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Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« on: February 28, 2014, 12:06:53 AM »
I wish I could find a shed antler this nice!  It was in our front yard, and SWMBO said it was still bloody at the stump end.  Thing 2 found it while letting the dog out to do her business.  I told the kids that whoever finds the other one gets $5.





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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 12:17:23 AM »
Elk?

Nice trophy for the kiddo.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2014, 12:21:40 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on February 28, 2014, 12:17:23 AM
Elk?

Nice trophy for the kiddo.

Yup; looks like elk to me.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2014, 12:30:45 AM »
Oh yeah, definitely elk.  7 points (that little nubbin of a point down by G1 and G2 is a legal point since it's over 1").
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2014, 08:45:59 AM »
5 bucks? I'll pay 7!!

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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2014, 08:59:08 AM »
you could mount that on your garden tractor for cultivating!   nice find!
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2014, 10:43:56 AM »
Awesome! You should make a mount for it and put it on his bedroom wall.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2014, 10:45:31 AM »
Wow.  Congratulations to your son.  That's quite a trophy.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2014, 10:50:20 AM »
Awesome find for the kids.

A lot of mass on that antler, should be a big bruiser this fall.

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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2014, 12:23:04 PM »
holy moly!
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2014, 07:46:29 PM »
Still no luck with finding the other antler.  At this point I rather doubt we'll ever find it.

Quote from: Sergeant Bob on February 28, 2014, 10:43:56 AM
Awesome! You should make a mount for it and put it on his bedroom wall.

Part of the plan.  He was thinking he was going to give it to me, but I said "Nope, finders keepers, it's yours." 

Quote from: charby on February 28, 2014, 10:50:20 AM
Awesome find for the kids.

A lot of mass on that antler, should be a big bruiser this fall.



I'm pretty sure I've seen that bull this antler came off.  I'd peg him at ~1000lbs.  Too bad the GMU I live in is special permit only for elk hunting.  in 2012 there were 673 applicants for 5 modern firearm tags.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2014, 09:07:04 AM »
Great find!  Hope you get the other one.

Hadda chuckle when I saw the oversized jeans on him.  Yep.  Hadda be a younger brother, thus definitely Thing 2.

Been there myself.  Jes' good frugal housekeeping, but amusing to see that.

Those of you who had older brothers should understand.

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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2014, 10:40:47 AM »
Makes me wonder what sort of predators are around, in your area.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2014, 03:15:10 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on March 01, 2014, 10:40:47 AM
Makes me wonder what sort of predators are around, in your area.

Cougars have been seen by other neighbors following the elk herd.  Bears also are known be in the area.  Not a huge threat to to the elk but there are coyotes around.  No wolves, yet.
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Re: Thing 2 found a huge shed antler
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2014, 03:20:23 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on March 01, 2014, 09:07:04 AM
Great find!  Hope you get the other one.

Hadda chuckle when I saw the oversized jeans on him.  Yep.  Hadda be a younger brother, thus definitely Thing 2.

Been there myself.  Jes' good frugal housekeeping, but amusing to see that.

Those of you who had older brothers should understand.

Terry, Thing 3



His older sibling is a sister.  But, the kid is sooo skinny that jeans are either seriously high water if the fit the waist, or way big in the waist if they fit the inseam.  If he's not wearing a belt they'll fall down like that.

But we also get given clothes by friends/family with slightly older kids, so it is possible they are such hand-me-downs.  We give clothes to friends/family with youger kids too, once our youngest of the same gender as their kid has out grown something.
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