Question Removing antlers from a skull?

BigBo · 11-06-2009, 11:36 AM

I have a set of antlers that I'd like to use for rattling, but they are still attached to the skull. They seem pretty solid. Any tricks to remove the antlers from the skull aside from sawing them off at the base?

d ball · 11-06-2009, 01:02 PM

Sawing them would be the only way to remove them.

Shorty · 11-06-2009, 01:24 PM

A hack saw or bone saw will make short work of removing them.

thedarkarcher · 11-06-2009, 01:41 PM

shoot them off.

thumpper · 11-06-2009, 01:51 PM

LOL only shoot them off if your in the field and have an AO only tag.. (JK)

Like what others said saw them off. Hack saw/tree saw anything..

IF IF you plan to keep the rack together I would just try and make sure the head has been frozen or in the cold cold winter weather so everything is frozen when you cut the skull.

BigBo · 11-06-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thedarkarcher

shoot them off.

LMAO. If one were to say, shoot them off. What would you recommend? High caliber, small caliber, bullet weight? Should I hold the head in one hand, and shoot with the other hand? I'd love to see my neighbor's jaw hit the kitchen counter as she looks out the window watching me attempt this. Saw sounds good to me. Although I don't know if this is the best alternative either. Sharp things + Me = Not always the most appealing outcome. I just thought that a guy could wiggle them loose, so to speak. I know bucks naturally drop their antlers, so I just assumed I'd be able to work it loose kinda like a tooth. Doesn't sound like it. I'll have my wife supervise, phone in hand, with EMS on speed dial. Maybe I'll just save some time and do this right there in the emergency room parking lot.

shb · 11-06-2009, 04:17 PM

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I'll have my wife supervise, phone in hand, with EMS on speed dial.

I put 911 on speed dial a long time ago. All I have to do is hit #32 and help is on the way.

By the way here is a handy tool for removing antlers, splitting a pelvis, and other butchering chores.

wallydrifter · 11-06-2009, 04:34 PM

find another horned skull thingy and use both of em to rattle with that way ya wont hurt yurself with any saw majjis

HeadHunter · 11-06-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shb

I put 911 on speed dial a long time ago. All I have to do is hit #32 and help is on the way.

Ok... I am confused as to why someone would take the time to hit #32 when they could dial 911? Not trying to start anything just wondering if in the confusion would it really help? I agree with your sawzall comment though... When it comes to home processing they are an absolute must have. I can hear it now... Quick, what's the number for 911--- #32!!!! LOL

Hawkeye · 11-06-2009, 08:37 PM

He didn't get it SHB. I did.

shb · 11-07-2009, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

He didn't get it SHB. I did.

The following users say thank you to Hawkeye for this useful post. shb (11-6-09)

grainmaker181 · 11-08-2009, 09:02 PM

a hatchet works as well

BowFisher · 11-09-2009, 02:46 PM

SHB,

No wife to hold the phone?

BowFisher

Scotty · 11-09-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BowFisher

SHB,

No wife to hold the phone?

BowFisher

Or the skull?

DiggerDog · 11-09-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBo

I have a set of antlers that I'd like to use for rattling, but they are still attached to the skull. They seem pretty solid. Any tricks to remove the antlers from the skull aside from sawing them off at the base?

Saw them off. I did that a few years ago.

BigBo · 11-09-2009, 09:00 PM

SUCCESS! I took care of it this weekend. Don't own a saws-all, so a hand saw was my weapon of choice. Let me just say that there's a reason bucks can crash those things into the ground, trees, and other bucks w/o any concern. Those things are solid. I quickly realized that about 3/4 of the way through the first one...about the time my sawing arm went numb. No trips to the ER, no major loss of blood (Not for me anyway. Can't say the same for the previous owner), and I now have a nice set of rattling antlers.

DiggerDog · 11-09-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBo

SUCCESS! I took care of it this weekend. Don't own a saws-all, so a hand saw was my weapon of choice. Let me just say that there's a reason bucks can crash those things into the ground, trees, and other bucks w/o any concern. Those things are solid. I quickly realized that about 3/4 of the way through the first one...about the time my sawing arm went numb. No trips to the ER, no major loss of blood (Not for me anyway. Can't say the same for the previous owner), and I now have a nice set of rattling antlers.

That's exactly how I did it. Fun huh?

11-06-2009, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigBo BigBo has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hickman Posts: 34 Thanks: 25 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Removing antlers from a skull? I have a set of antlers that I'd like to use for rattling, but they are still attached to the skull. They seem pretty solid. Any tricks to remove the antlers from the skull aside from sawing them off at the base?

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d ball d ball has no status. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adams Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Sawing them would be the only way to remove them. __________________ Don Ball A bad day of bow hunting is better than a good day at work

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Shorty Shorty is comfortable sharing our lakes with other anglers Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: on the water near Lincoln Posts: 2,039 Thanks: 646 Thanked 203 Times in 135 Posts	A hack saw or bone saw will make short work of removing them. __________________ Sometimes it's just fun to sit back and watch the circus.....

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thedarkarcher thedarkarcher is needing to be in a tree 2008 Buck Bash Archery Division Champion Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 2,925 Thanks: 1,816 Thanked 1,039 Times in 500 Posts Blog Entries: 2	shoot them off. __________________ I still wish I could breathe underwater. -Ned Plimpton/Kingsley Zissou

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Hawkeye Hawkeye is fishing naked Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nebraska state penitentiary Posts: 235 Thanks: 49 Thanked 67 Times in 46 Posts	He didn't get it SHB. I did. __________________ "Imagine how weird phones would look if your mouth was nowhere near your ears," Steven Wright

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thumpper thumpper has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 307 Thanks: 3 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	LOL only shoot them off if your in the field and have an AO only tag.. (JK) Like what others said saw them off. Hack saw/tree saw anything.. IF IF you plan to keep the rack together I would just try and make sure the head has been frozen or in the cold cold winter weather so everything is frozen when you cut the skull.

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wallydrifter wallydrifter is trying to the song dancing on our graves out of my head Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: flat rock Posts: 28 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	find another horned skull thingy and use both of em to rattle with that way ya wont hurt yurself with any saw majjis

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grainmaker181 grainmaker181 has no status. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Saronville Posts: 81 Thanks: 11 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	a hatchet works as well

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BowFisher BowFisher is grading BP's projectile motion exam. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 79 Thanks: 75 Thanked 59 Times in 18 Posts	SHB, No wife to hold the phone? BowFisher __________________ "Every dollar you spend hunting and fishing saves two in medical bills" -- Gene O'Brien

11-09-2009, 09:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
BigBo BigBo has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hickman Posts: 34 Thanks: 25 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	SUCCESS! I took care of it this weekend. Don't own a saws-all, so a hand saw was my weapon of choice. Let me just say that there's a reason bucks can crash those things into the ground, trees, and other bucks w/o any concern. Those things are solid. I quickly realized that about 3/4 of the way through the first one...about the time my sawing arm went numb. No trips to the ER, no major loss of blood (Not for me anyway. Can't say the same for the previous owner), and I now have a nice set of rattling antlers.

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