Who has an older mount to share.

[jHancock74]

This one my father in law took around 98.

 

[Shadow11]

Great thread. Never seen this one before. It's neat seeing how gnarly some of those racks were way back then. It reminds me of when I was a kid. My dad saw an old man he knew, out side working when we were driving by. He stopped and the guy showed this old mount that he had of a crazy looking non typical buck that he killed somewhere around the habersham/white county line many years before that, near the chattahoochee. I think it was up close to 20 points or so. It wasn't real wide or anything, just very gnarly. Points all over the place. That was 30 years ago when I saw it, and it looked old then.

 

[TnHunter356]

A couple of older ones..

Left is 1996 right 1994. Both shot in Tennessee.

 

[NGa.MtnHunter]

Killed this buck in 1976
David Harper in Ellijay mounted it for me.

 

[dank1296]

1977 Oglethorpe County Lease Next To Hogan And Zebo Land I think was off Bethesda Church Rd. 7 pointer opening day in rain. 9 pointer 10 days later. Then had dry spell for about 8 years before killed another deer. Mounted by the old man at Cherokee Taxidermy in Canton, 125.00 each. Still in great shape.

 

[Milkman]

I got one from the class of '81 trying rustle up a pic.

Well ???

 

[TJay]

Well ???

Holy cow. Totally forgot. I'm headed down to the club for the weekend I'll post it up on Sunday or Monday.

 

[dank1296]

1977 Oglethorpe County Lease Next To Hogan And Zebo Land I think was off Bethesda Church Rd. 7 pointer opening day in rain. 9 pointer 10 days later. Then had dry spell for about 8 years before killed another deer. Mounted by the old man at Cherokee Taxidermy in Canton, 125.00 each. Still in great shape.

Was 15 Years old 1st two deer. Picture was in the old Georgia Sportsman in one of the 1978 issues. If anyone has that particuliar issue i will buy it off you. Dont know which month.

 

[earlyspur]

My pops killed this one in 1985 I believe. Mount is still in great shape. Pic is a little blurry.

 

[krizia829]

This is my boss' 1972 Florida Everglades buck that he keeps in the office! He got it mounted for free for being the largest one taken in the area that year. I believe it was taken from the top of his full track he still has parked here in his office. Still being used today!

 

[marknga]

Here is a 9 pt I shot Thanksgiving Day 1976.
Mount by Aartistik Taxidermy.

 

[TJay]

OK Milkman here ya go. Better late than never I guess. This was my first "racked" buck shot in 1981 near Bradley Arkansas. Kind of an oddball looking guy with two main beams.

 

[Milkman]

Bump

 

[Hunter922]

Fighter, not sure with who but he had multiple punctures..

 

[Milkman]

Fighter, not sure with who but he had multiple punctures..
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Great buck. What year ?

 

[specialk]

My dad killed this about 73, running dogs in VA....just us 6, no radios, 4wd, or rifles. Unique 7 pt with heavy palmated horn but very little mass off the bases....old mount held up good....daddy shot it in the face/neck then it turned and he shot again in the side.....you can see where a buckshot hit the main beam....everybody has passed in that pic except the 2 boys....im the one on the right....just got the head from my home in VA and hung it where i could snap some pics ....


MORE PICS HERE https://forum.gon.com/threads/50-yr-old-23-inch-mount.1041743/#post-14007740

 

[killerv]

Here is a 9 pt I shot Thanksgiving Day 1976.
Mount by Aartistik Taxidermy.
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Aartistik loved those forms and would never change, can always spot one, we have more than several aartistik mounts, last I heard they jumped shipped and left a lot of people hanging. Even before they closed shop, the deer coming out looked exactly like that.

 

[reds]

Just now saw this thread and saw Ed Silvey's name. He did both of these. The buck in 1963(that's right 1963), the boar in 1965. Both killed in south Ga.

 

[K80Shooter]

Fighter, not sure with who but he had multiple punctures..
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Love the drop tines! I always wanted one like that. Congrats.

 

[Hawken2222]

Here is my oldest one from 1995. Gene Milligan was the taxi.