Turning your shed hunting finds into cold, hard cash

  • Photo by Scott Bidroski Charles Pickett has been stopping in Gordon to purchase elk and deer sheds for 10 years now. Pickett, who hails from Kansas City, Mo., pays top dollar for your antler and enjoys coming to this area of the country each year on his route.
    Photo by Scott Bidroski Charles Pickett has been stopping in Gordon to purchase elk and deer sheds for 10 years now. Pickett, who hails from Kansas City, Mo., pays top dollar for your antler and enjoys coming to this area of the country each year on his route.

    By Scott Bidroski A few times per year over the past decade, you may have noticed a trailer parked at NAPA Auto Parts on the corner of 1st and Main in Gordon and wondered what is going on inside.

    A quick stop and a friendly conversation later, you will find Charles Pickett at that trailer and he is the owner of Heartland Antler.

    And inside his trailer is a treasure trove of antlers from deer and elk…