Denver area antler buyers?

[Fetty Wapiti]

Howdy, I am in the Denver area visiting and was just wondering if anyone knows of an antler buyer around. I don't have a ton, but they are good ones. Big and brown.

 

[DanimalW]

So is this why folks shed hunt? To sell antlers for ridiculous prices to pet stores as chew toys?

 

[Ucsdryder]

Howdy, I am in the Denver area visiting and was just wondering if anyone knows of an antler buyer around. I don't have a ton, but they are good ones. Big and brown.

You’re supposed to hide them and then go “find” them may 1.

 

[Fetty Wapiti]

So is this why folks shed hunt? To sell antlers for ridiculous prices to pet stores as chew toys?

Lol some of us build up quite a pile over the years exploring the woods and need to make space. Thanks for being so helpful though!

 

[Huntinaz]

So is this why folks shed hunt? To sell antlers for ridiculous prices to pet stores as chew toys?

Can you tell us what the appropriate reasons for shed hunting are?

 

[Dos XX]

Bob's Big Brown Bone on 6th st.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Can you tell us what the appropriate reasons for shed hunting are?

I’d love to see the sale of antlers from public land be outlawed. Or at least require a permit if you’re going to take a resource and sell it. You can’t sell wild game you harvest, would love to see the same rules apply for sheds.

 

[William Sublette]

Howdy, I am in the Denver area visiting and was just wondering if anyone knows of an antler buyer around. I don't have a ton, but they are good ones. Big and brown.

Which way are you going when your done visiting?

 

[William Sublette]

I’d love to see the sale of antlers from public land be outlawed. Or at least require a permit if you’re going to take a resource and sell it. You can’t sell wild game you harvest, would love to see the same rules apply for sheds.

Never invite more govt into your life.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Never invite more govt into your life.

Unfortunately sometimes it’s a necessary evil.

 

[fngTony]

Just seems odd that you spontaneously have antlers to sell.

 

[Dos XX]

He woke up and they were in the back of his truck.

 

[def90]

I think most of the buyers travel around from state to state and advertise when they will be in a certain location.. If you didn't just happen upon these illegaly not sure why you wouldn't have sold them in Wyoming vs you just happened to take a trip to Denver and brought your antlers with..

 

[Geewhiz]

Just seems odd that you spontaneously have antlers to sell.

Is it not legal to pick up sheds in Colorado until may?

 

[fngTony]

Is it not legal to pick up sheds in Colorado until may?

Something like that

 

[fngTony]

Lol some of us build up quite a pile over the years exploring the woods and need to make space. Thanks for being so helpful though!

Are they currently with you or at home?

 

[Scottyboy]

How about Minnesota? I’ve had these over the years and they just hang in my utility room and I have no real need for them. Yes I’ll pick them up when legal just because, but I guess for no reason. Is selling a thing anywhere else besides the west? I’ve never heard of people buying/selling here

 

[Huntinaz]

I’d love to see the sale of antlers from public land be outlawed. Or at least require a permit if you’re going to take a resource and sell it. You can’t sell wild game you harvest, would love to see the same rules apply for sheds.

So, you have a problem with the public taking a legal public resource and exercising freedom with what they do with said resource, if one of those ways is selling to a market where there is demand, and you think the government should either ban this practice or should be entitled to a higher cut of it than they already get by taxes (sales, export, who knows what else)?

What should we, as a society, do with the sheds, this public resource?

Still curious about what you and @DanimalW consider appropriate uses for picked up sheds are btw, which was my question. I imagine you have answers

 

[fngTony]

So, you have a problem with the public taking a legal public resource and exercising freedom with what they do with said resource, if one of those ways is selling to a market where there is demand, and you think the government should either ban this practice or should be entitled to a higher cut of it than they already get by taxes (sales, export, who knows what else)?

What should we, as a society, do with the sheds, this public resource?

Still curious about what you and @DanimalW consider appropriate uses for picked up sheds are btw, which was my question. I imagine you have answers

Market value driven destruction of critical animal habitats is a big reason why many are opposed to unregulated shed hunting.

 

[Huntinaz]

So, it’s okay to invade habitat on foot if we are trying to kill them, but not otherwise?

Is scouting ok? What about hiking?