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Offline 509er

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Grandad's Buck (updated with more pics)
« on: February 07, 2011, 03:08:44 PM »
After many years of working on getting my granfather's buck it finally happened.  It was taken in the Entiat in 1946. Just over 31 inches wide.  Here is a pic of my great granfather with the fresh mount and a pic of it today, it has seen better days.  My plan is to get it remounted.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2011, 03:27:20 PM by 509er »
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2011, 03:10:33 PM »
Awesome buck!
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2011, 03:11:56 PM »
 :yike: amagine running into that in the woods  :'( thats the scariest hog I have ever seen
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2011, 03:12:41 PM »
Great buck.  Hold onto that wood backer and refinish it and include as part of your next mount.  That will hold some nostalgic value for you.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2011, 03:20:23 PM »
Cool! Make sure you post a finished pic. Nice buck.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 03:21:26 PM »
Very cool! 
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2011, 03:26:41 PM »


Quote from: whacker1 on February 07, 2011, 03:12:41 PM
Great buck.  Hold onto that wood backer and refinish it and include as part of your next mount.  That will hold some nostalgic value for you.

I was thinking the same thing. It still has the taxidermist info on it.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2011, 03:39:32 PM »
I love old pics.  Great buck, and cool idea with the plaque
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2011, 03:41:29 PM »
Very nice.  I too have one from my great-grandfather that was killed in the late forties in N. Cali.  It still has the original mount, which is not too bad considering it's been 60 some odd years.  I've got the photo of him packing it out on mules too.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2011, 03:41:47 PM »
Thats cool. You should be able to get a new hide for the mount right? Thats if you want to and all. Refinish the board and put a little polish on those horns (yep, I called 'em horns) and you are set.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2011, 03:44:32 PM »
Cool buck! Glad you still have it. I would about do anything to get my grandfathers big buck mount from the 40's back. Great idea to get it re-done!
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2011, 03:50:09 PM »
Hard to get much deeper of a split than that!  Great mains also!
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2011, 04:46:25 PM »
I have pictures of my dad's 1st buck...taken in 1940.  It was a 6X4 mulie taken in Eastern Oregon.  He dropped it off at the taxidermist and then got drafted.  When he came home from WW2 the shop was closed up and he never saw it again.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2011, 05:44:53 PM »
Real cool.  It will be neat to have it restored.
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Re: Grandad's Buck
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2011, 06:05:40 PM »
cool buck and pic!
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