Elk Ivory

[high country]

I just scrape them clean with a pocketknife.  Then a few hours between the cheek and gum to get off the last of the soft stuff.

with a lil' cope and sme change I presume.

[steen]

I got mine back from the taxidermist pretty clean and carried them in my pocket with change for a week or so.  They look shiny with 3 rings of color.  I plan to make earrings with them. 
 
Do the cows have the ivory also?  How about the young bulls and spikes is their ivory as nice?

Thanks

[washelkhntr]

I put all mine in a small cup with hydrogen peroxide over night then rinse them off.

Never tried the pocket thing with change, might have to do that next year.

[6x6in6]

Do the cows have the ivory also?  How about the young bulls and spikes is their ivory as nice?

Thanks

Yup!

[HntnFsh]

From what Ive seen the older the animal the more color,character.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Here's two. All I did was pull 'em and drop 'em in a zip lock with some salt.

Left one is from my 2009 Nooksack bull. Right one is from 2007 Mashel unit 5x7.

Actually now that I think about it Charlie pulled the ones from the Nooksack bull. I put them in salt.