Altered Antlers by Ash

08/09/2026

My turn!!! I finally finished my buck from 2025. Percy turned out amazing!

If you haven’t seen my other pics of him, he has DOUBLE upper canines😍 This recessive trait appears in only 1 to every 10,000-20,000 deer and now I have been blessed to have processed two deer with upper canines (the first one only had a single tooth though).

Now I need YOUR help to decide which pic goes in my main album. Place a ❤️ on your favorite pic, choose one of the first two in this post. The way I placed the skull in the tree it reminds me of a wendigo!

07/23/2026

07/23/2026

This was the heaviest head I have dealt with! He wore me out! Gorgeous thick rack on this boy🥰

07/07/2026

I started working on my 2025 buck today. While prepping him to go in the pot, I noticed he had 1 upper canine. When it was time to pull him out of the pot I discovered he actually has 2 upper canines!!!!🤩 Needless to say, I was excited to see this! I have processed one other deer with an upper canine and he only had 1.

It’s a recessive gene and happens in 1 out of 10,000 to 20,000 deer. They can have one or two upper canines making them appear to have fangs. Pretty cool find!🥰

02/16/2026

I can never pick a favorite photo to share😅 This is probably one of the biggest and oldest deer I have done! He’s just a 6-point but had a massive noggin😂 He gave me new challenges but I didn’t back down💪🏼

👉🏼Comment on your favorite pic and I’ll add that one to my featured album.

02/07/2026

During the whitening process the antlers can be affected. I don’t have a well ventilated place to use stain to touch up the antlers so I came up with my own method: COFFEE!!! ☕️😃 I soak paper towels in coffee then carefully wrap them around the areas I want to darken. Don’t get it on the bone though or it will stain the skull. From there I will leave it for 24-48 hours then repeat if necessary.

01/19/2026

Season is over and it’s time to work on some mounts. The wind is picking up but at least it’s 🔥 in the tent😄

01/12/2026

Can you spot the critter?
I took this pic during my last hunting day. He stayed close by for several hours.