I was at the dump today..

Yeah, liability issues...everything nowadays has to be geared towards the lowest, dumbest common denominator. I think your biggest mistake was asking...I would have just grabbed them and tossed them into my truck.

Having said that, I'n surprised at the number of people who would then display them. I can think of lots of uses for them in handcrafting things like knife handles, calls, jewellery, assorted tools, etc...but I have no interest in displaying trophies that aren't mine, or at least some member of my family's. What's the appeal in a hunting trophy that was taken be some unknown stranger?
 
I gave away a bunch of moose and deer antlers when I moved from Thunder Bay. I went from a 40x50 truckers garage with 18 acres to a 20x16 car garage with 0.5 acres, there was no room for them. I kept one set, the rest were given to a local artist and a few that meant more to me went in the bush to be recycled.

I brought back a set of moose antlers from this years hunt, I took a bunch of pics then I gave them to my brother for his dog to chew on.
 
GeoShooter said:
Any time I'm at the dump I see stuff that could easily be repurposed or fixed. It's the disposable age, from spoons to cars
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It kind of goes against the whole recycling idea doesn't it? I had to cut up a perfectly good aluminium extension ladder and throw it in the bin, because of what if something happens.....
 
They're actually worth money as people use them to make handles for knives and stuff like that so you could always sell them.
 
I worked at the city landfill 4 years ago as a laborer/maintenance person . Everyday i used to see perfectly good stuff get dumped . video games , nice cloths , cookware, almost new tires tossed in there rubber bin . If you took anything it was immediate grounds for dismissal. I too saw antlers dumped on a number times .
 
Brian46 said:
care to explain how pet stores buy and sell antlers then? sometimes I wonder why some businesses get a free pass on the law
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By purchasing domestically raised(licensed farms). Surely you have driven by an Elk or Deer farm and seen the bucks walking around with clean cut stub ends just before the rut starts? That's harvest time on domestically raised animals.
 
Oh man that would have been great to get them, but I know what you mean about not being able to go in for them. My local dump in Bewdley has a sign saying you aren't allowed to take anything. But frig, depending on how deep they were, I would have grabbed some anyways.
 
Yellowknife dump encourages salvaging, but only in approved areas. All the good stuff is were you can't salvage, but I have saved thousands of dollars salvaging every day items. I've even sold things I've found for quite a lot of money. I got my pistol safe and browning rifle safe there! That was 1500 bucks I didn't have to spend.
 
jjohnwm said:
Having said that, I'n surprised at the number of people who would then display them. I can think of lots of uses for them in handcrafting things like knife handles, calls, jewellery, assorted tools, etc...but I have no interest in displaying trophies that aren't mine, or at least some member of my family's. What's the appeal in a hunting trophy that was taken be some unknown stranger?
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I completely agree with this. I can and do admire someone else's trophies, but I would not display them. The trophies I have provide memories of the hunts they were taken on.
 
the spank said:
By purchasing domestically raised(licensed farms). Surely you have driven by an Elk or Deer farm and seen the bucks walking around with clean cut stub ends just before the rut starts? That's harvest time on domestically raised animals.
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surely you have been to pet stores with WTB signs. They even have different price for wild and domesticated like store bought salmon.

In the age of organic this, vegan that, gluten free etc it is all big business.
 
the spank said:
And landed you a fine for selling them! They are considered parts of wildlife and in your province completely illegal to sell!!!
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You can sell your antlers if they were taken under authority of a license, at least that's the case in MB. The license is considered a royalty fee, just like with trapped animals.
You can't sell sheds that you've found though, unless you get a permit. This I was told by a game warden, as I complained about a taxidermist advertising that he wanted to buy elk/deer/moose antlers.
This was a few years ago, hopefully it's been changed.
 
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