19 shells and a nice rack!

I detected an area today that is on it's way to being developed. It's a shame, the woods are beautiful and there are many deer and other wildlife roaming the area. I saw at least 25 deer and tracks of Racoon, Herron and Coyote. After finding my 19th shell and an old milk jug I gave up and just explored the area because I know it will be gone soon. I found some shed antlers as well as a skull with a huge 11 point rack. 

Nice blanks! :thumbsup:That is an awesome rack!!!

Nice rack. But I only see 9 points. ow do they score them there. Here in Ohio the point hads to be 1/2 inch before it is counted...Matt

Nice rack. But I only see 9 points. ow do they score them there. Here in Ohio the point hads to be 1/2 inch before it is counted...Matt

I don't know anything about scoring. I counted the little points by the base of each antler as well as the one small point on the right side.

The ones on the bottom are 7.62 BLANKS...


 

I found all of them in the same area, I wonder why someone would shoot blanks? There were a lot more signals there but I got tired of digging the same thing.

I honestly expected to see pictures of a woman picking up mollusk houses on a beach.

You should have named this post

"Shooting blanks but still horny"

Fathead

I honestly expected to see pictures of a woman picking up mollusk houses on a beach.

You should have named this post

"Shooting blanks but still horny"

Fathead

That's good!

I detected an area today that is on it's way to being developed. It's a shame, the woods are beautiful and there are many deer and other wildlife roaming the area.

We have the same problem here. Every little space is being developed. Where we, detectorists, and other wildlife will go?!

its "humane" hunting    --you shoot blanks scaring the deer into a heart attack .

Sure is a nice rack.

I find antlers from time to time, but finding a whole rack and the skull...nice!  I suppose maybe it was hit and the hunter couldn't find it and it expired?  Or maybe a car hit that wandered off?  Either way, that rack is mountable...in taxidermists terms only!

Nice!

My cousin and I were driving up near my grandfather's old homestead in Oregon.  (I made my first trip to the U.S in
5 plus years.)   Found the carcuses of 2 elk and one of them had a nice rack of horns.   
My Dad and I used to set out timed charges on my Gramps farm.   Keeps the deer and esp. the elk from staying and bedding
down.   They can ruin a wheat field in short time.   Was someone in the woods keeping the animals up and running for a reason?

I find antlers from time to time, but finding a whole rack and the skull...nice!  I suppose maybe it was hit and the hunter couldn't find it and it expired?  Or maybe a car hit that wandered off?  Either way, that rack is mountable...in taxidermists terms only!

This parcel of land is bordered on 2 sides by road and highway. I think this deer probably got hit by a car and wondered back into the field and laid down and died. What a shame. This was the largest rack I have found around this part of NC. They look like a mountain deer, muel deer. It was probably a very old deer who evaded cars and hunters for a very long time. It could have just died of old age. In the picture there is one antler that has a broken point, I am assuming that this one got hit. The other 2 smaller ones were dropped (found together)

Personally if it were me I would hang the rack and skull as is....I like the rustic look. If you don't like that sort of thing hanging around that is a very marketable piece. I am very glad you found it before the critters got to it. It certainly is a beautiful rack!
~Nash~

Personally if it were me I would hang the rack and skull as is....I like the rustic look. If you don't like that sort of thing hanging around that is a very marketable piece. I am very glad you found it before the critters got to it. It certainly is a beautiful rack!
~Nash~

Thanks! I like it with the skull also. There is a little bit of green on it from some alge or moss? But I think a little bleach would take it off. My wife does not like it with the skull, it's up in the attic right now with my other dropped antlers. I have another small skull with a half rack. It has broken points, I am pretty sure it was hit by a car. Someday when I build my house I will hang them in the garage or barn. No nibble marks on it!

    Really nice rack especially for that area. Years ago used to hunt around camp McCall? area, and all the deer were lots smaller. As for the blanks, military were all over the countryside training. We watched 30 guys stand up out in a scattered broom straw field, never knew they were there til then.

I honestly expected to see pictures of a woman picking up mollusk houses on a beach.

You should have named this post

"Shooting blanks but still horny"

Fathead

 

    Really nice rack especially for that area. Years ago used to hunt around camp McCall? area, and all the deer were lots smaller. As for the blanks, military were all over the countryside training. We watched 30 guys stand up out in a scattered broom straw field, never knew they were there til then.

Where and what is camp McCall?

     If I remember right it was north/east of rockingham, east of hwy 1. It was long ago and I was hunting as a guest. I quit going when one killed a "big" buck and lifted it out of the truck by himself. Little basket rack, not as big as a good great dane. Week before I had got a spike that took three of us to hang in my back yard. lol

Nice wall hangers.....if it aint your thing, some guys would pay decent money for a head like that.

Nice wall hangers.....if it aint your thing, some guys would pay decent money for a head like that.

What is "decent money"?

Probably not a high scoring rack, but it is uniform and has nice character....would make a great mount....?? Maybe $50 - $60....which may or may not be "decent " money to you....but....better than spent brass!

Probably not a high scoring rack, but it is uniform and has nice character....would make a great mount....?? Maybe $50 - $60....which may or may not be "decent " money to you....but....better than spent brass!

Just wondering, I think I will hang on to it!

You must try and get permission to hunt when they start construction, you have way too much history where you live. 1850's is the best we can do out here in Denver. Kudos.
Carl

Probably not a high scoring rack, but it is uniform and has nice character....would make a great mount....?? Maybe $50 - $60....which may or may not be "decent " money to you....but....better than spent brass!

Just wondering, I think I will hang on to it!

As would I

     Hoffman is the name of the little community where we used to hunt.
     Wasn't much there then but a couple of service stations and a fire dept.

You must try and get permission to hunt when they start construction, you have way too much history where you live. 1850's is the best we can do out here in Denver. Kudos.
Carl

You mean once they scrape up the dirt? 

Cool finds! CONGRATS

The blanks reminded me of one day I spent at a local ghost town. Walked into a field where there was a cellar hole in the center of the field and started digging a mess of 7.62 & .223 blanks, same thing in another field across the street. Also found a spent smoke grenade in the cellar hole. The ghost town is on property maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers due to being flood control area. When I spoke to the ranger about what I had found he told me the National Guard has war games down in there from time to time.

The ones on the bottom are 7.62 BLANKS...


 

ditto  That's what I thought also.

Nice finds and a great day out.
Too bad we're losing such nice areas on a regular basis.
Badger