Shed Hunting

There’s a story that comes from the time of the Great Depression, apparently told by Joe Kennedy at that time the richest man in the world. He had started getting stock tips from shoeshine boys and taxi drivers which convinced him it was time to get out of the stock market. He did, just in time to avoid the crash and preserve his fortune.

The other day I heard that an acquaintance of ours was taking up shed hunting as a hobby. If you’ve never heard of it, shed hunting is hunting for the antlers that elk and deer shed annually. They are sought for fun, collecting, and to resell.

This morning I read an article in the New Yorker, “The Great American Antler Boom”. Sounds like a craze that’s cresting.

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  • steve Link

    Some in our backyard almost every year. Just throw them away.

    Steve

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