Broken Antler Repair

[gearguy10]

Anyone know of someone willing to repair a broken antler for me and mount a pair of antlers on a nice plaque?

I got a little trigger happy last weekend and managed to put a bullet through the main beam of an 8-pointer I shot up near Brimson.  It was just a nick, but when I dragged him out I managed to drop his head on that side and the antler snapped off.  Just curious if there is anyone local (Minneapolis/St. Paul) that could do a good job for me.  I'm pretty handy with superglue and duct tape, but I kinda want it to look a little nicer than my home job would be.

Let me know.  Thanks.

[kenhuntin]

Most taxidermists can handle the job. You will always be able to see the break because you know where to look so in no way shape or form expect perfection. Most viewers will not pick up on the antler modifications. The fact that you shot the antler off really makes a great story and may be a way more interesting mount if you just save the broke piece and intertwine it in the good antler. People are fascinated by that kind of thing and always want to see where the bullet hit and what it did. Besides being humble and honest is very honorable other than having someone notice a fake. ($.02)

[gearguy10]

Thanks for the replies.  I'll weigh my options.  This is by no means a wall-hanger, but it is the largest buck I've taken and the largest our group has seen in the last 21 years up north.  I thought I'd at least mount the antlers on a board to give us something to look at when we're all sitting around swearing that big bucks don't exist in our area.

The part that bugs me is that I grazed the antler with my bullet.  It only took out a chunk so it looked kind of neat with a partial bullet hole, but then when I dropped it it just snapped off like a chicken bone.  I just want it back together.  I don't really care about the crack or the bullet hole.

[BiggA]

I broke an antler once dragging the deer behind a wheeler. Also not a wall hanger but my biggest buck none the less. I was bummed but just decided to glue it back together. I used super glue  and it worked fine you can still see the crack but it held together. I thought about drilling a small hole in each side of the brake and using a piece of dowel glued in to each side to hold them together but the glue held well enough so I did not have too.

[wildlifeminnesota]

Hay I did the same thing this year  and it was a 8 pointer.
  I shot this 8 point I shot one of the brow tins off and knot him out as I was going to the stand so I run to the deer stand I got up in it as he got up and took him down for the last time.He was about 100 yards when I shot his horn off I was trying to hit him between the eye because he was in the tall grass.When I got up in the stand he was about 60 yards from me. he was out for about five min,and went he got up he was shaking his head.Like what the  was that.

[gearguy10]

Nice!  My dad did that to a 17 pointer once.  Knocked the deer out cold when he hit the antler and blew it into three pieces.  When he walked up to it it jumped up and tried to run.  It didn't make it very far after the 2nd shot.

This was my buck.  Obviously the side missing the antler is the side you can't see.  Makes it easy to get a good profile picture.

[HD]

I see 4 on this side.....did he have brows?

I would think Auggie would be able to tell ya how to fix it....

Send him a pm, he should have an idea.


Hunter

[wildlifeminnesota]

Nice.It look like you got the left side I got the right side. I bet it give that Deer a headaches. It took me a little bit to fine it too. It like looking for a needle in a hay stake.A horn in the swamp with no snow. yes that dos look like in was a 10 point was there brows tins? 

[gearguy10]

No brow tines.  Just tiny little bumps.  I'd like to call him a 10, but I don't think he qualifies.

[Auggie]

Gearguy, did you get your antler fixed up yet? Sorry I didn't respond sooner, just that time of year. I can get you fixed up and you will have a hard time seeing where the break was at all if you want. Get in touch with me if I can help you out.