stolen elk horns

my buddy found this killer set from a 340-350 bull in northeast oregon 2 weeks ago. he was pretty excited- WAS...
he found the set early in the day . he was going to make another hike to find more sheds and was going to pack them with him. he and the guy he went with decided instead he should just stash the horns and pick them up before he left. he put them in a crazy, nasty thicket with his coat wrapped around the horns. he was gone all of 1 1/2 hrs and found his sheds gone! the sitka jacket he had wrapped around them was still there.
yes , he'll probably never "stash" antlers again. but somebody new they were found and took them.
it's a long shot but if anyone happens to hear or see a set like these, please shoot me a P.M.
he has basic 6x6 frame but a "little bump" on his right side that is in place of g-6
and on his left , the antler is swollen where a g-6 would be.
thanks- KB
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killerbee
oohps, forgot to add the pics
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MuleyMadness
Man what a bummer, beautiful set.
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ABert
Unbelievable, just unbelievable that someone would do something like that. :>/

Hope your friend can get them back.
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sneekeepete
Sorry to hear that news killer. At least they didn't steal his jacket too I guess.
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waynedevore
Man! that's a beautiful set. That's sad that there are thieves even among shed hunters. A set like is easily recognizable, could, probably show up. And a thief can't keep his mouth shut and will need to brag. Maybe get it on a cape for bragging or sale.
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AntlersOutWest
I would be sick... Sorry to hear that...
That is a beautiful set.

too bad someone had been watching him and then had the balls to steal them. They will turn up sooner or later.. Watch the WA and OR hunting sites. Some one will get greedy and post their picture.
Wish you luck
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That really SUCKS!!that being said its just like leaving a couple hundred dollar bills laying on the ground,SOMEONE is eventually going to pick them up.I have stashe horns before but never left anything like the jacket to make them obvious,cover them with brush or pine boughs.At least he has pics of them,what a set!
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AGCHAWK
DANG! Sorry to hear it, Killer.

I would think that they HAD to see him hide them if they were hidden as well as you stated. That makes it even worse IMO.
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TheGreatwhitehunter
Man that was a awesome set of bone too
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killerbee
"AGCHAWK" wrote:DANG! Sorry to hear it, Killer.

I would think that they HAD to see him hide them if they were hidden as well as you stated. That makes it even worse IMO.
 he said he walked around the horns at 5-10 feet and you couldn't see a single bit of antler.
worst part is he is a pack mule, who normally has a pack loaded with sheds. never "stashes " but was convinced there was nothing to worry about. :>/
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Doesn't that just beat all! What scumbag would do such a cowardly act! Wrapped up in a coat non the less. Dang! Sorry man! I'll keep my eyes and ears open. Hope he finds them!
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It's too bad that integrity doesn't mean anything to a lot of people anymore. I am so sorry to hear about this!!! Whoever took them didn't happen upon them in an hour and a half. How well did he know the guy with him?
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NotEnufTags
That is one cool set of sheds. Sorry for your buddy. Have you posted the story and pics of them on the web other than just here on MM. MM is a great site but I don't think Brett has reached the 350 million plus living in the USA yet?
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killerbee
i did post it on a few different forums. hopeing to get some more people to see it. mainly one just for oregon shed horn hunters.
he didn't know the guy with him that well at all, deffinatly his first gut feeling was that he had moved them when they split up. he said where they were at, the odds of anyone even looking at them in glasses would have been slim because they had just went over a lip on a hill that you really couldn't glass. and i seen a pics of the nest he left them in , you litterally would have watched him place them there to know it. it's to bad :>/
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I believe i saw these on MonsterMuleys. That is just to bad that someone would do that. If they did not have the coat around them it would be a really bad accident. But when they see the coat with them and take them and leave the coat. That makes me sick.
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killerbee
ya, i posted them on there to. i'm afraid their probably gone for good. it's a pretty low stunt for someone to pull.
live and learn i suppose :>/
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bigbuck92
i had some chalk horns disappear from my flower bed a few days ago. Thats pretty low when they even take it out of a yard and they were just tiny chalk horns. :>/
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IMO it is a pretty sure bet that the guy with him did it based on what you have said. If it were someone random glassing - then they would have taken the coat too ( its a Sitka!!!). If it was the guy with him he would leave the jacket so your buddy would find it and wouldn't think he was looking back in the wrong place for his horns and possibly find where he had re-stashed them!? Time to go shake him down!!! - just my opinion
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MatchedUp
Dude, its totally the guy that was with him....time to go have a talk! :-k
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bc.pse
wow that is ridiculous
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