check out my unusual yard sale find.

fleetwood1976 · 08-21-2011, 10:04 PM

driving through town friday evening and I see a compound bow and these whitetail mounts propped up against a porch in a guys yard with a for sale sign. I pull over and sure enough the mounts are for sale.

they are from the 80's with documentation and in great shape.

I put a ruler that is 13 inches long all together in the bottom one for reference and the bottom one has a 29 inch neck and is a 10 pointer.

The top one is a 12 pointer with a huge brow tine and a little down tine.

both are bigger than anything I had ever come across and he traded them to me for 150 clam shells for the pair.

I thought that was a steal considering it costs over $300 to get just one taxedermied nowdays.

Am I missing something or is there no market for other peoples trophy's. I think they are a great piece of natural history and awesome to look at for 75% off and I get to enjoy them now, in case I never harvest one of my own this nice.

jack404 · 08-21-2011, 10:47 PM

i think they are excellent and well done ,

i sell the racks i get , i have no interest in trophy's myself , but folks by them

i've not sold entire heads usually just the skull and antlers , but they sell

i've a hunting store ( gun shop) that buy's a few on consignment and when they sell i get ammo or other things in trade and i'm happy with the deal

$150 , is cheap so i reckon you got a deal

good one eh

goofy · 08-22-2011, 05:39 AM

Nice mounts fleetwood.Here in NY you are not alowed to sell mounts

I was told by a local taxadermist that the powers to be here put a law in effect in 1999 that the sale of mounts promotes more illeagal hunting.People were road hunting and takeing just the heads plus people who saw big racks out of season would kill them for there racks and get them mounted and sell them

So you don't get to see things like that at yard sales.Even to the point that when you go into a big box store the mounts you see are loaned to them (rented)......GOOFY

fleetwood1976 · 08-22-2011, 06:31 AM

that is wierd. If you couldn't sale them what would you do to settle an estate of a hunter, donate to a museum?

All I could find on indiana law was that it was leagal to own any taxedermied aniamal that was lawfully taken in season. and these are documented by the taxedermist and have tags so I would say they where lawfully taken.

However, the law was unclear if you could sell them or not, just said you could leagally own them. I would say if you can own them, you should be able to buy them. They sell mounts and antlers on auction sites. I would say it varies from state to state.

jack404 · 08-22-2011, 07:30 AM

Deer are a introduced species here ( classed as feral) so no season and no limits

just like on gun owners , no season and no limits on how many the anti's can harass ...

JUNKKING · 08-22-2011, 08:13 AM

In PA you aren't allowed to sell a head UNLESS it has already been mounted. Possibly NY has the same issues due to poaching. If someone spends 3 to 5 hundred to get a mount done and they decide to change the decor of the house or as mentioned above to settle an estate they can be sold at a lower price than it would cost to mount them. Some states taxidermy is high dollar for a mount. Alot of people don't hunt but wish to have a trophy hanging so people hunt legally and sell the mounts to those for big dollars. Nice find Fleetwood!!

carver · 08-22-2011, 08:41 AM

It's legal here in TX, as long as it's a legally taken deer. That means that if you find a 10 point buck on the side of the road here, you can not take any part of it. I buy some antlers for flint napping, and there are a quite a few folks around that will buy them for the same purpose also.

millwright · 08-22-2011, 09:50 PM

Sounds like you got a good deal ! And they look like good mounts !

Having all the documentation is important; i.e. possession tags, etc as the AR types - and their bureaucratic trolls - are ever watchful ! A quick peruse of your state's FG&W regs ought to tell you everything you need to know about buying a legal mount.

Congrats ! >MW

hogger129 · 08-22-2011, 09:55 PM

niiiiiiice...

fleetwood1976 · 08-22-2011, 10:02 PM

I double checked with dnr and I am good as gold. It just has to be a leagally taken dear during season, and it is fine in indiana.

American Leader · 08-24-2011, 09:26 PM

Nice find FW

08-21-2011, 10:04 PM	#1
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	check out my unusual yard sale find. driving through town friday evening and I see a compound bow and these whitetail mounts propped up against a porch in a guys yard with a for sale sign. I pull over and sure enough the mounts are for sale. they are from the 80's with documentation and in great shape. I put a ruler that is 13 inches long all together in the bottom one for reference and the bottom one has a 29 inch neck and is a 10 pointer. The top one is a 12 pointer with a huge brow tine and a little down tine. both are bigger than anything I had ever come across and he traded them to me for 150 clam shells for the pair. I thought that was a steal considering it costs over $300 to get just one taxedermied nowdays. Am I missing something or is there no market for other peoples trophy's. I think they are a great piece of natural history and awesome to look at for 75% off and I get to enjoy them now, in case I never harvest one of my own this nice. Attached Images --> Last edited by fleetwood1976; 08-22-2011 at 07:29 AM.. Reason: accounting

08-21-2011, 10:47 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. i think they are excellent and well done , i sell the racks i get , i have no interest in trophy's myself , but folks by them i've not sold entire heads usually just the skull and antlers , but they sell i've a hunting store ( gun shop) that buy's a few on consignment and when they sell i get ammo or other things in trade and i'm happy with the deal $150 , is cheap so i reckon you got a deal good one eh

08-22-2011, 05:39 AM	#3
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,010	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. Nice mounts fleetwood.Here in NY you are not alowed to sell mounts I was told by a local taxadermist that the powers to be here put a law in effect in 1999 that the sale of mounts promotes more illeagal hunting.People were road hunting and takeing just the heads plus people who saw big racks out of season would kill them for there racks and get them mounted and sell themSo you don't get to see things like that at yard sales.Even to the point that when you go into a big box store the mounts you see are loaned to them (rented)......GOOFY

08-22-2011, 06:31 AM	#4
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. that is wierd. If you couldn't sale them what would you do to settle an estate of a hunter, donate to a museum? All I could find on indiana law was that it was leagal to own any taxedermied aniamal that was lawfully taken in season. and these are documented by the taxedermist and have tags so I would say they where lawfully taken. However, the law was unclear if you could sell them or not, just said you could leagally own them. I would say if you can own them, you should be able to buy them. They sell mounts and antlers on auction sites. I would say it varies from state to state.

08-22-2011, 07:30 AM	#5
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. Deer are a introduced species here ( classed as feral) so no season and no limits just like on gun owners , no season and no limits on how many the anti's can harass ...

08-22-2011, 08:13 AM	#6
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,758	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. In PA you aren't allowed to sell a head UNLESS it has already been mounted. Possibly NY has the same issues due to poaching. If someone spends 3 to 5 hundred to get a mount done and they decide to change the decor of the house or as mentioned above to settle an estate they can be sold at a lower price than it would cost to mount them. Some states taxidermy is high dollar for a mount. Alot of people don't hunt but wish to have a trophy hanging so people hunt legally and sell the mounts to those for big dollars. Nice find Fleetwood!! __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again!

08-22-2011, 08:41 AM	#7
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,214	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. It's legal here in TX, as long as it's a legally taken deer. That means that if you find a 10 point buck on the side of the road here, you can not take any part of it. I buy some antlers for flint napping, and there are a quite a few folks around that will buy them for the same purpose also. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

08-22-2011, 09:50 PM	#8
millwright Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,435	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. Sounds like you got a good deal ! And they look like good mounts ! Having all the documentation is important; i.e. possession tags, etc as the AR types - and their bureaucratic trolls - are ever watchful ! A quick peruse of your state's FG&W regs ought to tell you everything you need to know about buying a legal mount. Congrats ! >MW

08-22-2011, 09:55 PM	#9
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. niiiiiiice... __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

08-22-2011, 10:02 PM	#10
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. I double checked with dnr and I am good as gold. It just has to be a leagally taken dear during season, and it is fine in indiana.

08-24-2011, 09:26 PM	#11
American Leader Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,630	Re: check out my unusual yard sale find. Nice find FW