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Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:32:37 PM

Title: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:32:37 PM: What? Would u believe that some one is hunting horns from a helicopter? Well not really hunting but getting dropped off on top of ridges saw it happen with my own eyes 2day and really couldnt believe wat i was seeing! it landed about 200 yds from one of the biggest bucks ive been watching witch still has both horns. WoW ok
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Huntbear on February 05, 2012, 07:35:25 PM: Can you say MONEY!!!!! :o :o
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:36:27 PM: What state are you talking about?
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:38:03 PM: washington
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: bobcat on February 05, 2012, 07:39:54 PM: Is there really that much money in shed antlers? If so I think it's about time they make it illegal to sell them. It just doesn't seem right what some people are willing to do for a few shed antlers.
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:42:30 PM: Well this will probably trigger some kind of legislation against shed hunting in winter feeding areas as this is the things that certainly stress out the animals
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: JimmyHoffa on February 05, 2012, 07:53:18 PM: Quote from: bobcat on February 05, 2012, 07:39:54 PM
Is there really that much money in shed antlers?
:yeah:
I was about to ask in another thread, but figure this one will work. Is that what so much of this shed collecting is about? Is it for the markets of lamps/chandeliers/knife handles?
I find sheds, and just haven't really thought of keeping them. Most are worn already, and I usually just try to break them up because the small animals eat them for minerals. But if there's that much, maybe I should keep a few...
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: jackelope on February 05, 2012, 07:55:02 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:42:30 PM
Well this will probably trigger some kind of legislation against shed hunting in winter feeding areas as this is the things that certainly stress out the animals
:yeah:

And people say shed hunting doesn't stress the wintering animals...
:chuckle:
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:55:40 PM: It was in central wa probably a buddie deal
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM: Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: NWBREW on February 05, 2012, 08:12:32 PM: Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting?

:yeah:
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: boonerboy on February 05, 2012, 08:15:55 PM: and I thought the guy sprinting across the hillside to beat me to a shed last week was ridiculous. :chuckle: How are you sure he was shed hunting? not saying he wasnt, just curious. :dunno:
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Cascade_fisher on February 05, 2012, 08:24:01 PM: Shed hunting or even entering Oak Creek is already illegal but Larry Gross has been caught a couple times with tons of sheds and basically nothing happens to him. So while it is on the books the fines are pathetic and the money for sheds is pretty good.

Quote from: Skyvalhunter on February 05, 2012, 07:42:30 PM
Well this will probably trigger some kind of legislation against shed hunting in winter feeding areas as this is the things that certainly stress out the animals
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Crowns on February 05, 2012, 08:36:39 PM: Helicopter shed hunting is actually pretty common from what I've read and heard, especially in the southwest. AZ, NM. Before the economy crashed, elk antlers were going for 16-18$/lb. Even a decent 6 point 300 class weighs right around 10 lbs.I have heard of guys buying brand new quads, taking them down to Colorado (Meeker to be specific) and paying off their quads and the trip in a week of shed hunting. It is sickening. I could never sell any of mine. You could point each shed out and I could take you to the exact spot I found it and relive the day.
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: PolarBear on February 05, 2012, 08:52:45 PM: Didn't a couple of guys get popped for doing this above Oak Creek about 10 years ago?
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Hunterman on February 05, 2012, 08:55:15 PM: The boy and girl scouts pay for their years worth of expences with the shed they get out of the Elk Refuse in Wyoming.. The Asian market will pay a pretty penny for antlers.. Some up to $100.00 per pound for big elk :yike: in really good condition..

Between that and shrooms' a person could make some good money :tup:

Hunterman(Tony)
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: washingtonmuley on February 05, 2012, 09:24:56 PM: Sounds like a good resource for covering lots of ground in a short period of time. I wonder how that would work in Alaska for moose sheds?
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 09:35:23 PM: Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.

Not positive because i didnt watch that long but why else would someone get a heli ride to the top of a mountian in deer wintering ground? it was crazy
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: haugenna on February 05, 2012, 09:40:25 PM: Quote from: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 09:35:23 PM
Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.

Not positive because i didnt watch that long but why else would someone get a heli ride to the top of a mountian in deer wintering ground? it was crazy

Wolf research
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 05, 2012, 09:45:34 PM: Hard to see how it could be very cost effective. Helicopters are very expensive to run and even more so to rent. The cheap ones cost about $750 per hour to run, and the rental is at least double that. If I remember right, maintenance hours per hour of flight can be up to six hours. Definitely not the cheapest way to gather bone.
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Miles on February 05, 2012, 10:04:09 PM: Quote from: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 09:35:23 PM
Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.

Not positive because i didnt watch that long but why else would someone get a heli ride to the top of a mountian in deer wintering ground? it was crazy

So you actually have no idea what the person was doing. Awesome thread...
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 05, 2012, 10:17:50 PM: I don't if it could be the case but I know the wdfw does air studies of the elk and deer. Counting numbers and etc. Maybe that is what they could have been up to. I have also heard of them "trying :chuckle:" to count cougars as well. Makes me laugh everytime I have heard about them trying to count something like a cougar from the air :chuckle:
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 06, 2012, 07:54:11 AM: ok Miles erase it just ah did u want me to watch these *censored*es all day i had horn to pic up wat ? ok I wont say anymore I hope horn huntin gets shut down to many morons chasin deer....
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: hispeedhunter on February 06, 2012, 08:17:11 AM: Quote from: haugenna on February 05, 2012, 09:40:25 PM
Quote from: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 09:35:23 PM
Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.

Not positive because i didnt watch that long but why else would someone get a heli ride to the top of a mountian in deer wintering ground? it was crazy

Wolf research

I do no whos chopper it was ! GUESS I'LL HAV TO GO ASK WHY HE WAS DROPPING GUYS IN THE DEER ? jUST A FARMERS TOY
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: Dhoey07 on February 06, 2012, 08:20:16 AM: Get to the choppa!!!!
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: jackelope on February 07, 2012, 09:56:12 PM: Quote from: Miles on February 05, 2012, 10:04:09 PM
Quote from: hispeedhunter on February 05, 2012, 09:35:23 PM
Quote from: HornHoarder on February 05, 2012, 08:09:38 PM
Are you sure he was shed hunting? Thats crazy. Shed antlers arent worth that much money. A local buyer I know of offers $8 lb for nice brown antler.

Not positive because i didnt watch that long but why else would someone get a heli ride to the top of a mountian in deer wintering ground? it was crazy

So you actually have no idea what the person was doing. Awesome thread...

:chuckle:
Title: Re: helicopter horn hunting
Post by: HardCorpsHuntr on February 08, 2012, 07:56:05 AM: I would be willing to bet it was WDFW darting, sampling, tagging / collaring doe mule deer. That is one way they do it, and I have witnessed them doing just that north of Wenatchee off of 97A.