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Post by WhoDey78 on Aug 30, 2009 20:38:03 GMT -5
A really nice buck was hit by a car this morning and I removed the antlers after I contacted a CO. Does anyone know what needs to be done to preserve the velvet? I don't want it to rot, or dry and crack. Any advice would be appreciated.
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rob
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Post by rob on Aug 30, 2009 21:43:01 GMT -5
I know some people have them freeze dried and there are injections some people shoot into the horns. I've heard of some guys using Formaldihide. I would contact your local taxidermist and they could tell what to do. We used to carry the stuff to inject the horns while we were archery hunting the high country but I can't remember what it was called. Hope this helps.
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 31, 2009 2:52:18 GMT -5
I found a velvet antler on the side of the road last summer that was broken off of a road kill. I hung it under the back porch and it just kind of dried out. The velvet is still there and it looks pretty much like it did the day I found it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2009 7:48:03 GMT -5
Take it to a taxidermist, don't try home remedies if you want to save it.
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Post by WhoDey78 on Aug 31, 2009 9:25:58 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
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Post by mounts on Aug 31, 2009 9:34:14 GMT -5
Soak rack in methanol completely submerged for 2 weeks, remove let dry. I did this to an 8 ptr over 20 yrs years ago, still looks great.
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Post by cambygsp on Aug 31, 2009 10:48:59 GMT -5
A really nice buck was hit by a car this morning and I removed the antlers after I contacted a CO. The CO told you to just take the rack? ..... and not take the whole deer? Did he write you a tag for the deer? |
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Post by WhoDey78 on Aug 31, 2009 13:57:41 GMT -5
The deer was obliterated (except the antlers, only a few scratches) and in the edge of a field, so he wrote me a permit and allowed me to take only the antlers. There wasn't any salvageable meat from the animal.
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Post by hunter7x on Sept 1, 2009 11:36:29 GMT -5
I have a road kill rack from about 15 years ago I put in my freezer and left it there for like 3 years! its was freeze dried when i took it out. Still looks great.
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