stickersNkickers

How much do antlers shrink in 60 days?

GregH

.13789%

stickersNkickers

lol Whats that mean

MOTOWNHONKEY

Your being generous Greg it's .13788%

MN/Kyle

I think it is the inverse of pi %

GregH

A little bit over one tenth of one percent.

wis_rifle_hunter

my uncle told me something funny about that. you put a 2x4 between the antlers and use a big hair dryer and blow the antlers for about 1-2 hours. it speeds thedrying process and it doesnt shrink the antlers at all. hes a taxidermist and his teachers told him about that. i thought it was kinda funny to be honest.

mauser06

wis, ive heard of the 2x4 trick....but not the hair dryer part...just leaving the board tight in between the antlers for a couple months....but ive always heard the cheaters never win and end up with a split skull...skull it weaker than the 2x4 and breaks i guess...

the spread is the only measurement ive ever heard of changing...though the only first hand knowledge is with my buddy who cannot measure....measured a turkey beard and antler spread of mine wrong lol...both times he shorted me....not sure if he does it on purpose or what....told me 14.5 on the spread...i got 15.25 EASY...dont know if he cant measure or if he tries to short me on purpose...turkey beard i just figured he didnt know how to measure them...but now antler spread...i dont know...i'll never take his measurements for truth! lol

mj469

I dont know that it changes much at all. My taxi told me earlier this season shrinkage would most likely be less than an inch. With around 20 measurements, thats not a whole lot. Now this is just what he told me. So who knows...

125py

not much at all....I think the drying period is about as useful as a net score[8D]