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Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: Arteman on January 17, 2012, 06:33:22 PM

Title: Unique Blacktail Rack
Post by: Arteman on January 17, 2012, 06:33:22 PM: 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.
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Post by: boneaddict on January 17, 2012, 06:43:49 PM: Neat old rack.
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Post by: Arteman on January 17, 2012, 06:45:57 PM: 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.
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Post by: lewy on January 17, 2012, 06:46:41 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Idahocougar on January 19, 2012, 08:35:35 AM: :yeah: Awesome old buck, would be cool to know the story of the hunt.
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Post by: jackmaster on January 19, 2012, 08:41:17 AM: that is a sweet buck, gonna make an awesome mount, nothin like going through really old stuff like that.
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Post by: trophyhunt on January 19, 2012, 08:46:14 AM: Quote from: jackmaster on January 19, 2012, 08:41:17 AM
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.
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Post by: GoldTip on January 19, 2012, 09:03:14 AM: Great looking old set of horns, make sure you post up pics once it's mounted.
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Post by: Arteman on January 19, 2012, 11:54:19 AM: Quote from: GoldTip on January 19, 2012, 09:03:14 AM
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.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 19, 2012, 12:01:20 PM: Way cool thanks for sharing!!
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Post by: teanawayslayer on January 19, 2012, 07:46:19 PM: cool set of horns. Look forward to seeing it when you finish it up. :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on January 21, 2012, 01:28:37 PM: great keepsake
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Post by: Special T on January 21, 2012, 02:12:46 PM: 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...
Title: Re: Unique Blacktail Rack
Post by: Arteman on January 21, 2012, 09:31:03 PM: Quote from: Special T on January 21, 2012, 02:12:46 PM
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.
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Post by: Elk77 on January 22, 2012, 06:50:56 AM: The best thing of all is that its one your greatgrandfather shot. :tup: