Maybe i am mistaken, but i thought it was illegal to possess velvet antlers unless you had a tag for the deer and it had been registered. This is in WI. But if you find a deer on the side of the road, they will give you a free tag to use. maybe I am remembering wrong.

I checked the regs. and it is written as:

"It is illegal to: ...Possess deer antlers in velvet....deer with antlers in velvet or in spotted coat may be harvested during the open deer season, however to keep the antlers or spotted hide the hunter must contact a warden within 7 days of tagging the deer and request written authorization.The velvet antlers may not be sold or transferred to another......If Vehicle-killed contact your sherriff's department to obtain a tag before moving the deer so that the carcass, or part of the carcass can be legally posessed."


Your state may be different.