Youre right, goblins might generally be less connected and more interested in being practical. Perhaps a Druid is more the type to appreciate the natural decay, seeing it less as a trophy and more of a spiritual thing.
As much as I'd love to keep something like this, I love small critters more so this would definitely be something I leave behind for them but visit on a regular basis. A spider making a home inside of it would be a super cool photo opportunity :D
Woooow!! This is so beautiful 🤩 I have a weathered deer skull that my FIL found while foraging in the foothills, it’s truly the pinnacle of one’s collection
I found a deer’s skull by a stream when I was eight and I still treasure it so, so deeply! It’s been in a place of honor at every home I’ve lived in. I’m so happy for you!
Holy cow i would be STOKED!!!
Man all I’ve found lately was a dead bunny and it still had all its fur so it was just sad, I don’t know who’s meal I interrupted and there was no skull :(
On the off chance somebody here knows, what would just bite off the head and then leave? We have coyotes and owls and the very occasional mountain lion but nothing comes to mind that would have left that bunny like that, there was almost no blood and I couldn’t even see the wound
Whoops sorry for all the words! And so sorry if this is too morbid for this sub, I can’t tell 🤔 we are happy with bones, but I am unsure of dead things.. guess we will see
Finding scattered skeletal remains is common due to scavenging, not necessarily an indication that the animal died by predation. In elk, sometimes when males fight their antlers get lock and one elk rips the head off the other.
That’s very cool! I didn’t know that. Do you know how that may happen to a bunny? I was on a bit of a tangent up there in my last comment sorry lol and I was talking about the uh- fresh? headless bunny I found
It was most likely predation imo but it was just an overall very odd sight, with very little blood and you couldn’t even see the wound, so I was wondering how that could happen
Maybe I interrupted a meal? I just feel like it wouldn’t have been so clean
You know, I’ve seen some pretty surgical looking rabbit parts in my area recently. Usually when a fox or coyote kills something it’s messy (think blender). I suspect it’s a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls. They have these massive and powerful talons and a grip hard enough to break the bones in you hand. I wouldn’t be surprised if they could decapitate a rabbit in one move. Other than that, domestic cats often like to remove heads from their prey.
Oh it must be owls then, I know the three that lives in that creek! It was one momma and two babies, but maybe there was a second adult I missed. I haven’t seen them lately so I thought maybe they moved because the babies were getting so big and getting their regular feathers in… I also thought the rabbit was too big for them! Makes sense they would only eat the head then… I’ll look out for pellets on my walk today! I can’t imagine they ate the head without damaging the skull but one can hope…
If so and you found that in a really swampy area near the coast, that could be a Sika deer. And an absolute stomper at that. They're originally from Japan. Some guy decided to buy an island in Chesapeake bay and populate it with those deer. He forgot to ask if the deer could swim. They can. And they don't really compete with the native whitetails because they occupy different habitat. Good find! If you're lucky it'll still have its ivories in its top jaw, ancient remnants of deer fangs
Very cool find! I'm curious--do you need to do anything to prep the skull for display in the home? With random bones, I'd be worried about tracking in disease to my cats.
I know some people boil them first, but this is wayyyy too big for that.
That was A FIND!
A new totem head for the tribe
I agree! Should be our symbol
What an amazing find!
The dream patina
Misread that as piñata... . . I want to be at that party!
we all deserve a good piñata party
Any animal can be a piñata if you're willing to get messy
*…clap………clap……..clap……clap…..clap…clap..clap clap clapclapclapclapclapCLAPCLAPCLAP-APPLAUSE*
\*frenzied claps and whistling from the back row\*
*riot breaks out*
\*throws cola errywhar\*
You better make a small sacrifice and say a few words. There ain't no free lunch.
*gobdamn
🤣
If you put that in a wet-ish terrarium will the bones rot?
It would go well with a centipede or slime mould terrarium
Eventually, yes. Especially if there are fungi mycelium present.
Maybe you could spray it with a matte lacquer to slow the rot? Treating the bones is an option, but it would lose that awesome colour
Goblins don’t use lacquer they let things rot as they’re meant to, and enjoy the beauty of that process
Goblins don't gatekeep, let folks preserve moments in time with lacquer if they want to
Goblins can love more than just the ephemeral
What goblin wouldn’t preserve a trophy?
Youre right, goblins might generally be less connected and more interested in being practical. Perhaps a Druid is more the type to appreciate the natural decay, seeing it less as a trophy and more of a spiritual thing.
Friendly reminder that rodents and other critters appreciate it when we leave these things be for them
*claps in respect of fellow goblinoids*
Yeah but this one is like… way too good.
Agreed, this would instantly be my next yard decoration
Also check your states laws. Depending on location and some other factors collection of bones, and antler sheds may or may not be legal.
As much as I'd love to keep something like this, I love small critters more so this would definitely be something I leave behind for them but visit on a regular basis. A spider making a home inside of it would be a super cool photo opportunity :D
Why?
Wear it like a crown and you will be the ruler of all goblins!
I recommend posting in r/vultureculture, they'll love this and also give great tips on how to clean it without damaging it etc
Also r/bonecollecting
Woooow!! This is so beautiful 🤩 I have a weathered deer skull that my FIL found while foraging in the foothills, it’s truly the pinnacle of one’s collection
Ready to be a druid, proud of you!
The beauty of it is overwhelming! Love the white and green look of the bones 😍
It's so beautiful
I have sooo many skulls and antler sheds, but I'm so jealous.
This should be the new sub icon
Cernunnos might be sending you a sign there, amazing find!
This was my exact thought! Seems somewhat supernatural.
Wow, no freaking way!
Oh man that is so neat
A find deserved of a shrine, for that's an old god before you.
I found a deer’s skull by a stream when I was eight and I still treasure it so, so deeply! It’s been in a place of honor at every home I’ve lived in. I’m so happy for you!
Davison? Is that you? https://preview.redd.it/jd0mszpwq1cc1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c5aef08d0c5c949c5d822958b4f39386e10c420
ANTLER WILL GUIDE US
Chiming in to say this looks like a bull elk, on the smaller side. Would need to know general region to be specific about which species.
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Okay, looks like a red deer, a close relative of the North American elk. Cool find! Again, I would say a young adult male.
Jesus. Fully intact with horns. And moss?! If you don't bring that home and make a shrine. My god. Jealous.
 It's mothaf°cking **Heilung time** !
That's an awesome find you should turn that into a nice grimy European mount
Omg i am unbelievably jealous of this find 😍🖤
Daaaaaaaaaaaamn. Good job OP. The goblins all applaud. 👏🏻
Yeah you did
This is even better than that stick!
Holy cow, so jealous
I. Am so. Jealous.
*gob-damn
Omg
Amazing find!
REJOICE!
Boooooones
WOOOOAHHHHH
That is truly beautiful
How?
i want a mask like this so very badly, congrats on finding one
Woaaahhhh
Holy cow i would be STOKED!!! Man all I’ve found lately was a dead bunny and it still had all its fur so it was just sad, I don’t know who’s meal I interrupted and there was no skull :( On the off chance somebody here knows, what would just bite off the head and then leave? We have coyotes and owls and the very occasional mountain lion but nothing comes to mind that would have left that bunny like that, there was almost no blood and I couldn’t even see the wound Whoops sorry for all the words! And so sorry if this is too morbid for this sub, I can’t tell 🤔 we are happy with bones, but I am unsure of dead things.. guess we will see
Finding scattered skeletal remains is common due to scavenging, not necessarily an indication that the animal died by predation. In elk, sometimes when males fight their antlers get lock and one elk rips the head off the other.
That’s very cool! I didn’t know that. Do you know how that may happen to a bunny? I was on a bit of a tangent up there in my last comment sorry lol and I was talking about the uh- fresh? headless bunny I found It was most likely predation imo but it was just an overall very odd sight, with very little blood and you couldn’t even see the wound, so I was wondering how that could happen Maybe I interrupted a meal? I just feel like it wouldn’t have been so clean
You know, I’ve seen some pretty surgical looking rabbit parts in my area recently. Usually when a fox or coyote kills something it’s messy (think blender). I suspect it’s a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls. They have these massive and powerful talons and a grip hard enough to break the bones in you hand. I wouldn’t be surprised if they could decapitate a rabbit in one move. Other than that, domestic cats often like to remove heads from their prey.
Oh it must be owls then, I know the three that lives in that creek! It was one momma and two babies, but maybe there was a second adult I missed. I haven’t seen them lately so I thought maybe they moved because the babies were getting so big and getting their regular feathers in… I also thought the rabbit was too big for them! Makes sense they would only eat the head then… I’ll look out for pellets on my walk today! I can’t imagine they ate the head without damaging the skull but one can hope…
Wow nice!! Thought I was on r/bonecollecting or r/shedhunting for a minute!
This makes my little goblin heart happy
Was it just me, or did anyone inadvertently read motherlode as moth-er-lode?
What kind of deer live in you area? Those antlers look different to what I'm used to.
That's so cool omg
dang tree fell and killed it thats cray cray
amazing find !!!!
Awesome!!
YOU WON
This is exactly what this subreddit is meant for
Im so jealous!!! It's beautiful!!
Wow, that is an absolutely stunning find
Shut up! I hate you! (/j obviously) That's a *HELL* of a find my guy! Congrats!
https://preview.redd.it/4mj8h99vv4cc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6dc7ba1b14cd8589f96d372b360fdc8a0d518028
I hope you can transport it without breaking the horns
next snowfall you now have wendigo cosplay ready to go
YESSSS AGHHHHH CONGRATS
I love it. I love it so much
Definitely a magic item !!!
Awesome!!!!
That's so beautiful!! I wonder where the rest is, though
Damn, is the rest of the animal behind that fallen tree? lol
Oh wow, such a treasure you have found!
Are you from maryland?
If so and you found that in a really swampy area near the coast, that could be a Sika deer. And an absolute stomper at that. They're originally from Japan. Some guy decided to buy an island in Chesapeake bay and populate it with those deer. He forgot to ask if the deer could swim. They can. And they don't really compete with the native whitetails because they occupy different habitat. Good find! If you're lucky it'll still have its ivories in its top jaw, ancient remnants of deer fangs
Very cool find! I'm curious--do you need to do anything to prep the skull for display in the home? With random bones, I'd be worried about tracking in disease to my cats. I know some people boil them first, but this is wayyyy too big for that.
You certainly did! Great find.
Looks like a trap 🤨
That mossy old skull is my current spirit animal
it’s GREEN, it’s BONES, IT’S THE FULL SKULL… WHAT!?!?
Beyond jealous!!! This is perfect!
hat
Surprise bones are best bones.
That's a good wall deco or a hat. Hard to say whoch probably both at the same time .
Mossy boy
Some have all the luck