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Offline Lowedog

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Picked up a monster today!
« on: January 25, 2011, 05:28:28 PM »
Gotcha!   :chuckle:  Anyone can find a big antler.  One this size takes real skills!
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 05:31:29 PM »
I must be really skilled then cause thats about all I find are the little ones.  :chuckle:

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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 05:35:10 PM »
I have a nice one that a ground squirrel was munching on.  He was chattering at me when I picked it up and took away his chew toy. Has anybody else ever run across antlers that have been nibbled by squirrels?
Rather be dead than cool.
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2011, 05:35:51 PM »
Nice! Good find!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2011, 06:02:37 PM »
I have a nice one that a ground squirrel was munching on.  He was chattering at me when I picked it up and took away his chew toy. Has anybody else ever run across antlers that have been nibbled by squirrels?

All the time.  Porcupines like them too!
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2011, 06:05:50 PM »
that thing has some mass :o
tagged out and going to town

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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2011, 06:08:14 PM »
Its a bummer we couldnt match it up, that would have made a sweet mount. :chuckle:

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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 06:10:32 PM »
I have a nice one that a ground squirrel was munching on.  He was chattering at me when I picked it up and took away his chew toy. Has anybody else ever run across antlers that have been nibbled by squirrels?

All the time.  Porcupines like them too!

make sense, other wise the forest would be littered with them.
Rather be dead than cool.
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2011, 08:12:59 PM »
screw work

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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2011, 08:41:26 PM »
 :chuckle: :chuckle:
screw work

No kidding!   :chuckle:  I wish I had some work!  I am about to go broke!  Been a really slow winter. 
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2011, 11:46:50 AM »
Mark I got one that will give you a run for your money. ;)
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2011, 11:49:55 AM »
Did you water it to see if it might grow??? :chuckle:
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2011, 12:06:41 PM »
an antler tree now that would be something. :tung:
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2011, 01:19:08 PM »
Mark I got one that will give you a run for your money. ;)


And I thought I was good spotting the one I found! 
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Re: Picked up a monster today!
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2011, 01:43:58 PM »
Mark I got one that will give you a run for your money. ;)


And I thought I was good spotting the one I found! 
I think yours was a little harder to find.  This one was just a little white.  kinda stuck out like a sore thumb
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