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Thoughts on bone and antler dread beads?

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It does make me sad about poaching and wasting most of the animal... I saw a lot of bad stuff growing up that people did to animals with Dad being in the game commission. Hunters that would kill 20 deer and only take the hind quarters out of them, leaving the rest of the meat and the carcass to rot...
I do however feel that there is a difference between irresponsible poaching and poaching out of necessity though. I worked with a guy several years ago at a veneer mill, we made 7.75 an hour. We basically were treated like slaves and the area I'm from is so depressed your glad you have a job paying that much even, so you keep your head down and work through it... however a woman that we worked with had a HUGE problem with this man going out every once in awhile on his own land and killing a deer to feed his family. I've never seen anyone go to the extents to use as much of the animal as possible. When you've got a family to feed and a job that pays crap you do what you have to do to survive.

Looking into some of legality issues of dealing with antlers I can see why there is nothing on Etsy...
In PA its actually illegal to sell, buy or barter for shed antlers, DE has restrictions on importing cervid(deer) parts... This is interesting and may mean that I need to do some more research before considering selling on any kind of a level...

soaring eagle said:

i feel the same way i often wonder how hunters would feel if they were hunted

(and secretly wish i could hunt them at least the poachers of endangered animals)

Thoughts on bone and antler dread beads?

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This was enlightening, and I am glad that everyone is sharing their feelings on the subject with me. Thats why I asked about it so that other's COULD let me know their view points, and I understand that this is a really controversial topic that I've brought up. I would NEVER consider killing an animal for the sole purpose of getting bone or antler to carve, and think about it, if someone is killing for a trophy, they aren't going to give me the antlers to cut up and carve. What I'd be able to get my hands on would be either naturally shed antlers, or those from an animal that was killed for food. And though I know that there are some people out there that have no business having a weapon in their hands, most of the people that are close to me are very good hunters and also would use as much of the animal as possible. And the way I'm looking at it its just one more purpose for that animal to be used for. Who knows, I may start playing around with it and decide its not for me... but I may and really end up enjoying myself with it Again everyone thank you for your thoughts and feelings on this topic, they are appreciated and respected.

Naked Naturalist said:

being native american my family has always killed for their food. people that hunt nowadays. i just dunno. it takes them five arrows before they cant kill it. this is veryyy cruel. im more of an animal protector. i believe they were here to teach us. we should protect them and care for them. i do find killing animals as quite distasteful as in "controlling population". i find that disturbing. i believe in natural selection, i guess?now if it were food purpose, im a little more lenient with that. my culture. they use every part of the animal, heart, brain, skull. this is not problem. sort of why i respect india. because most from there are vegetarian. not that i hate on meat eaters but ive seen so many animals brutally murdered that eating meat is not my specialty anymore. however, back on the subject. i find that these beads would be rather interesting. i would wear them! as long as you werent just going out killing animals for the bone. if you just found the bone, or it was from an animal you humanly killed for the meat and decided to use the bone for a purpose. i would thank you for that. im sure the animal would too. it would be good to know that its body was being used for something other than the pleasure of human consumption. peace and love<3

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Thank you Jenzi... thats exactly how I feel. I was also raised with hunting being a very important part of getting food for winter time, there were times we probly wouldn't of HAD food had it not been for us hunting and having some close friends to the family donate part of their kills to us. My father was a Pennsylvania Game Commissioner for 20 years before he retired from it. Its a touchy topic for some people so I tend to tread lightly. After talking to a friend of mine up home he knows a guy with a deer farm so I would be able to get my hands on naturally shed antlers if it came down to that.

Jenzi Zillig said:

I'm a big animal person and it took me a long time to realize that deer hunting is better for the deer as it controls population issues that saves them from inbreeding anddiseases running rampant. I come from a big hunting family and the animals are only killed when using the meat for food, we never mount or "trophy" the animal. what is left my father returns to the land for scavenger animals, continuing the cycle of life.I understand your hesitance to use bone because of the sensitivity of others but if it's what YOU want go for it. I think it's a lovely homage to an animal that gave its life for food, thus sustaining the life of others.

(for those bothered by this, my family is also very involved in different advocacies for humane treatment for animals, and my father not only hunts but has even orange collared a doe he saw on his land that adopted THREE fawns in addition to her own due to poachers hunting out of season, we do NOT support poaching or "anytime hunting". And if his deer are large and there is more meat than we need he donates itto Hunters for Hunger and the meat is sent to families in need. just wanted to clarify )

Thoughts on bone and antler dread beads?

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yep most definitely... I've seen something about using a hydrogen peroxide and water mixture to bleach the antlers... and would probly do a bit of boiling as well... I'm pretty sure the antlers I've got coming to me are from kills for food... but considered that that might be distasteful to some people. I also know that I can get my hands on naturally shed antlers as well for those who have problems with hunting (even if the hunting is to put food on the table)

Thoughts on bone and antler dread beads?

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So I've decided to try my hand at making up some antler dread beads out of deer antler... Does anyone know any reason why I shouldn't? And also I'm curious but for some reason Etsy doesn't have ANY antler or bone dread beads, this is weird to me.

updated by @australe: 02/03/18 10:36:44PM

All my awful dandruff has GONE!!!

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I'm hoping that over a period of time once my scalp adjusts to using BS/ACV that my dandruff will get better, the peppermint and rosemary has definitely helped with my itchy problems though... I think for the time being I should stay away from the jojoba oil since my dreads are only about 2 weeks old now. Thanks for the info though!!

Flame Touched Glass

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Man I just got my hands on some awesome glass dread beads on Etsy, she's way more reasonably priced than some of the other shops I've found on there, and I was lucky enough to catch her the day before she was going back into the studio and she made up a bunch of beads that are a half inch in length... even made a couple special ones with blue dicro on them, of course they are not in the shop anymore and are on their way to me. But I wanted to share, I was tickled pink that she was willing to work something up for me.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlameTouchedGlass

updated by @australe: 01/13/15 09:21:08PM

lxchel, I love that you cloth diaper as well

Awesome new tam I made for myself

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I'll keep it in mind... I've got to get caught up on dishcloths for the family

Awesome new tam I made for myself

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I didn't really start to crochet until after our son was born, almost 2 years ago. There are so many great resources online to learn to crochet!
Thanks so much for your comments

Maybe I should start making some crazy tams and selling them