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I like this idea, box it, wrap it up with paper and a bow. Have your daughter give it to him at the local bar in front of all of his buddies and everyone else on a busy Friday evening. He will be so embarrassed that he won’t know what to say or do.

Tell him life is too short to worry about a deer horn and he needs this more than she does. That should really make him look like the fool that he is.

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of course for packing material, you should use as many Kleenex as will fit in the box with the antler

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Set an amazing example for your daughter and pay it forward. Package the antler up and write a nice message with her help. Something like “after a lil’ thought I’ve decided it’s only a deer and life is too short to fret over this antler. There will be many more in our future. Here’s the other half of your trophy.”

And move on…. It’ll create a memory that won’t easily go away or be forgotten.

Good luck no matter the resolution you seek.

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Great opportunity for your daughter to learn from you what hunting is really about. You might consider handing over the horns at that local watering hole. Do it graciously and his cronies will see him in true light when he grabs and grumbles…you might even get a thank you.

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I like this idea, box it, wrap it up with paper and a bow. Have your daughter give it to him at the local bar in front of all of his buddies and everyone else on a busy Friday evening. He will be so embarrassed that he won’t know what to say or do.

Tell him life is too short to worry about a deer horn and he needs this more than she does. That should really make him look like the fool that he is.

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Perfect! Killin’ him with Kindness…you can be “nice” and “turn the screws” at the same time.

I think the valuable lesson to your daughter would be not to give in to other peoples tantrums and it sounds like she is embracing that lesson. I say put this behind you. You have an antler and a memory. Or maybe just sit on it for a while and see if the other guy settles down, learns his own lesson, and approaches you and your daughter humbly and with respect. I think you would be doing your family a disservice by acquiescing to a bully.

Kill him with kindness. Give it to him in a nice respectful way. There is no reason to rub it in his face at the bar or anything like that. It sounds like everyone knows he is an a hole anyway.

The memories with your daughter are important, not a shot off antler. Let your daughter understand that a holes are a holes and will always be a holes, but we can be better people, and hope this rubs in. if you do see Mr. a hole at the bar, congratulate him on the deer and buy him a beer. He will problably never even get what a dink he is.

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so here is option #4.

The other “hunter” has not seen the rack or any pictures of it. Just like I have not seen any pictures of the left side. I have a friend in the taxidermy business and he has hundreds maybe thousands of sheds that we could “doctor” up to give him a horn that I could pass off as being the right side of “his deer”. I really don’t like this idea as I feel as I would be stooping to his level or maybe lower. BUT I really I don’t want to give up our souvenier of our 2013 season either.

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Why should you have to go out of your way or spend any of your money to placate this big baby? If he really wants the mount, he can pay a taxidermist to doctor up another antler and add it.

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Kill him with kindness. Give it to him in a nice respectful way. There is no reason to rub it in his face at the bar or anything like that. It sounds like everyone knows he is an a hole anyway.

The memories with your daughter are important, not a shot off antler. Let your daughter understand that a holes are a holes and will always be a holes, but we can be better people, and hope this rubs in. if you do see Mr. a hole at the bar, congratulate him on the deer and buy him a beer. He will problably never even get what a dink he is.

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I’ve hunted deer for almost 50 years and never heard of this one/scenario before but I like Farmboy’s idea the best. You have the memories. If I was bettin’, there will be day you need this neighbor or he will need you–during deer season or whenever. Best mend the fences and move on. Wish him luck next season and maybe even kid him about how you and the daughter will not miss the big one next time…

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Set an amazing example for your daughter and pay it forward. Package the antler up and write a nice message with her help. Something like “after a lil’ thought I’ve decided it’s only a deer and life is too short to fret over this antler. There will be many more in our future. Here’s the other half of your trophy.”

And move on…. It’ll create a memory that won’t easily go away or be forgotten.

Good luck no matter the resolution you seek.

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Great opportunity for your daughter to learn from you what hunting is really about. You might consider handing over the horns at that local watering hole. Do it graciously and his cronies will see him in true light when he grabs and grumbles…you might even get a thank you.

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I agree!! Good, predictable outcome for all…

Never ever whatsoever give in to bullies, that’s the lesson that your daughter needs to observe. Killing somebody with kindness: a) doesn’t kill anything and is said simply to be non-confrontational in my opinion, and b) is the antithesis of the phrase “no good deed ever goes unpunished” which in my opinion has much more validity. Just saying.

Put it in your gun case for a reminder to shoot your gun before season. You owe it to the animal…….

Keep the antler, but offer it up to a taxidermist to have an exact replica made for his mount on his dime. He shot a half rack and is being a complete douche about it.

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He shot a half rack and is being a complete douche about it.

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It is similar to shooting a really old buck on the downhill slide with smaller antlers and demanding a set of previous sheds from the neighbor becasue they’d look better on the wall. The guy did NOT shoot a 12 pointer, plain and simple, he shot a 1-sided 6 pt.

No shortage of opinions!
While the idea of giving it to him all wrapped and pretty at the bar sounds fun, if he’s a hothead it could be ugly. He might not take to kindly to being embarrassed at his favorite watering hole, especially if he has a few in him.
Do what your gut tells you, it’s usually right.

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No shortage of opinions!

While the idea of giving it to him all wrapped and pretty at the bar sounds fun, if he’s a hothead it could be ugly. He might not take to kindly to being embarrassed at his favorite watering hole, especially if he has a few in him.

Do what your gut tells you, it’s usually right.

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so IF you do decide to give it to him, your daughter should be the one to hand it to him (in the bar with others around)

1. she doesn’t have to say anything; him taking it from a 15 yr old girl will scream “DOUCHE BAG” in flashing neon

2. even a Douche of this caliber wouldn’t take a swing at a 15 yr girl in front of his friends

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No shortage of opinions!
While the idea of giving it to him all wrapped and pretty at the bar sounds fun, if he’s a hothead it could be ugly. He might not take to kindly to being embarrassed at his favorite watering hole, especially if he has a few in him.
Do what your gut tells you, it’s usually right.

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so you do decide to give it to him, your daughter should be the one to hand it to him (in the bar with others around)
1. she doesn’t have to say anything; him taking it from a 15 yr old girl will scream “DOUCHE BAG” in flashing neon
2. even a Douche of this caliber wouldn’t take a swing at a 15 yr girl in front of his friends

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The “no shortage of opinions” wasn’t meant as a bad thing. Lot’s of input is what I should have typed.

it’s all good Belltaine
I wasn’t really trying to argue your point
just piling on a little more perspective as this whole topic continues to develop

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Keep the antler, but offer it up to a taxidermist to have an exact replica made for his mount on his dime. He shot a half rack and is being a complete douche about it.

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Best idea I’ve heard so far!

I’d call the guy and see what he has to say.. I’d play it out like you know nothing about the bar bashing of your name and hunting group. Just tell him that you heard he shot that buck and congratulate him. See if he jumps all over you and just listen to what he has to say. I’d let this guy make your decision for you. That’s what I’d do. And if he takes the crap road about it I wouldn’t give it to him and I’d tell him exactly why,, and that he just effed it up. Good luck!

I like Walleyebuster’s idea the best and the most common sence!
Stan

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if you wanna deliver a four point Mule Deer antler to him, I have one that I’d gladly give you … just for the chance to mess with him a bit

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Best option out there…

Leave it in his truck tire.

Gotta remember that the aho’s family owns a lot of the land around the land this guy hunts. I assume he wants to hunt there for many more years. Keeping peace in a hunting area helps everyone. Ya the aho is being a bully. There are times even bullies can learn something. This is a perfect opportunity to provide the guy a “learning moment”…look at your kids, it is usually paid back in multiples. There is nothing wrong with taking the high road or in this case being the bigger woman (in reference to the daughter). After all, we are talking about an antler that will be tossed at some time by your decendants, the memory that you and your daughter have will never be erased…

Am I the only one who thinks your 15 year old daughter should NOT be in the local bar? Why would you take her there? And why would you reach out to meet with this troll? Just put a smile on you face and move on. That is taking the high road in my opinion.

I would keep a very nice picture of my daughter and me with the antler. Keep that as our good memory….I would be reminded of what a jerk the guy is, every time I saw the antler if I kept it. I would prefer the memory of the great experience I had with my daughter.

I took a first time hunter with me the opening weekend. He took a nice doe. After taking care of field dressing we went back to the hit site and found the hole in the ground where the slug went it after passing thru the deer. While I dug for the slug Ed fount the sabot. He’d already pocketed the shell casing. I got a note from him last night that he’s made a simple collage out of these three things along with his deer and him in a picture. Sometimes its the simple stuff that is most remembered.

Get the picture of your daughter and you and frame it so it can be enjoyed together for years to come. Find out where the dink took his deer for mounting and take the broken antler to that taxidermist so you don’t have to deal with the prick. Chances are that a shot off antler will have parts missing and will not work anyway. If the taxidermist says its a no go for his mount, take the antler home and forget the idiot. If by chance it can be used, leave it so it can be pieced together and hope when the dork takes his prize to the bar to show it off he catches the bad piece on the doorway going home and tears it off.

I wouldn’t give someone like this a penny’s worth of my personal time and I certainly wouldn’t want a daughter around anyone with his caliber of thinking.