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1947 Wa Whitetail
« on: February 11, 2014, 07:50:35 PM »
My Uncle's grandfather's buck thought I would share.
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2014, 08:23:34 PM »
you sure that's a WA deer?
the tag looks different...

sure is cool though
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2014, 08:41:29 PM »
 Cool looking buck weird little eye guard. Wa?

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014, 11:44:49 AM »
Great story and buck, no matter where it was taken. Sure makes one think how far taxidermy has come over the years.

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2014, 03:43:46 PM »
Great buck! My buddy has a Washington muley mount from back then has the same tag.

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2014, 07:43:09 PM »
Got lots of those old washington tags from the grandparents,wish they still had them nowadays,took wirecutters or a pair of dykes to cut them off.....darn near bullet proof!...very cool MLBowhunting :tup:

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2014, 07:59:16 AM »
Time to update the taxidermy to get rid of the Jim Halpert nose, but nice rack. :tup:

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2014, 01:57:56 PM »
Nice!!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2014, 02:08:11 PM »
Holy brow tines Batman.
Look man, some times you just gotta roll the dice

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2014, 12:43:47 AM »
I wish we still had metal tags they just look awesome
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2014, 03:52:31 AM »
saweeeeet buck,just a thought,have you considered asking a taxy if it could be remounted...im not sure if they can do that,but boy thats a great buck

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2014, 05:32:05 AM »
Great Rack!! Can't say alot about the mount but it is 60+ yrs old
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2014, 09:12:26 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2014, 12:43:38 AM »
Very nice :tup: and love that ole tag.. that really makes it.

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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2014, 01:09:35 AM »
That is a sweet buck!
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Re: 1947 Wa Whitetail
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2014, 02:05:44 AM »
That is a sweet buck!
:yeah: But I think its time for a remount
You sure you know how to skin griz pilgram

 


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