How to read an old Antler Tag?

[Finchey]

I have some moose antlers that I got after my grandad passed away. I am trying to date them. They have a red metal tag on the antlers themselves (65-19778) does this mean they were taken in 1965? 1977?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

[honda450]

I presume this is a Alberta tag.

I would say the 65 is the year. Metal tags in the 70"s were color coded, which changed every year. I have one from 78 or 79 it is green. But no dash between the numbers.

Thats all I know.

Interesting to find out for sure. Don't remember what year we changed from metal tags to paper ones. I liked the metal ones. Lost a paper one dragging a mule deer out of the bush and had to go back and find it.

[Finchey]

Thanks for the Reply Honda 450, I am putting the aantlers on a plack and would like to put the year on the plack

[honda450]

Originally Posted by Finchey

Thanks for the Reply Honda 450, I am putting the aantlers on a plack and would like to put the year on the plack

No problem. Glad I could help with the limited knowlege I remember. Not too many people on this forum are from Alberta. Cept me I guess.

Nice reminder of your grandpa.

[bb356]

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[Flyfisher87]

Originally Posted by honda450

Don't remember what year we changed from metal tags to paper ones. I liked the metal ones.

Had to have been around the Mid-90's for sure.

[honda450]

Originally Posted by Flyfisher87

Had to have been around the Mid-90's for sure.

I am thinking late 80's.

[deerhunter]

I will check I have all the tags since 1966

[catnthehat]

All I caan remember is putting the tag number down in the wildlife certificate.
I remeber seeing the same type of tags on job sites where they used them to seal tag vales and such.
As far as I ever knew it was just a serial number unique to each particular tag!
Cat

[honda450]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

All I caan remember is putting the tag number down in the wildlife certificate.
I remeber seeing the same type of tags on job sites where they used them to seal tag vales and such.
As far as I ever knew it was just a serial number unique to each particular tag!
Cat

Dang that rings a bell now. We had those Wildlife Certificates that ya put a postage stamp in for your tag. Don't remember what ya actually put on the critter though. Must of still been metal.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by honda450

Dang that rings a bell now. We had those Wildlife Certificates that ya put a postage stamp in for your tag. Don't remember what ya actually put on the critter though. Must of still been metal.

Yup, the tag went on the critter, and the stamp in the book, remember?
Cat

[bb356]

Originally Posted by honda450

Dang that rings a bell now. We had those Wildlife Certificates that ya put a postage stamp in for your tag. Don't remember what ya actually put on the critter though. Must of still been metal.

Yup .......... and I think the new tag's started out as special licence and the old metal tag's for general season ?

[honda450]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Yup, the tag went on the critter, and the stamp in the book, remember?
Cat

I remember the stamp in the book. What we put on the critter my mind is foggy.

[honda450]

Originally Posted by bb356

Yup .......... and I think the new tag's started out as special licence and the old metal tag's for general season ?

Could very well be. Just don't remember. Just remember trying to put on a new improved paper tag on a mulie in a snow storm. And cursing. Think they improved on those now though. Glue is better.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by honda450

Could very well be. Just don't remember. Just remember trying to put on a new improved paper tag on a mulie in a snow storm. And cursing. Think they improved on those now though. Glue is better.

Gotta remember the change happened in the mid 90's ............. almost 20 year's ............... we gettin old !!!

[honda450]

Originally Posted by bb356

Gotta remember the change happened in the mid 90's ............. almost 20 year's ............... we gettin old !!!

Yup I know. hehe I dream alot though.