Why are antlers called “shed”? Why not “antlers”?
That would involve two sheds.
Local slang. And often, for moose and caribou, it’s called moose or caribou horn rather than antler. Same thing, as it’s all from the deer family.
I think it’s used to differentiate between animals you shot and sheds you picked up off the ground. I know shed collectors who are non-hunters that just like to have a purpose when hiking. I also know shed collectors who are hunters who like something to do out of season. Neither group would want to misrepresent their sheds as animals they killed.
Vinegar? It works for many household odors. 1 cup of hot distilled vinegar might do it.
Aaahhh …
You DO realize that antler is mainly calcium carbonate, right?
Dissolves in acid … :smack:
“Hey Rocky – Watch me pull an antler out of my shed!”
“That trick never works!”
“This time for sure! Presto!”
“No doubt about it. I gotta get a new head.”
Washoe:
And if you count the animals attached to them, you can tell how big-hearted the moose is.
Get some zeolite at a natural foods or pet store. Put in plastic bag with shed overnight.
Zeolite is a natural mineral that will take the smell of anything out of anything. We once used it to deodorize a house that had a dead body in it for four hot July days. Mouse shed should be easy.
Perhaps you could soak it in Moose-shed beer.
That’s because they are so tiny.