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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: bentley30-06 on August 15, 2011, 12:04:41 AM

Title: 1961 Mulie
Post by: bentley30-06 on August 15, 2011, 12:04:41 AM: I was going through my dads taxidermy shop and stumbled across this great set of antlers that was shot in Washington in 1961.
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: bankwalker on August 15, 2011, 05:26:40 AM: when ever i see antlers from the past like this i cant help but picture a time when it was nothing to see bucks like that all day.

wishful thinking
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: THunt on August 15, 2011, 05:48:35 AM: Wow that is a dandy.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 15, 2011, 05:53:44 AM: Got to be a Sawtooth buck
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Post by: huntnnw on August 15, 2011, 06:10:48 AM: buck of a lifetime there!...always wonder what the story is behind the buck..where it was killed etc
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Post by: boneaddict on August 15, 2011, 06:12:24 AM: Thats about perfect right there. Love the heavy mass throughout. What a great buck. Thanks for sharing with us.
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: bentley30-06 on August 15, 2011, 12:05:42 PM: The mass is unreal and it is one of my favorite sets that he has...but it would be interesting to find out the stories behind the old trophies. I will find some more and share some others. Ill post the tags so you can see how different the tags were back then.
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Post by: boneaddict on August 15, 2011, 12:06:53 PM: Looking forward to it!
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Post by: MtnMuley on August 15, 2011, 12:08:18 PM: Masher :tup:
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Post by: jackmaster on August 15, 2011, 12:12:34 PM: i have often wonderd the same thing about the ole days when seeing monster bucks were a dime a dozen, i am guessing we dont have to worry about that ever again... remember the old time pictures of some of the deer camps that had 20 stud bucks hanging in them?
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Post by: WAmuleyHunter on August 15, 2011, 12:21:38 PM: Wow great buck!!! Would love to hear the story on that guy. Did someone in your family shoot that?? Or just pick up the rack somewhere??
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Post by: bucklucky on August 15, 2011, 12:53:57 PM: Thats a bad ass rack!!
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Post by: Goomsba on August 15, 2011, 08:22:21 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on August 15, 2011, 12:08:18 PM
Masher :tup:
:yeah:
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Post by: Wea300mag on August 15, 2011, 08:28:41 PM: Very nice, I think it's time to find a gnarly thick necked muley cape and mount that bad boy.
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Post by: bentley30-06 on August 16, 2011, 10:28:26 AM: heres the tag also...
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Post by: pat riotic on August 16, 2011, 10:34:39 AM: the future buck???
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Post by: jackmaster on August 16, 2011, 12:08:38 PM: Quote from: pat riotic on August 16, 2011, 10:34:39 AM
the future buck???
:yike:
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: HOYT6.0 on August 16, 2011, 12:44:47 PM: Quote from: bentley30-06 on August 16, 2011, 10:28:26 AM
heres the tag also...

Wish tags were $2.00 still... Nice rack though...
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: baldopepper on August 16, 2011, 01:21:05 PM: I don't think there was ever a time when bucks like that were a "dime a dozen". I started hunting in Utah in 1962 and , yes, there were some big bucks around. BUT, after years of liberal doe hunts and several hard winters, the deer herd was severely depleted. I give the game people there credit in that they severely restricted the doe hunts, cut back on the hunting days and did a pretty fair job of bringing the herds back. I can show you some pic's of hunts we had there with a pickup full of bucks, but is wasnt like there was one behind every tree. You had to hunt just as hard then as you do now. (Even though Wolfes sporting goods store had a big buck contest every year and consistently one of the top 5 bucks was taken by some rookie who stumbled on one-usually took at least a 38" buck to get in the top 5-winner got a new jeep) Nice rack for sure, I'd have happily shot him back then.
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: bentley30-06 on August 16, 2011, 02:32:54 PM: ya post some pictures of the "good ol' days" I would love to see them.
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: pat riotic on August 16, 2011, 05:22:44 PM: Quote from: jackmaster on August 16, 2011, 12:08:38 PM
Quote from: pat riotic on August 16, 2011, 10:34:39 AM
the future buck???
:yike:
u like? :chuckle: thats archeralwine's buck on his tc i just stole the pic lol :chuckle:
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Post by: shedcrazy on August 16, 2011, 05:26:09 PM: Great rack, thanks for sharing!
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Post by: C-Money on August 16, 2011, 05:26:44 PM: Great old buck! The tag is pretty cool to see too! $2.00 :chuckle:
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Post by: HuntingFanatic on August 17, 2011, 04:55:58 PM: I thought I would share my grandpas buck and tag shot in the mid '50's in the methow.( Wolf canyon)
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Post by: bentley30-06 on August 17, 2011, 05:21:16 PM: that is one unique specimen...love it! Keep em coming of anyone has anymore they would be willing to share and stories would be awesome as well.
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Post by: Antlershed on August 17, 2011, 06:01:14 PM: Here is a thread I started on my Great Grandpa's Mule deer from 1946

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,1203.msg11384.html#msg11384 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,1203.msg11384.html#msg11384)
Title: Re: 1961 Mulie
Post by: 400out on August 17, 2011, 07:09:07 PM: Quote from: Antlershed on August 17, 2011, 06:01:14 PM
Here is a thread I started on my Great Grandpa's Mule deer from 1946

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,1203.msg11384.html#msg11384 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,1203.msg11384.html#msg11384)
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