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I had noticed that antlers would come up missing on road killed deer within a day or two of me noticing them.  I often wondered what people did with them so I began looking, seems alot.  I was tempted to stop a few times for S&G, since I didn't really have a use for them, but was always either too late, or I had nothing to cut them off with.  Then I seen a knife with antler scales, so I then decided the next time I had a chance I'd get me a set for sure.  One day, my beagle didn't want to come in, which is usually because she found a dead squirrel or something. I went to investigate and found a dead deer just outside my fence.  I didn't get a chance that morning to investigate further as I had to go to work, but it looked intact.  That evening, i went to check it out, and drag it away from my fence, and it turned out to be a nice 8-point, one that I had not seen around here.  It must of been hit by a car and run off, dying by my fence. I figured it would be a great set of rattling antlers so I cut them off, well, one side as the other (right)had broke right at the base due to the car. I always wanted to get a pair for this, but never wanted to seperate any of my harvested ones, so this worked out perfectly.  Now I have to find some sheds, or road kill ones with a thick base for a knife.

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I used to keep a hacksaw in the truck just for cutting antlers.  I would use them for rattling antlers or handles for tools or dog chew toys.

Saw a nice 8 pt on the side of road on the way to my parents for Thanksgiving dinner.  I go ooooh dead buck and my wife without missing a beat says "Don't even think about it".  😂

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I use to have a friend that wod go walking through the woods after deer season looking for racks and he had a dog that could sniff them out from a long ways off. He made knives with them. I would get him a few from road kills as I had a saw in my truck just for that. He moved away several years ago so I don't get them any longer.

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