Removing velvet?

[sniper61]

What do i need to know about removing velvet from mid August caribou. Will be on a float trip and it would be easier to not try and protect it. I have a velvet bull mounted and would like a hard horn one beside it. Should I soak the antlers or dry them after stripping the velvet.

 

[Marbles]

It may peel easily right away. If it doesn't, leave it on after the kill for a few days, then you can pull it off by hand.

There will be soft cartilage on the tips, so don't expect it to look as good as prior to removing the velvet.

 

[Blockcaver]

Easy to strip velvet right away in mid August. Then soak the antlers in the river overnight to wash the blood away. They’ll have to stained by the taxidermist when you get him mounted.

That was my experience this year in the NWT at any rate.

 

[medvedyt]

if you have enough deep water and fish they will clean your antlers. otherwise you can strip them in using a soft tool. i will post a picture of the tool i made when i was guiding for caribou in northern quebec. i repeat do not use steel or knife for removing the velvet on the antlers.