Bob Sihler - Jun 4, 2014 1:01 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: MagnificentHave you ever held an antler? I always wonder about how strong they must be to carry the weight of them.
Marcsoltan - Jun 4, 2014 3:10 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: MagnificentNot sure, but I think the antlers are, for the most part, hollow and light. When they fight by banging their heads together, the sound of antlers colliding is kind of hollow and resonating. It's like when you tap a ripe watermelon.
Bob Sihler - Jun 4, 2014 4:08 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: MagnificentI've found some antlers in Yellowstone that were close to five feet long each. Each one had to weigh at least a few pounds; they were stout enough to use as trekking poles had I wanted!
Of course, their necks are so thick and strong that they must not feel the weight that much.
Magnificent animals indeed. There's nothing like seeing them move through the high country with all their power and majesty.
reboyles - Jun 6, 2014 11:30 am - Voted 10/10
Re: MagnificentI found a massive set of elk antlers while working on a thinning project near the Lolo Trail. They were a few feet from each other which I've been told is rare because they usually knock them off at different times. They had been in the snow since early winter and were in pristine condition. Each one weighed maybe 8 lbs or more with the fresh cartilage still in them. I always regretted not bringing them home (because I didn't have to kill an animal to get them) but they wouldn't fit into the back of my VW Rabbit no matter how I tried to twist them in.
Bob
Bob Sihler - Jun 6, 2014 3:07 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: MagnificentYou could have lashed them to the hood and looked like one of the locals! ;-)
Wasatch Summits - Jun 6, 2014 12:31 am - Voted 10/10
I wish I had horns too...to itch those harder to reach areas! Cool photo.
Bob Sihler - Jun 6, 2014 8:45 am - Hasn't voted
Re: I wish I had horns too...Yeah, me too, though I envision impaling myself!
Marcsoltan - Jun 6, 2014 2:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: I wish I had horns too...Have you heard of back scratchers? I have a telescopic one, and one that has a shoes horn on the other end.
scramblingbadger - Jun 6, 2014 4:03 pm - Voted 10/10
Great Shot!Your technique of a stealthy approach obviously works well. Seems like every time I get within 1/4 mile of elk, they run.
Bob Sihler - Jun 8, 2014 3:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Great Shot!I wish I could claim a stealthy approach, but the elk of Moraine Park are practically tame!
silversummit - Jun 6, 2014 9:05 pm - Voted 10/10
They are heavy!Years ago I toured/camped across Canada/USA for six weeks with a high school group. One student found some antlers and decided to bring them home from Canada (this was long ago and legal at the time) with us. They practically filled the trunk of my Plymouth Duster and being rather 'fresh' still they also stank pretty bad.... We ended up buying air freshener drops almost every day to keep the smell tolerable. And once we arrived back to Maryland, said student's parents wouldn't allow them anywhere near her home so they ended up in the county landfill.
Bob Sihler - Jun 8, 2014 3:53 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: They are heavy!What a sad fate for something so beautiful.
silversummit - Jun 12, 2014 7:03 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: They are heavy!I agree....If I had not lived in an apartment at the time I would have taken them myself.
Things have really changed over the years though as to possession of animal parts etc.
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