Utah Suspends Shed Hunting Statewide
Effective Feb. 3, you cannot gather shed deer, elk or moose antlers in Utah until April 1. On Feb. 2, Division of Wildlife Resources Director Greg Sheehan signed an emergency order. The order supersedes a Jan. 31 order. The Jan. 31 order closed shed antler gathering only in 11 counties. The Feb. 2 order […]
Utah Officials Close Shed Hunting in 11 Counties Due to Weather
As most of us have been made aware, a particularly cold and snowy winter has swept the western United States, leaving many wildlife species in peril. As feed stations are popping up in Colorado, Utah and other states, wildlife officials across the west are doing their very best to help wildlife, such as deer […]
Sask. Shed Hunter Closes the Loop with Massive Buck
In the spring we wrote about a young man in Saskatchewan who had uncovered one hell of a shed antler. Quinten Saunders, 19, of Prince Albert, found the shed antler of a lifetime, denoted by seriously thick mass and multiple-pronged brow tines. “When I found the shed, I knew we had something big to hunt […]
The Utah Man Who Snapchatted his Way to an Arrest for $20k Antler Heist
A young Utah man was arrested and is now facing charges from a recent post he foolishly made to the popular Snapchat social network. The seemingly harmless image to his unassuming followers, depicted the back of his small pickup truck loaded down with deer and elk antlers. The caption reading: “Time to pay for […]
Watch a Moose Lose its Antler in this Rare Video Footage
While the act of a moose shedding their massive antlers is one that takes place each and every year, the opportunity to witness it with your camera rolling is one many of us won’t get in our lifetimes. A video recently posted to National Geographic’s YouTube Channel, depicts just that. A Wyoming family was treated […]
Saskatchewan Shed Hunter Finds Massive Shed Antler
Quenten Saunders of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan found himself what might possibly be the shed of a lifetime this year. According to a post on Big Game Illustrated’s Facebook page, the young man found the shed last weekend in Northern Saskatchewan . The rear view of the antler illustrates the impressive mass of the antler itself. […]
10 Unique Decorating Ideas for Your Shed Antlers
Aside from spending countless hours in the bush during the winter and spring months canvassing for shed antlers, I often find myself browsing the world wide web for various uses for my growing collection of bone. While we can easily find many run-of-the-mill uses for shed antlers such as chandeliers, toilet paper holders and knives, […]