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Does boiling antlers take away from the aesthetics?.

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No. Boiling not only improves aesthetics, but it removes the smell. If boiling alone does not work to your satisfaction, soak the antlers in water with added bleach.

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I'd like to use antlers for dog chews. How long should they be cut?

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I do not advise using deer antlers as dog chews. Bone splinters, depending on the age of the antlers, could possibly harm your pet. A better idea would be to ask your butcher for suitable bones for your dog to gnaw on.

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We have antlers that were placed in a rusty container. They are now very orangey-brown. What is the best way to clean them to get off the rust?

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Rust-covered deer antlers can be whitened by soaking in water plus bleach. I tend to be heavy-handed with bleach, but it won't dissolve the bone.

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How easy would it be to find naturally occurring deer antlers?

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It is not easy to find deer antlers that have naturally been shed. It is also not easy to find deer antlers from a carcass unless you are a hunter or spend a lot of time outdoors. If you are looking outdoors, you can find them on the forest floor where you know there is a population of deer. But finding them outside is difficult and can sometimes take days of searching.

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I found a shed pair. It looks like a clean drop (no splitting or anything). Do I still need to boil, etc. as described above?

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Yes, it's still a part of a wild animal and needs to be sanitized.

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