Wyoming elk antler arches

Every spring, the Boy Scout troop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, gathers the shed elk antlers in the surrounding forests and mountains and sells them to the city and a few businesses in town. The city has a city center park and there are archways on all four corners, this arch is at a resort close to the city. They are the signature symbol for Jackson Hole, everyone has to have their photo taken by the arches! It's a great way for the Boy Scouts to make money for their activities, so it's a win win for the scouts and the town.

[Lin]

How interesting! Nicely captured and I enjoyed the history.

[Babs]

How bizarre, a great way to display the antlers though.

[Maggiemae]

I wonder what the antlers are made of - not obviously something you could fashion jewellery with but this is nicely put together!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such an interesting and unique construction ! and a great way for the scouts to make a bob of two !

[Bep]

Interesting, but a bit bizarre too, I guess.

[Carole Sandford]

How interesting, never seen anything like this!

[Islandgirl]

Wow that's a lot of antlers!
Cool capture!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow that's incredible!

[Lou Ann]

@linnypinny @onewing @maggiemae @beryl @gijsje @carole_sandford @radiogirl @koalagardens Thank you all for your comments I appreciate you taking the time! Wyoming takes pride in their "Wild West" reputation, these shed elk horns show there are many elk surrounding the city of Jackson Hole. Hunters love to hunt elk and I'm sure when they see all the antler arches they plan to come there to hunt.

[Connie Little]

That certainly is a lot of antlers. Thanks for the explanation.

[Sam]

Well you learn something new every day - I didn't know that elks shed their antlers!!!

[Valerie Chesney]

Wow, so many antlers, great for the boy scouts & I can imagine tourists wanting photos under the arches,

[Nicole Campbell]

That is amazing, I have never seen anything like it and I can only imagine how many there are in that arch. Thanks for sharing.

[Lou Ann]

@littleconnie @gigiflower @happysnaps @nicolecampbell

Thank you for your comments and favs, if you ever go to Jackson Hole, you will love the antler arches on the square's corners. They are the "must take" photo op in town.