Brickbat: Rack Them Up

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks charged three members of the state National Guard with criminal trespassing. The guardsmen landed a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in a pasture on private ranch land in Sweet Grass County's Crazy Mountain foothills without permission and reportedly stole elk antlers, including two sheds and a skeletonized head with antlers, valued at $300 to $400. J. Peter Hronek, the Montana National Guard's adjutant general, acknowledged the unauthorized landing and promised accountability.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

Charge them with violating the 3rd Amendment! That way they get zero punishment.

[Don't look at me! (I’ll post my list if you post yours)]

Stealing the kings deer!

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

Always Ready [to poach], Always There [on your property]!

[Quo Usque Tandem]

When I was in AK back in the 60s it was not uncommon for AF pilots to cruise their jets at low altitude to spot game. The game wardens were constantly on the lookout for this.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Stole two sheds with a helicopter? I know UH-60s are on the large side of the helicopter spectrum, but those must have been some small sheds.

So I checked the two articles. No mention of sheds. Just the two antlers and a skull with antlers.

[Incunabulum]

The 'sheds' are shed antlers, not buildings.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Ah, yes, I had just never heard "shed" used as a noun in that context. Found some around here, and everybody called them "antlers", since it was pretty obvious they had been shed.