Hank, I' ve been using a bag for a couple years now and have been pretty successful with it. Yeah, they sound as real as real antlers do, but without the bulk. I know what you mean, I carried around a set of 8 point antlers with the brow tines chopped off for a long time and they are a pain, not to mention dangerous should you fall on them or something weird like that happens.

Give em a try, you' ll like them.