This new method of compression involves rubber tubing tightened around the pedicle to a specific tension, which quickly blocks off the nerves, and desensitizes the antler without the use of drugs or needles.

•  Contributes to animal welfare, food safety, and operator convenience.
• Provides a safe, humane, and chemical free method to remove velvet antlers from elk and other deer species, totally eliminating the potential for drug residue in the antlers.
• Provides effective control of bleeding during the antler removal process.
• Provides analgesia equal to injected lidocaine. Plus – more consistent, safer, and easier to administer.
• Results in fewer adverse behavioral reactions during antler removal

What farmers have said

• Impressed, worked well!
• When can I get one?
• Great device!
• “Easy on animals”
• “I was very impressed and am sure that the technique holds great promise for drug free velvet harvesting.”

What veterinarians, have said

• Excellent!!
• Great, seemed very reliable on the stags done!!
• Better than local, more consistent!!