Oak creek auction

[buckmaster_wa]

Here are a few antlers that my buddy bought at the auction today. There were about four sets there that were a little bigger then the sets that he bought. He is gonna do shoulder mounts and sell them.  he also bought four singles to make lamps out of.

[270Shooter]

Nice Bones

I think I have a pic of that first 6x7 you posted. I believe this is the one .

[buckmaster_wa]

That looks like the same one to me. Was that picture from this year?

[270Shooter]

Yes that was this last january I believe.

[autodink13]

just out of curiousity, about how much did the sheds sell for?

[buckmaster_wa]

The bigger set went for $200 and the smaller 6x7 set went for $150. The big non-typical deadhead went for $550 and that was the most money that anything brought in. The most that a set of sheds went for was $275.

[Ridgerunner]

How many people were there bidding?

[buckmaster_wa]

I would say there were about 60-80 people there. There were 3-5 horn buyers and the rest were just people that wanted antlers for there houses I think. They averaged about $10-$12 per pound. I didnt stay till the end so im not sure how much money was raised. They had quite a few antlers from the St. Helens area, and a lot of those were cut off of the heads as singles  . Not sure why they didnt leave them in tact.

[fc2038]

Always nice to match an animal to a pair of sheds! nice pic.

[270Shooter]

Was a hanford bull there? In the Newspaper it said they were hoping for around 1200 dollars for that one.

Cool to see those sheds, I recognized them right away.

[Hunting Cowboy]

I would say there were about 60-80 people there. There were 3-5 horn buyers and the rest were just people that wanted antlers for there houses I think. They averaged about $10-$12 per pound. I didnt stay till the end so im not sure how much money was raised. They had quite a few antlers from the St. Helens area, and a lot of those were cut off of the heads as singles  . Not sure why they didnt leave them in tact.

buckmaster_wa is right.

We just got home and we stayed until the very end. I think they must have raised quite a bit of Ca$h. I have a bunch of pictures I need to sort through and then I'll post a few. They not only sold singles and pairs from Oak Creek but also sold lots (sheds in bunches). There were also antlers from St Helens, as well as cut offs from road kill and poached animals. There was also a mounted head donated that they auctioned. Profitable day all in all, I think. The auctioneer donated his time and John McGowen Fish & Wildlife Area Manager gave him a nice set of sheds for his efforts.

Before it was over, there were quite a few less folks. I think a few left a little disgusted with how high things were going. There were a couple of sleepers but I think for the most part things did go for around $10 -$12 a lb.

[buckmaster_wa]

Was a hanford bull there? In the Newspaper it said they were hoping for around 1200 dollars for that one.

Cool to see those sheds, I recognized them right away.

Yeah I thought that was pretty cool to see them photos 270. There were three deadheads there that all looked like hanford bulls to me(light antlers and non-typical characteristics) But when they auctioned them they said they were Oak creek bull's . I never did hear them say anything was from Hanford area. Did you hear anything HuntingCowboy? That set that went for $550 I think was the bull they were talking about in the paper being from Hanford but they didn't say so.

[Hunting Cowboy]

Was a hanford bull there? In the Newspaper it said they were hoping for around 1200 dollars for that one.

Cool to see those sheds, I recognized them right away.

Yeah I thought that was pretty cool to see them photos 270. There were three deadheads there that all looked like hanford bulls to me(light antlers and non-typical characteristics) But when they auctioned them they said they were Oak creek bull's . I never did hear them say anything was from Hanford area. Did you hear anything HuntingCowboy? That set that went for $550 I think was the bull they were talking about in the paper being from Hanford but they didn't say so.

I never heard them mention Hanford. I think I have a picture of that one while they were auctioning it off.

[509er]

Here is another pic of that bull.

[buckmaster_wa]

For those of you that have pictures of that bull. Would you have paid $200 for the set. Myself, I wouldn't but I Guess my buddy sees it as an investment because he gonna turn around and sell them. I asked him why he dont just sell the ones he found for free. His reply was that he is to attached to those ones. (Understandable)