Antique Tag

[TEmbry]

Anyone know much about the history of elk and the possibility of this tag actually being real? Currently in Arkansas snow goose hunting and in the hunting cabin we are staying at there is a very antique elk mount head down on the ground as it is being moved. The antlers are pinned to remove from the head. Anyway, I saw this tag and was blown away by what was stamped on it. "NE DEPT AGRICULTURE" and on the reverse side "1922". The locking antler tag appears antique and wouldn't surprise me of its age if it is indeed 92 years old, but it would shock me if game and fish departments actually even issued tags to track way back then?!

 

[realunlucky]

Looks like a taxidermy band

 

[TEmbry]

Gotcha that would make more sense. Wonder if that is indeed the date stamped on it or perhaps it's individual number and not indicative of when it was taken?

 

[robby denning]

You know, I remember seeing these around in yesteryear. They are Game & Fish tags. They talk a bit about them here:
http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2406486/Old_metal_deer_tags

I'm sure if you googled for a while, you'd find some pics. I've seen real ones in museums.

Check out B&C website. Wildlife management has been going on in some form since the early 1900's.

Quite a find you have.

 

[Bullchaser]

My granpa killed a big non-typical buck in the early 40's here in Oregon,it has a tag just like that around the antler.

 

[CentennialELK]

My grandpa had a big ring of tags like that form Idaho. He kept them on a ring in his shop with all of his antlers. I think one of my uncles kept them when he passed away, I will check and see.

 

[HUNTMAN]

I have seen them here in Montana back to the 1920s also. Cool find.

 

[lintond]

That's pretty cool! If that is the year then it's darn near 100 yrs old!

 

[123 4/8 P&Y]

That's what Nebraska deer tags looked like for years. I didn't know Nebraska had elk in 1922.