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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wiscbirddog, post: 2093595, member: 125&quot;]Someone went out west on an elk hunt and bagged a nice 5X5 buck.&nbsp; Certainly not a trophy or monster but wanted to mount the antlers inexpensively.</p><p><br /></p><p>Elk racks are normally very symmetrical.</p><p><br /></p><p>No one would bother to reproduce an artificial set of antlers for an elk this size.&nbsp; He was probably only a 2 year old.&nbsp; The dimensions you listed aren&#039;t impressive for a trophy sized elk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Age guess based on:&nbsp; height &amp; width of rack, length of tines, small girth of beam and the fact that they show only minimal rubbings.&nbsp; He was never a contender with the big boys during the rut.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am sure the hunter was very excited to bag him and wanted the antlers as a keepsake of an important hunting trip but he didn&#039;t warrant an expensive mount.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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