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Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: Romulus1297 on December 04, 2014, 07:28:40 PM

Title: Can you pick up horns
Post by: Romulus1297 on December 04, 2014, 07:28:40 PM: Or do you have to leave them where they are?
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Post by: Pinetar on December 04, 2014, 07:32:55 PM: Actually Naches Sportsman that's bad advise. You can pickup antlers (elk, deer) but horns, like sheep horns you can not.
Title: Re: Can you pick up horns
Post by: Romulus1297 on December 04, 2014, 07:34:15 PM: That's what I thought now they will just rot away :bash:
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Post by: Pinetar on December 04, 2014, 07:55:09 PM: That is to bad, hard to leave them behind.
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Post by: bobcat on December 04, 2014, 07:56:45 PM: What kind of horns are you talking about?

Naturally shed deer and elk antlers you can pick up.

Skulls you cannot.
Title: Re: Can you pick up horns
Post by: Romulus1297 on December 04, 2014, 08:01:36 PM: Naturally scavenged by animals with nothing left but horn from road kill sheep :bash:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 04, 2014, 08:02:05 PM: Antlers yes horns big no no in WA State....
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Post by: Wazukie on December 04, 2014, 08:03:56 PM: Well, I would guess if you found "naturally" shed horns you could take them :chuckle: :dunno:
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Post by: lewy on December 05, 2014, 11:01:03 AM: I know what I'd do 8)
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Post by: Jingles on December 05, 2014, 11:05:10 AM: Quote from: lewy on December 05, 2014, 11:01:03 AM
I know what I'd do 8)

:yeah:
put them right next to the other heads and horns I have collected while moving through the woods after season and hunters can't find their kills
Title: Re: Can you pick up horns
Post by: bigtex on December 05, 2014, 11:10:56 AM: Antlers yes.

HOWEVER, it is illegal on US Fish and Wildlife (National Wildlife Refuges) and National Park Service (Rainier, Olympic, Lake Roosevelt, etc) lands.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 05, 2014, 11:12:06 AM: I wouldn't have the balls to keep a sheep skull. :yike:
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Post by: trophyhunt on December 05, 2014, 11:31:09 AM: It is legal to pick the sheep horns up in Idaho, but there are restictions.
Title: Re: Can you pick up horns
Post by: huntandjeep on December 05, 2014, 08:12:20 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on December 05, 2014, 11:12:06 AM
I wouldn't have the balls to keep a sheep skull. :yike:
I didnt have the balls to touch the one I found 15ish years ago.