This is the time of year that I look hard for sheds on my land. It has not greened up yet and the white sheds stand out on the ground if you can spot them. Last week with my helper, I drove around my property and put in fertilizer spikes at my 28 mature apple trees. The next day I noticed my driver's front tire low on air. I spotted what I thought was a roofing nail in the thread. Naturally, these are new tires with less than 4K miles on them.
Went to my mechanic and he tried to pull out the "roofing nail". Finally decided to dismount the tire and push it out from the inside. Imagine my surprise when the "roofing nail" turned out to be the top 2 inches of an antler tip. Somehow on my 122 acres, I managed to drive over a shed antler and imbed the tip into my tire. My helper and I were both looking for sheds and I was driving slow on my land in hopes of spotting sheds. Never saw or felt this rack as it went into my tire. Trying to figure out just where it could have happened as I drove mostly on my road system. Will have to back track my movements that day and see if I can find the rest of this rack.
I am putting the tip in a small bag and putting it on the wall at deer camp. The hole was repaired with a patch and plug. My farmer caught a small 4 point rack in the middle of a 12 acre alfalfa field just right a few years back and it took out his tractor front tire. My mechanic commented that he has been working on cars for over 30+ years and this is a first for him.
Went to my mechanic and he tried to pull out the "roofing nail". Finally decided to dismount the tire and push it out from the inside. Imagine my surprise when the "roofing nail" turned out to be the top 2 inches of an antler tip. Somehow on my 122 acres, I managed to drive over a shed antler and imbed the tip into my tire. My helper and I were both looking for sheds and I was driving slow on my land in hopes of spotting sheds. Never saw or felt this rack as it went into my tire. Trying to figure out just where it could have happened as I drove mostly on my road system. Will have to back track my movements that day and see if I can find the rest of this rack.
I am putting the tip in a small bag and putting it on the wall at deer camp. The hole was repaired with a patch and plug. My farmer caught a small 4 point rack in the middle of a 12 acre alfalfa field just right a few years back and it took out his tractor front tire. My mechanic commented that he has been working on cars for over 30+ years and this is a first for him.
