Unique Blacktail Rack

[Arteman]

Didn't know rather to post this on this forum or the deer hunting forum but here are some pics of a rack from a Blacktail buck my great grandfather shot. It still has the copper band tag on its antler dated 1948.  My moms uncles were going to sale off his property and possessions but wanted family to come get whatever they wanted to take for keepsakes before they did.  I walked down into this dark unfinished basement and this thing was screwed to a center beam and I had to have it.  I have a cape for it and its getting mounted soon.  Thought I'd share this with ya guys.

[boneaddict]

Neat old rack.

[Arteman]

Also would be curious to know when they stopped using tags like this.  Another thing, I believe this buck was killed in Clark County my great uncles told me he liked hunting and fishing a lot and only hunted locally where he lived, he lived in the Vancouver area.  I got a few old wood fishing lures also, and my old man got a unused box of copper cased shotgun shells, there was some neat old stuff.

[lewy]

 

[Idahocougar]

  Awesome old buck, would be cool to know the story of the hunt.

[jackmaster]

that is a sweet buck, gonna make an awesome mount, nothin like going through really old stuff like that.

[trophyhunt]

that is a sweet buck, gonna make an awesome mount, nothin like going through really old stuff like that.

Get to work jackmaster!!!! (inside joke guys) Only 9 out of 32 of us showed up for work today so lots of computer time!!!  Nice deer by the way, it will be a sweet mount.

[GoldTip]

Great looking old set of horns, make sure you post up pics once it's mounted.

[Arteman]

Great looking old set of horns, make sure you post up pics once it's mounted.

I'll be sure to do that, a buddy of mine got a nice buck in the 2010 season that I caped out for him but he decided to not to do a head mount.  The cape is ready so ill be taking this in soon.

[Skyvalhunter]

Way cool thanks for sharing!!

[teanawayslayer]

cool set of horns.  Look forward to seeing it when you finish it up.

[JakeLand]

great keepsake

[Special T]

I have a  BT rack with a similar tage that my grandfather shot. Not nearly as cool looking as yours, but talk about a great way to remember... 

[Arteman]

I have a  BT rack with a similar tage that my grandfather shot. Not nearly as cool looking as yours, but talk about a great way to remember...

Yeah I wish they still used them, id keep them on all my racks.  Id even leave them on bucks I get mounted just to remember the years.  Be way to expensive I'm sure though.  I never knew they used them tell I got that rack.

[Elk77]

The best thing of all is that its one  your greatgrandfather shot.