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Title: Handle Material
Post by: Doug Campbell on August 13, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
Our local District office of the Montana FWP had an auction this past weekend to get rid of horns, hides, and such. This stuff had been collected over the past few years from seizures, killed nuisance animals and I'm sure a hundred other reasons. I was able to pick up three sheep heads and a great set of elk horns that have some nice popcorny stuff on em. My biggest regret is being a poor boy and not taking a whole pickup load home. Opportunities like this don't come along often. Anyway here's a couple pics fore I take it to the bandsaw.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/936F98BC-5961-4957-96E6-CF79FB6BD42C-3012-000008050BA5490C_zpse3eabdd5.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/951C96FC-43DA-4A51-BF2E-C46717702CA4-3012-000008054E9AC317_zps31cb14e5.jpg)
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: Lamey on August 13, 2013, 07:54:00 PM
beyond nice stuff there.
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: Ray Hammond on August 13, 2013, 08:47:00 PM
That elk is going to make outstanding handles! Wow

Good grab Doug congrats
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 13, 2013, 09:52:00 PM
WoW!  Great score!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: Kevin Evans on August 13, 2013, 09:54:00 PM
Cool stuff!
You should'a told me that was going on.  :p
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: akaboomer on August 13, 2013, 11:52:00 PM
Great score Doug. There are some nice scales in there. I see several nice folder scales in those elk antlers.
Can't wait to see what gou come up with.

Chris
Title: Re: Handle Material
Post by: Doug Campbell on August 14, 2013, 09:03:00 AM
You were in too big a hurry to get back to Misery Kevin.  ;)  I actually forgot about it till the day before when a buddy called to remind me.    :knothead:  

Thanks guys