ATLs and Fake ATLs, Lets see'em

BrowningRage · May 1, 2023

ATL:

Fake ATL:

So out of shape.!! Only did 4.81 miles, 4550 total elevation gain, for this guy (and a 2 point deer).
Also, despite the crazy number of animals that were in this area all winter, only met 3 other guys with sheds, and a dozen or more without... Lots of "shed poaching" took place. Hope it was a fun Opener for any of you.!!

elkassassin · May 1, 2023

One More Law That Was UN-ENFORCED For The Most Part!

Founder · May 1, 2023

These are the only antlers I found laying on the mountain.

elkassassin · May 1, 2023

Hey Founder?

You Gonna Get A Permit To Retrieve That PISSCUTTER Bull?

Founder · May 1, 2023

elkassassin said:
Hey Founder?

You Gonna Get A Permit To Retrieve That PISSCUTTER Bull?

I left it, then about 2 hours later I came back by it and a young guy was standing there with one antler off. Apparently it just fell off!!

It didn’t just fall off when gave it a shake. I just smiled and moved on.

elkassassin · May 1, 2023

You Gotta Start Prying On Them Real Hard!

Founder said:
I left it, then about 2 hours later I came back by it and a young guy was standing there with one antler off. Apparently it just fell off!!
It didn’t just fall off when gave it a shake. I just smiled and moved on.

smokepolejohnson · May 1, 2023

BrowningRage said:
ATL:
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Fake ATL:
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So out of shape.!! Only did 4.81 miles, 4550 total elevation gain, for this guy (and a 2 point deer).
Also, despite the crazy number of animals that were in this area all winter, only met 3 other guys with sheds, and a dozen or more without... Lots of "shed poaching" took place. Hope it was a fun Opener for any of you.!!

Congrats. that’s a great find. I’m fat as he!| just like most type 2 diabetic crumbl eating Utah horn hunters, so that’s why I always bring 3-4 shagged out spitters minimum to help haul out the brown gold. It was a great day on the mountain today, it was even probably better the last two months for those who partook

hossblur · May 1, 2023

Repeat Wyoming Shed Antler Hunt Violator Banned From Federal Lands…

A Bozeman, Montana, man convicted of illegally stashing shed antlers in Wyoming — to profit by selling them as dog chews — can’t set foot on federal…

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Cooper · May 2, 2023

smokepolejohnson said:
Congrats. that’s a great find. I’m fat as he!| just like most type 2 diabetic crumbl eating Utah horn hunters, so that’s why I always bring 3-4 shagged out spitters minimum to help haul out the brown gold. It was a great day on the mountain today, it was even probably better the last two months for those who partook

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Was that a Wyoming guy in utah hunting horns? Ss will never believe it

Deerlove · May 2, 2023

I was looking for elk but my shed dog only found deer.

elkassassin · May 3, 2023

Them Look Mighty Brown!

Deerlove said:
I was looking for elk but my shed dog only found deer.

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smokepolejohnson · May 4, 2023

Cooper said:
Was that a Wyoming guy in utah hunting horns? Ss will never believe it

Lol, there were a handful of Wyo Shedicated horn hustlers, the May 15th opener change must’ve brought in a few of the Western Wyomings finest antler addicts.

HIcountryman · May 4, 2023

Those DO look mighty brown! Here's a fresh set from may 1

Themaddness · May 4, 2023

Fake.... 1st and second day.

JPblind · May 19, 2023

Here is a fake ATL and a ATL guess what is what.

HIcountryman · Jun 11, 2023

ATL. Late find! A few minutes after a close encounter with very stinky black bear

antlerradar · Jun 11, 2023

30PointBuck · Jun 13, 2023

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How far apart were they?

antlerradar · Jun 14, 2023

30PointBuck said:
How far apart were they?

Half mile.

Katoom · Jun 20, 2023

ATL find…. you spoiled elk antler boys with all your 50x spotters and bare rocky slopes ain’t ready for the big leagues.

30PointBuck · Jun 21, 2023

Katoom said:
ATL find…. you spoiled elk antler boys with all your 50x spotters and bare rocky slopes ain’t ready for the big leagues.

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Thanks for sharing. My favorite post in a long time.

Bluehair · Jun 22, 2023

Katoom said:
ATL find…. you spoiled elk antler boys with all your 50x spotters and bare rocky slopes ain’t ready for the big leagues.

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That makes me break out just looking at it. It didn’t bother me when I was young, but it kicks my arse now.

Katoom · Jun 22, 2023

Bluehair said:
That makes me break out just looking at it. It didn’t bother me when I was young, but it kicks my arse now.

LOL. Actually most of that is Virginia knotweed, though there is some poison ivy buried in there. Other locations that day were thick with the poison ivy. I’m lucky, I don’t get it. Otherwise my outdoor job would be impossible and I wouldn’t be in these thickets ever. Lately it seems I incidentally find about one antler every 3-4 days of working in the woods. Most are very small like this one.