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Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake #6925994 07/10/20 01:24 PM 07/10/20 01:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,114 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,114 Minnesota	https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/...sdom/ancient-elk-skull-found-in-michigan NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6925997 07/10/20 01:31 PM 07/10/20 01:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny	Wow.I wonder if they donated it,,or if it was kind of "confiscated" by the science department.Hope they get it back. the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6926007 07/10/20 01:40 PM 07/10/20 01:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,964 rogers city mi. J jeff karsten trapper
jeff karsten trapper J Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,964 rogers city mi.	Probably arrested them for not being able to prove they didnt kill it illegally olden tyred

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6926058 07/10/20 02:57 PM 07/10/20 02:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,150 Happy Valley CoonsBane trapper
CoonsBane trapper Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,150 Happy Valley	I don't think I would call that "ancient."

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6926059 07/10/20 03:01 PM 07/10/20 03:01 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan	Hit sounded like the guy was wondering who'd maybe buy it. I had some cousins dredge one out of a small Ogemaw Co. Lake in the 1950's. (the county on my counties east side) It was sent to MSU by the Dept of Conservation, as they called the DNR then. It disappearo. It was hidden in plain sight.....hung in the entrance way of the Houghton Lake DNR office for decades, not 2 miles from my house.....even had a brass plate stating when, where, and by whom found. I said something to a family member and it got back to the fellows that found it originally. The state returned it to them and it hangs over in Ogemaw Co. somewhere now. I hadn't known the family didn't know it's whereabouts. I'm thinking it was a big 5X5. The state figured it was several thousand years old.

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6926076 07/10/20 03:28 PM 07/10/20 03:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country) A Allan Minear trapper
Allan Minear trapper A Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country)	The news story I read about this is they figure it's from 1875 the couple was working on their boat dock and the anchor rope snagged the skull and horns . Good for them is what I think . Allan

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: 330-Trapper] #6926254 07/10/20 06:47 PM 07/10/20 06:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	I knew a couple who found one almost that good after a flood on the Republican River up on the Nebraska line. I was amazed it was not beat to “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Ancient Elk found in Mich. Lake [Re: Allan Minear] #6926717 07/11/20 12:34 AM 07/11/20 12:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,114 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,114 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Allan Minear The news story I read about this is they figure it's from 1875 the couple was working on their boat dock and the anchor rope snagged the skull and horns . Good for them is what I think . Allan Read the link above^^^ NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

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