Antlers

There’s nothing like showing off the spoils of a successful deer hunt. If you can afford it, you’re going to trust your favorite taxidermist to mount the antlers because he or she is a…

Taxidermy is expensive and time-consuming but, if you want to add a touch of fun and whimsy, try making antlers to mount above the fireplace. Save yourself even more money by using old corrugated…

People have used deer antlers to create both decorative and functional items for centuries. Today, antlers give a rustic look to homes, cabins and lodges in the form of antler lamps, chandeliers,…

Field judging a buck deer's antler rack requires mentally adding the points declared by the official scorer. The number and length of the points or tines, height and width of the rack and overall mass…

Whether you're hunting or just want to get a closer look at wildlife, constructing a call to attract wild animals can help. Cow calls are used to locate and bring in cow elk. Cow calls are preferable…

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Judging trophy elk is also known as "scoring an elk." While the size, age, color and height of an elk are important for photographs, judging a trophy elk is based solely on the length, girth and span…

Young or inexperienced hunters are often satisfied to shoot any legal deer. More successful and experienced hunters are frequently interested in shooting a trophy buck. The Pope & Young scoring system…

People have created buttons from deer antlers for centuries. Although plastic has long since replaced antlers as the button material of choice, crafters sometimes use antler buttons for traditional…

A moose is a very large game animal, indigenous to boreal areas and subarctic climates in the northern hemisphere. A male moose is noted for its large rack of palmate antlers. Upon killing a moose,…

Searching for shed antlers is an engaging outdoor hobby. The annual cycle of the moose helps antler hunters predict when the impressive paddle-shaped antlers will make their appearance.

Importing moose antlers into the United States for trophy use is a relatively straightforward process, if antlers are from Canadian moose, which are exempt from the import restrictions that apply to…

Removing the antlers from a moose head is the same in principle as removing antlers from a deer skull, but on a larger scale. Removing moose antlers isn’t hard, but it may take a little elbow…

The crisp, cool air of an autumn morning ushers in thoughts of trophy whitetail bucks for many hunting enthusiasts. Whitetail are one of the most popular species with hunters due to its large antlers.…

If you have elk antlers that have become worn or damaged, there are several things that can be done to fix them. You can restore a pair of elk antlers and get them looking great again by using only a…

Deer antlers are covered with a living tissue known as velvet while the antlers are developing. If you have a pair of antlers that are covered in velvet, you may wish to remove the velvet so that you…

A massive set of moose antlers should be on display for all to see, if not for their aesthetic appeal then certainly as a conversation piece. Yet, if the antlers have been locked away in an attic or…

Moose and caribou are both members of the deer family that live throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia and Russia. Although the moose and caribou are related,…

Male (bull) elk grow a new set of antlers every year, beginning when they are 1 year old. They shed these antlers every year in late winter or early spring and begin to grow a new set of antlers in…

Antlered animals such as deer and elk lose their mature antlers each year in a process known as "shedding." Hunters use these fallen antlers, or "sheds," to attract deer with a technique known as…

Soon after shooting a bull elk, you'll be thinking about how to display your trophy. You can have a taxidermist do a shoulder mount or do an antler mount yourself. The antlers have to come off either…

Hunting elk is a sport, no different than any other, and as in any sport, measuring, scoring and quality go hand in hand. Key measurements on typical or non-typical American elk, Roosevelt's or tule…

Staining antlers with potassium permanganate allows you to color and preserve the antlers of a deer, elk or moose before mounting them or using them for some other purpose. Carvings in antlers can…

Any wildlife enthusiast can tell you that finding a pair of shed antlers in good condition is a true prize. However, without special care, natural tissue breakdown and gnawing from rodents will cause…

Collecting shed antlers can be an entertaining hobby for outdoorsmen. Animals within the deer family shed their antlers each winter. Collecting them for display or craft projects gives sportsmen…

Hunting for antler sheds is a fun an rewarding activity that can be done alone or with the whole family. Typically deer shed their antlers in late December through January, depending on the region…