We found our last antler on Monday, along with the top side of a canine skull. I may have seen it last year in my rounds, but left it. This year I brought it back to the house to do some research to define which predator species coyote, or fox had found it's rest among the trees.
Coyote Skull - 6 3/4" from back to jaw tip |
Back to the final tally for the active shed hunt season: Sadie- 2 - CDGardens - 3, plus 3 in cooperation for a total of eight. I would see something, head in that direction to check it out, and Sadie would run ahead to confirm it with the sniff test.
I have four antlers in good shape and four antlers in various states of gnaw or rub damage. I stated it was the ratio of three good and five damaged on another website, but looking things over again, I need to readjust the number by one.
Now that I have recorded the take Sadie will get to add the damaged ones to her stash of chew sticks for as long as they last.
Plans for antler art = chandelier are coming together with each yearly addition...