Scott sent this picture of a beautiful set of 181-inch sheds he found a few years back. He had them stained, which I think looks good, but which knocks back the value of the antlers.
I asked Mike at The Antler Collector for an appraisal of these sheds; you can use his response as a track to run on if you have a large set you might want to sell sometime:
Split G-2 hurts the net…Stain, ouch, not good news. And pen-raised deer have swallowed up the prices up on the wild racks. An antler like this would need to be sold on Ebay in my opinion. He would get between $125 and $300 if lucky. A lot of 220- to 250-inch sheds sell on Ebay for $175 to $300, so it’s a tough call. These may only bring $100.
I’m with Kelly. Outlaw shed and all other antler buyers and sellers. Too me, if I didn’t shoot the buck, the antlers are worth nothing.
I think sales of anthers should be outlawed, sure would lessen the trespassing and thefts of shed antlers. Would also remove the thoughts of poaching a large animal for benefit of selling it for cash.
I walk 500 miles a year average and have never sold an antler, have no interest in selling..I do it purely for the fun and great exercise I get doing it.
They are worth what someone is willing to pay. Some of the sheds I have found I wouldn’t take any amount of money for not for their cash value but the circumstances they were found under.
I have a complete set of 120s+ that my son found when he was about 10 yrs old on my new hunting property at the time, I could not put a value on them for any $$.