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Will Power said:
Sambar Deer have been introduced into Australia & the US, possibly elsewhere and number have exploded (no Tigers there...Sambar being a great favourite of theirs...) and I understand they are shot for sport or even ruled as invasive, so why isn't this a source of Sambar Stag?
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I had the same question a few months back and did some digging to try to come up with an answer for this.

Best I could ascertain, it comes down to an ethics issue. If legitimate Sambar Stag from non-native populations was available on the open market, it could give unscrupulous people with access to the vulnerable native populations the opportunity to claim that the stag being sold originated from a non-native population elsewhere. This would make it much more difficult for authorities to regulate the trade, and thus - more difficult to protect the genetic diversity of the native population.

I've not visited yet, but I'm about a 6-7 hours drive from St. Vincent Island, off the coast of Florida, which is the only place I've heard of in the US with a healthy breeding population of imported Sambar deer. Hunting is even permitted after applying for and receiving a limited number of tags - which further supports the idea of a healthy population. The refuge is operated by the state of Florida, which, bringing in much revenue through outdoor sports tourism, puts a lot of time and effort into maintaining the healthy populations of game species.
 
birdsbeaks birdsbeaks What I'm interested in is why the US and Aus plus other sources of Sambar Stag can't be utilised? This would take pressure off the Indian stocks and release quality antler ? The Père David deer was almost extinct but a) has thrived elsewhere b) been successfully & rightly re-introduced to China its natural domain. But I have a nasty suspicion it's to do with revenues and profits rather than what is good for the animals and the consumers of by-products :confused: Or perhaps, nobody has thought of using the US antlers or even know their potential??
 
Will Power said:
birdsbeaks birdsbeaks What I'm interested in is why the US and Aus plus other sources of Sambar Stag can't be utilised? This would take pressure off the Indian stocks and release quality antler ? The Père David deer was almost extinct but a) has thrived elsewhere b) been successfully & rightly re-introduced to China its natural domain. But I have a nasty suspicion it's to do with revenues and profits rather than what is good for the animals and the consumers of by-products :confused: Or perhaps, nobody has thought of using the US antlers or even know their potential??
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It's a good question, and I agree that your suspicions may play a large part in it.

On the other hand, I imagine that those resources are being utilized - just perhaps not in a widespread or commercial manner.

Simply because a species is considered "invasive" doesn't necessarily mean that there are enough of them to support a commercial venture -- only that there are enough of them to cause potential damage to their non-native habitat.
 
I had seen the #9 Barlow in the old 1970s catalogs and thought it would be neat to have a pocket machete. Well, this one popped up in the exchange and made it's way here. It's in great, unused condition. Mirror polished blades and has a blade etch for the Mount Vernon Dryer Felt Company. Cabone handle, which was Camillus' secret code word for delrin.

Too cool. Normal size front pocket knife for scale. 😂


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RickHuf said:
I had seen the #9 Barlow in the old 1970s catalogs and thought it would be neat to have a pocket machete. Well, this one popped up in the exchange and made it's way here. It's in great, unused condition. Mirror polished blades and has a blade etch for the Mount Vernon Dryer Felt Company. Cabone handle, which was Camillus' secret code word for delrin.

Too cool. Normal size front pocket knife for scale. 😂


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Very cool! 😎
 
Today we visited a ren Fair and of course they had some nice knives there...

I was quite tempted and couldn't say no to a Spanish Pallés no1 knife in a simple carbon steel.
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This is a very simple slip joint with a beautifully thin blade, the wood looks amazing and the leaf shape of the blade is fantastic.
 
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Picked up this case mini copperlock. My first case!

Beautiful bone, somewhat sharp, a tight lock up and Case’s ‘new’ Carbon Steel to boot. Some gunk was messing with the action but it’s perfect after flushing it.

After paying secondary prices for most of my pieces (price of getting in the hobby late) it’s a fine knife for what I paid! 5300A2DD-D4BB-44BE-AA6B-E011B1BB9F15.jpeg
 
My newest came yesterday, a 25th Anniversary Mini Copperlock from Case, with pin. Ordered quite a while back from CCC and forgot about it! Above it is a mini copperlock I picked up off of ebay a few years back from the 1998 inaugural year. I didn't start collecting Case knives until about 10 years after 1998, but I wanted to find one from the first year, didn't take too long watching ebay. It's probably my favorite Case pattern, even though the "purist" in me feels a twinge because it's a lock blade.old and new.jpg
 
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