Thread: Big old Wapiti head

Hanging in a shed on recently purchased farm so no backstory to it. Looks like it's been there a few years. Would have been an impressive beast on the hoof

That’s a cracker. Not something you’d think someone would leave lying around

Originally Posted by chainsaw

That’s a cracker. Not something you’d think someone would leave lying around

I guess there are many reasons why it could have been left behind...could have been a farmed animal and of no real significance or just forgotten about over a generation and not important to the next generation,
Totally agree it's a lovely looking head but all we can do is speculate unless more info comes to light.
what ya gonna do with it @Ryan_Songhurst ?

If he was still around Jack McKenzie would probably know about it

Will just leave it there, seems like thats its place in the world now

Send photos to FWF
They might know of it
A recent find like this revealed a moose head thought to be shot in NZ.
You never know

To me it looks like an early farmed animal. The weak treys suggest a bit of imported blood as generally Fiordland deer have good to excellent trey's in those 'typical' heads. As little as 8 -10 years outside will have it looking like that.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

To me it looks like an early farmed animal. The weak treys suggest a bit of imported blood as generally Fiordland deer have good to excellent trey's in those 'typical' heads. As little as 8 -10 years outside will have it looking like that.

Wapiti heads with red influence have strong brows etc. If its from a very early Wapiti from Fiordland there might not be much red in its pedigree.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

To me it looks like an early farmed animal. The weak treys suggest a bit of imported blood as generally Fiordland deer have good to excellent trey's in those 'typical' heads. As little as 8 -10 years outside will have it looking like that.

Correct about the 8-10 years. Had a couple of fresh casts look like that by easily 8 years.