I can't believe it :banghead:
I shot a nice buck this year and hung the antlers in my new shop to dry out.I didn't have the garage doors on yet and I guess someone needed them worse than me.I have checked with everybody that I know and nothing.
I am crushed, The police have been informed and I have some good pictures of him to identify.
Has this happened to any of you and what did you do????
Tracy :pray:
Ohhh! That is so wrong! and that person probably calls himself a hunter. How high were they hanging? and how secure? Nailed up or just hanging on a nail... Did a critter knock em down? and then drag em off?
That stinks! Sorry to hear.
Tied up about six feet off the ground.
Tracy
Tracey....post pics of the antlers here....as they may show up somewhere in a taxidermy shop.
There have been several times bows have been stolen and recoved later at pawn shots that were posted about here.
Was this the buck you just took a couple of weeks ago?
We'll....if you've got pics...I'd mail them out to every local taxidermist in the surrounding area....and offer then a reward....and have the police involved as well.....I'd report them stolen ASAP...and provide pics as well to them.
Tracy,
Contact your local conservation officer, there is always a chance that this theif will be caught. The CO may also be able to tell you of known antler buyers in the area. Unfortunately this type of crime is becoming more common each year especially in Kansas.
Sean
Was anything else of value taken from the garage? Have any neighbors who let their dog/s run loose? May want to check them. 6ft isn't that high.
That just ain't right!
When you find that (person) kick them in the knees.
here in ohio whitetail antlers are black market sellers so get them pictures posted and hope for the best,make as many contacts as possible and like everyone said,contact as many taxid. as possible and get the pictures out.
Tracy,
If you don't know the CO, PM me your phone #, I can help in that area if nothing else.
Sean
Terry, Yes it was the buck from the other day.
155 P&Y points,I can send sombody the picture or can it be pulled off the thread. I can not post pictures.
Yes, Conservation officer has been called and my neighbor is a B&C scorer and he has been told and will notify the others.
Atleast I didn't have all my other racks in the Garage yet. It still sucks though one is to many
Tracy
Send me the picture and I'll post it for ya. I sent you a PM with my email.
I hope they catch the lowlife that took em.
This one?
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A good tell-tale (If it's the right one!)
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Tracy....Feelin for ya Bro. Our society sure seems ta be changing. Hope some help comes from your post here.
:mad: :mad: Some people.
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
We'll....if you've got pics...I'd mail them out to every local taxidermist in the surrounding area....and offer then a reward....and have the police involved as well.....I'd report them stolen ASAP...and provide pics as well to them.
Talk to your local Official Measurer's as well...they get to see alot of deer!!!
I once had a fresh, meaty skull I'd just caped sitting on my back porch, kind of wedged in between the railing slats, and it disappeared. Tracks in the spotty snow suggested it was dogs and a couple days later I saw the skull sitting near a neighbor's house. Very lucky to recover it.
Yours having been tied up suggests it was a predator of a different ilk. Bas*ards.
That is low man! :mad: Stealing someone else's trophy!? I hope you get it back Tracy! Let us know what happens!
Nigel
I suppose it isn't possible that someone you know is having them mounted on a plaque for a xmas present for you.
tracy,
that is just sickening...............sorry to hear about that.
keep your eye on ****, they may show up there
Thanks everybody, My computer locked up at home. Just tops my week off if you know what I mean.
Yes that is the buck Rob, Thanks.
Vance,I here you bud.
I had just caped this buck out and cleaned him up some. I work 7 strait days from 8 to 8 and was going to finish him up when I got off but that's not going to happen know
Still holding out that it will show up.
Tracy
sorry to hear that, whats the world coming to.
That has happened to me.I had one stolen off the back porch of the cabin in Indian Lake,NY.I put the pieces together on that one and found out who stole it.I decided not to get the SPs involved but he is now a "Known Thief" in that small town,sucks to be him.It has happened in my town as well but this victim decided to chain his buck in the open and left it unattended on a busy road.Well guess what?The chain proved ineffective and he was deerjacked and the thief was never caught.In that instance Id say he wasnt too bright but as you posted it seems that it was not visible to all so whoever took it is probably known to you.Keep your eyes and ears open and hopefully itll find its way back to you.That is one of the worst feelings I have ever known, getting a deer stolen.Bout as low as a man can stoop.
That just sucks. :mad: Hopefully they will turn up soon.
Dang that sucks. I hope he shows up. And I hope whoever did it is caught. At least you have some nice pics to pass around.
I shot a 153" this year with a shotgun and have been worried about a similar situation. I've heard horror stories of butcher shops loosing the racks. And Taxidermists too. I worried about it until I took it to the Taxidermist (who I think would have taken good care of it) but I still got the rack back last night. It'll remain in my possesion until he is ready to mount it on the manikin.
Years ago I shot a buck (small forkhorn) during WV bucks only season. I heart shot the deer and it ran. A little bit later I hear three shots real close. I walk dow where the deer ran. Two guys standing over him. They said they had shot it at a full run (in the head) Pefect 30 cal hole in and out of the head My guess is he was on the ground. Anyway he said it wasn't hit at all. I moved his leg and there was the 12 gauge hole perfect shot... I let him have it and figured if he wanted to claim he killed a buck that bad .... One of the reasons I rarely hunt on public land.
Some people just are stupid.
sorry to hear it tracy.Is your garage at or attached to your home? was the rope missing or was it just hanging on something. It has been windy lately. Could it have just blow off where you had it and a dog ran off with it.??
:mad: I just hate a thief. Hope you get it back.
I will keep an eye open for it; I bet everyone here does too.
Problem is: I doubt any of us would hang out where a creep like the thief does. But he might sell it; and then we have a chance.
Keep something of the buck that can be tested for DNA. That would be the final nail in the coffin for the thief.
It just aint right! I hope that when the police find the culprit, they give you ten minutes alone with him!
Wells
Geno, The rope was gone to and the worst part is the tag was on the horns.That was my fault for not removing it.
Again thanks for the support, This really sucks but there isn't a dang thing I can do about it.I still have the cape for DNA if needed but I hope it dosn't come down to that.I would just like to have him back.
Tracy :(
that is just plain rotten. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
doug77
Tracy, Man I'm sorry to hear that Buddy. I hope things start going better for ya soon . You've had a rough road here lately.
Hang in there, someone may see something and say something to someone who knows ya. You never know.
Keep an eye on E B A Y and other auction site on the web. As a police Officer we have recovered some stolen property that was being sold on auction sites on the web. Some thieves are not too smart. some theives might hold onto the rack for a year or two before they try to sell it.
Good luck.
Feelin for ya Tracy. I will keep an eye out. Hope ya find it.
Bummer, Tracy: hope you get them back. that was a really nice deer! We'll keep our eyes out even out here in CA-never know!
Damn,that is LOW! Hope you find im Tracey,some really good ideas already up. Good luck!
That really sucks Tracy.
I'm sorry to hear about it for you. Keep us posted.
Chris
Sorry to hear about this Tracy. Darned shame what some people will do...
Check your local squirrel tree too!
I hate it that you've lost a trophy but you still have the memory. I hope it shows up for you.
Tom has a point. The squirrels in my yard just love to latch their teeth into any rack I forget and leave anywhere they can get to. I thought I'd decorate the shop with a nice ten pointers rack, one day I kept hearing a weird scraping sound which turned out to be a big fox sq gnawing on my rack. You should see it now, its been well chewed.
God bless,Mudd
I put the third largest rack I ever collected on the seat of my riding mower in the garage to dry along with an average rack. New house, in a new area, never had a problem before. I came out the next morning and it was gone, the other rack was jammed between the mower and the wall. Never did find it but realized from later losses of shoes, gloves and other odds and ends that a couple of mischievous labs were the thieves
Well, My computer is in the shop so the library will have to do.The garage door guys just left and I won't have to worry about that anymore.
I would like to thank everybody for the kind words and support.It dosn't matter were we live anymore you have to watch youre back.That sucks!!!
Tom, I have a jack russel that just hates tree rats and does a good job of keeping them out of the yard.
Again thanks. :thumbsup:
Tracy
you can take this for what it is worth but those guys who kill the real big record deer dont keep the real thing in there house. They sell it to basspro or cabelas or someone and plus cash get a repo of it to hang. You have a pic and some measurements ....I know it aint the same just a thought.It might make it worse every time you look at it or it might bring back the memory of the hunt.
I have a set of 150s drying on the side of my house, considering there are suicidal idiots everywhere, maybe I should move them. I'm a pretty good shot at things running with antlers, especially in my back yard. Sounds extreme, I can pretty much predict how mad I would get if it happened to me.
That sucks...and I know from my own experience! I posted last year that one December morning I was in the garage going to work...I always look at my 140ish perfectly symetrical rack on the garage wall....Not that morning. Thieves had taken that and a .22 pistol I've had since I was a kid....I still have the memories.