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Title: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Ontario Longbow on January 31, 2010, 02:25:00 PM

Hi Guys,

Moved into a new house and just redid the recroom (Manroom). In the last house I had a 10" shelf all around the room. Made a great spot to display my shed antlers.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/4297432frank/IMG_1169.jpg)

How do you guys display your sheds without lots of shelving? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks, Frank

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: KSdan on January 31, 2010, 02:52:00 PM

In a box in the barn. LOL   :knothead:    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: lpcjon2 on January 31, 2010, 02:53:00 PM

Lucky, you are I dont even get any closet space!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Earl Jeff on January 31, 2010, 03:01:00 PM

I would like to display these but he still carrying them as of last night. I wish I could figure a way for him to knock them off at the feeder. (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/earljeff/bullwinkle2010012.jpg)

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: 4 point on January 31, 2010, 03:16:00 PM

Here is how I keep mine. (http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/blackfeather48/P1010065.jpg) (http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/blackfeather48/P1010068.jpg)

Travis

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: ron w on January 31, 2010, 03:53:00 PM

I have a few on the buffet in the dining room, they are laid around a oil lamp and even my wife thinks it looks good!!!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Earl Jeff on January 31, 2010, 04:12:00 PM

GOOD JIMMINIES Travis do you live on a deer farm !!!!!!!!!!  :eek:

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: fountain on January 31, 2010, 04:19:00 PM

i am in the process of trying to figure out the same thing.  i wll keep watching this one!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: 4 point on January 31, 2010, 04:19:00 PM

I burn alot of shoe leather in the spring. Shed hunting is my favorite hobby.

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: mwmwmb on January 31, 2010, 05:05:00 PM

Here is a little biologist's trick for ya.

Get some chicken wire and t-posts put them in Zig-Zag pattern. Place corn in the inside corners. when bucks get down to get the corn the chicken wire will snag the antlers. if they are getting lose the will fall off right there.

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Chris Shelton on January 31, 2010, 05:07:00 PM

I dont even know where to look for these guys.  We have alot of squirrels, so they dont last long!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: BUCK-EYE on January 31, 2010, 05:34:00 PM

mwmwmb, I was going to say the same thing  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Chris Shelton on January 31, 2010, 05:52:00 PM

mwmwmb, what if they are not loose

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: mwmwmb on January 31, 2010, 06:29:00 PM

Chris,they dont get tangled, they just snag.

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on January 31, 2010, 07:14:00 PM

Not the best pick but I plan on putting several of my paired sheds and some of my bow killed racks on these wooden skulls.
 
I think they look pretty cool!!!
 
Tracy

 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/steadman_2006/IMG_0252.jpg)

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on January 31, 2010, 07:15:00 PM

These sheds were found near my house and a rifle hunter shot him that fall.
 
Better look at the wooden skull, This one is made out of maple.
 
Tracy
 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/steadman_2006/IMG_0259.jpg)

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on January 31, 2010, 07:16:00 PM

Looks a whole lot better than a skull plate too I think.
 
Tracy

 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/steadman_2006/IMG_0262.jpg)

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Chris Shelton on January 31, 2010, 07:23:00 PM

that is a deer!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on January 31, 2010, 07:26:00 PM

Tracy,

Where did you get the wooden skulls ??? That's a great idea !

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on January 31, 2010, 07:54:00 PM

Van Dykes taxidermy sells them, Hand carved and under $40. You can make everything else on your own for pennies worth of wood.

The come in Maple and Walnut you stain and varnish them yourself.  :bigsmyl:  

Tracy

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: fountain on January 31, 2010, 09:09:00 PM

cabelas sells a kit by mounain mikes reproductions that is neat.  it is a reproduction skull and you can mount sheds onto it and it looks just like a real euro mount when finished

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Shinken on February 01, 2010, 10:51:00 AM

Those sheds mounted on the wood skull are really slick Trapper!

Thanks for sharing!

I am going to have to check that out - I've got a set of mulie sheds that could be interesting.

Shoot straight, Shinken

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Jon Shade on February 01, 2010, 11:57:00 AM

I was never that lucky when it came to shed hunting. The few that I did find had already been munched upon.

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: RUSTY1 on February 01, 2010, 12:02:00 PM

That wooden skull is pretty cool!

Title: Re: Displaying Shed Antlers
Post by: Hunter 709 on February 01, 2010, 02:02:00 PM

I got a nice set of sheds with bladed brow tines that my Dad picked up on the edge of one of his fields.  I love the look of the wood skull, thanks for the idea. I'm definitely going to check this out.  What is the method of attaching the sheds to the wooden skull?