okietreedude

I read a post yesterday where someone made mention of setting up an antler trap to get an easier harvest of shed antlers.

Can someone now post how-to instructions for setting one up.

Thanks.

childers

how could that be possible?

Oneshot7

IF baiting is legal in your area it is easy. you take four stakes and put around the corn then wrap chicken wire around it and when the go under to eat the corn and come back up they hit the wire and it knowcks off their horns

childers

but what if the antlers are not ready

Oneshot7

then he wil keep walking wround with them on the chicken wire isnt that tough or big so the horns cant get caught in it

Rick James

I am just going to set 2x hay bales next to each other about 12" apart lengthwise and put a bunch of corn inbetween them. I know people that have had this work very very well.

childers

well watever i might try it to but i dont want the deer to get all cut up over some antlers, and also should i look for them in feb.?

mert_04

I've heard of getting a 5 gallon bucket and putting some corn in it and nailing it to a tree. When they reach in, they lose their antlers if their ready.

terbzz

sit in you normal deer stand and when a buck walks by shoot the antlers with a sling shot

jmbuckhunter

I have seen a contraption in mags that fits on a 5 gal bucket.It has bungy cords to catch the antlers and pull them off,when the buck sticks his head in to eat. If they are not ready to fall off he just pulls out and goes on his way.