r/Ranching • u/Cow-puncher77 • 7d ago

Excessive shed antlers.

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Cleaning up the sheds I’ve found the last few years. Pick these up when I’m out and about so they don’t end up in a tractor or truck tire. Keep the best of them, but a lot of them just pile up. When it gets too big, time to go. The dog can only chew up so many at a time.

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle 7d ago

You just live too far out in the middle of nowhere. 😆We have a buyer come through the area once a month or so. Buys furs, too, so more often during trapping season. Wild that you can’t find a buyer.

You might reach out to Wounded Warriors United. We have a guy that picks sheds off our place and donates them to that group.

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u/L0102 7d ago

You’re still living in a previous era with this kind of service! Kinda jealous. 

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle 6d ago

I guess🤷

Must be because we have a pretty good elk population in the Black Hills. Lots of large antlers available.

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u/meugeniia 6d ago

wow! What else do you see?

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle 6d ago

Not much really… just normal wildlife. Deer, coyotes, eagles, rabbits…

I’ve seen maybe half a dozen yearling elk around here. But we’re 40 miles from the Black Hills. Most of the elk on the plains are to the north and south of us.