...
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: Sheds |
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I use them for knife handles sometime.
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