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Posted: 1/25/2019 11:41:10 AM EDT

My father passed last April. He and I were always big hunters but now I have boxes and boxes of heads, sheds, full mounts. They are in the hundreds of all types of grade and deer. White tail, Mule, Axis, Moose, Elk. I just can't see a reason to keep them all. Where is the best place to go to sell them - preferably in bulk.
Thank you for any help.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:02:38 PM EDT

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In for when my wife sells all of mine.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:06:59 PM EDT

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Ha! I will be keeping some that mean things to me but hundreds in boxes is a bit overboard. He had some nice things and some were ones I killed when I was younger he held on to. Some are from my grandfather he had before he passed as well. There are just too many and I can't see any reason to keep them all.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:10:26 PM EDT

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Try Facebook Marketplace. They are getting trendy to hand up.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:17:10 PM EDT

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Thanks, I'll give it a look. I'd like to sell them all in bulk.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:19:01 PM EDT

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Ha! I will be keeping some that mean things to me but hundreds in boxes is a bit overboard. He had some nice things and some were ones I killed when I was younger he held on to. Some are from my grandfather he had before he passed as well. There are just too many and I can't see any reason to keep them all.

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I’ve got well ove a hundred. At least 15 mounted. I know what you mean.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:34:03 PM EDT

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HA! I'm not the only one then. :)

I've only a few mounted. Most European style - my father was rich but too damn cheap. Maybe you and I need to start a business.

Here are a few. I own the ranch now and sheds I pick up everytime I go out to work and hunt. I just can't see putting them in boxes and doing nothing. I'll pick up more, I'll shoot more. I'm not worried about it.

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Many more but no reason to bug Y'all with them. Thanks again for all the advice.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:34:40 PM EDT

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Find a taxidermist. There was one around here that bought them by the pound.

That or find a place online that makes chandeliers out of them and send them an email.

Eta: I need to come hunt with you. wow.

Posted: 1/25/2019 12:38:13 PM EDT

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Find a taxidermist. There was one around here that bought them by the pound.

That or find a place online that makes chandeliers out of them and send them an email.

Eta: I need to come hunt with you. wow.

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OH ETA - Thank you but most of those my father took and not all from my ranch. Especially and obviously the elk, moose and mule deer.

Posted: 1/25/2019 1:02:34 PM EDT

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I took this one before my father became sick. I had many close but not old enough and passed. I did the crappy european mount myself and need to have it fixed by someone who is better than I am. The last day of the season I watched one - just he and six does and I let them walk. Hard to do on a low fence place but hopefully he will make it to next year. The axis deer are back in herds. I had 20 in one group alone. I pulled one of my game cams and there is a very nice one - but I need to thin them out.

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Posted: 1/25/2019 3:25:55 PM EDT

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Find a taxidermist. There was one around here that bought them by the pound.

That or find a place online that makes chandeliers out of them and send them an email.

Eta: I need to come hunt with you. wow.

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No joke. Lol my 10 point in Kentucky pales.

Posted: 1/26/2019 8:50:00 AM EDT

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Taxidermy.net
Has classifieds.

Cabelas used to buy for their stores, but BPS now so ?

Big auction in Missouri too, can consign.

Posted: 1/26/2019 9:54:32 AM EDT

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Has classifieds.

Cabelas used to buy for their stores, but BPS now so ?

Big auction in Missouri too, can consign.

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THANK YOU!! I'll check it out.

Posted: 1/26/2019 11:13:37 AM EDT

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I can see some knife makers having an interest as well.

Good luck

Posted: 1/26/2019 4:02:30 PM EDT

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Thanks - I wanted to sell them all in bulk if I could. I don't have time to package and ship them all. Heck I wouldn't even know how to begin to do it. I have only two full moose - how do you fit them in a box? The mounts, the elk has a stamp and is WAY too large to fit into anything.

Posted: 1/27/2019 11:27:35 PM EDT

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Thanks - I wanted to sell them all in bulk if I could. I don't have time to package and ship them all. Heck I wouldn't even know how to begin to do it. I have only two full moose - how do you fit them in a box? The mounts, the elk has a stamp and is WAY too large to fit into anything.

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I can see some knife makers having an interest as well.

Good luck

Thanks - I wanted to sell them all in bulk if I could. I don't have time to package and ship them all. Heck I wouldn't even know how to begin to do it. I have only two full moose - how do you fit them in a box? The mounts, the elk has a stamp and is WAY too large to fit into anything.

@Pirkle said he has a guy who buys all his.

He has a bunch every year.

Posted: 1/27/2019 11:51:28 PM EDT

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@Pirkle said he has a guy who buys all his.

He has a bunch every year.

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I can see some knife makers having an interest as well.

Good luck

Thanks - I wanted to sell them all in bulk if I could. I don't have time to package and ship them all. Heck I wouldn't even know how to begin to do it. I have only two full moose - how do you fit them in a box? The mounts, the elk has a stamp and is WAY too large to fit into anything.

@Pirkle said he has a guy who buys all his.

He has a bunch every year.

I will have to find the guys number my employer got $8,000 for this pile of mixed graded antlers. It weighed 1234 pounds.

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Posted: 1/28/2019 9:41:38 AM EDT

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Thank you @Pirkle. I've always loved seeing what you have on the place and the pics you post. Taxidermy.net gave me a TON of PM's but many of them warned of people wanting to screw you and plus many, many, were way to far away and shipping all of these is crazy.
You've all been very helpful so thank you again.

Posted: 1/28/2019 2:54:09 PM EDT

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Bump for this, I've got to tell my wife the best way to sell mine when I croak. Women always outlive men.

Posted: 1/28/2019 7:02:29 PM EDT

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The most money I've seen regular/average antlers sell for is cut up as dog chew toys.

Obviously trophy antlers are excluded from that.

Posted: 1/28/2019 7:02:43 PM EDT

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Double tap

Posted: 1/29/2019 12:14:08 AM EDT

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Thank you @Pirkle. I've always loved seeing what you have on the place and the pics you post. Taxidermy.net gave me a TON of PM's but many of them warned of people wanting to screw you and plus many, many, were way to far away and shipping all of these is crazy.
You've all been very helpful so thank you again.

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My employer and I can’t find the man’s number, but I am still looking. Contact the Texas Deer Association and they will give you the number to the most reputable ones and they usually come pick them up as well as pay you top prices. The guy we sold them to did. We get tons of people wanting to buy them every year as we are breeders. Yours look like skull plates and sheds, demand a premiumium.

Most of our antlers were cuttoff antlers.

Posted: 1/29/2019 9:28:19 AM EDT

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Will do - thanks @Pirkle

Posted: 1/29/2019 9:36:14 AM EDT

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My father passed last April. He and I were always big hunters but now I have boxes and boxes of heads, sheds, full mounts. They are in the hundreds of all types of grade and deer. White tail, Mule, Axis, Moose, Elk. I just can't see a reason to keep them all. Where is the best place to go to sell them - preferably in bulk.
Thank you for any help.

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@Rodslinger - Antlers are big bucks when sold as dog chew toys...

Posted: 1/29/2019 9:46:44 AM EDT

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Yeah between my two girls and my wife, they've taken a bunch already for friends dogs. I told them no more, I want to sell the rest and just get rid of them. I live in Katy but after my father passed I have his house in the Killeen/Ft. Hood area now as well. That is where most of the horns are at. I'm at that house every couple of weeks on my way to my ranch. I need to just do like Pirkle and empty all of the boxes, get all of the mounts and moose horns in one place. Weigh them, figure out what they're all worth and go from there. Obviously mounts will be different than just the sheds and skull mounts but I have to start somewhere.

Posted: 1/29/2019 3:09:02 PM EDT

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Yeah between my two girls and my wife, they've taken a bunch already for friends dogs. I told them no more, I want to sell the rest and just get rid of them. I live in Katy but after my father passed I have his house in the Killeen/Ft. Hood area now as well. That is where most of the horns are at. I'm at that house every couple of weeks on my way to my ranch. I need to just do like Pirkle and empty all of the boxes, get all of the mounts and moose horns in one place. Weigh them, figure out what they're all worth and go from there. Obviously mounts will be different than just the sheds and skull mounts but I have to start somewhere.

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The guys that buy them by the pound will usually come to you if you have a large amount. They will sort them into various grades bottom grade if I recall was old chalky sheds and we got $1 a pound and the top grade was $12 for pristine pairs of sheds. If I recall correctly.

Mounts, European mounts, and skull plate mounts are worth considerably more.

Posted: 1/30/2019 4:46:06 PM EDT

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If you have large racks that you can score you can see some pretty good money on ebay. I see you also have old mounts and when it comes to those you are better off removing the racks from the mount and selling just the rack. Most people do not want old deer mounts and the rack itself ships cheaper.

Posted: 2/12/2019 2:33:47 PM EDT

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I’d sell them individually on Etsy or eBay. You could make a lot of $$$.

I’m a knife maker and use them for handles. when my supply runs low I have to resort to buying online and usually pay between $10 - $30 for one shed for a knife handle

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