Here is an amazing story about a dumb criminal and my Elk Antlers.
I was lucky enough do draw the LE Elk tag in 2001. I shot a desent 340 bull. I had a european mount done with the antlers. I have moved twice since then. The house i am currently in is a small small thing and they won't fit anywhere. I had no room so, stupid me, mounted them on the garage. I wondered as i was hanging them if someone would steal the antlers. well just a month ago i came home and they where gone. someone would have brought a latter and came on my property and took them right off the wall. Yea it was dumb of me to hang them outside, but come on!! how do people think they can come on my property and steal something of mine. That pisses me off. Well thinking i would never see them again i reported them stollen to the Cache County police just in case they came across anything. kicking myself i accepted them as gone forever. well two weeks ago i was bored and typed in a search on Ebay. To my suprise there was a listing that looked just like my bull. I compared pictures and without a doubt i knew they where mine. And i could prove it. Listed in Brigham City, Utah. 20 miles from here in Wellsville. I Called my detective and told him i found my antlers. He said great so everything is ok. I told him no, they are on ebay. Wow He listed them 3 weeks after he stole them. Well to make a long story short. I picked up my antlers 2 days ago from the detectives. They Busted BJ Barker in mantua, Utah. He just moved from Wellsville. Also many stollen items Including many stollen firearms. I'm told he will be in jail for quite some time. Wow crazy i have them back. I learned my leason and the antlers have been moved inside my brothers until i have room. Crazy Story
I was lucky enough do draw the LE Elk tag in 2001. I shot a desent 340 bull. I had a european mount done with the antlers. I have moved twice since then. The house i am currently in is a small small thing and they won't fit anywhere. I had no room so, stupid me, mounted them on the garage. I wondered as i was hanging them if someone would steal the antlers. well just a month ago i came home and they where gone. someone would have brought a latter and came on my property and took them right off the wall. Yea it was dumb of me to hang them outside, but come on!! how do people think they can come on my property and steal something of mine. That pisses me off. Well thinking i would never see them again i reported them stollen to the Cache County police just in case they came across anything. kicking myself i accepted them as gone forever. well two weeks ago i was bored and typed in a search on Ebay. To my suprise there was a listing that looked just like my bull. I compared pictures and without a doubt i knew they where mine. And i could prove it. Listed in Brigham City, Utah. 20 miles from here in Wellsville. I Called my detective and told him i found my antlers. He said great so everything is ok. I told him no, they are on ebay. Wow He listed them 3 weeks after he stole them. Well to make a long story short. I picked up my antlers 2 days ago from the detectives. They Busted BJ Barker in mantua, Utah. He just moved from Wellsville. Also many stollen items Including many stollen firearms. I'm told he will be in jail for quite some time. Wow crazy i have them back. I learned my leason and the antlers have been moved inside my brothers until i have room. Crazy Story