Description
This antler is from a bull elk shot by Dr. E. H. McCleery in the western United States, possibly in Montana.
According to John Lorenzo (great nephew of Earl Jones, Dr. McCleery's main wolf keeper), John found the antlers in the attic at the Jones' house on Pine Street and asked his grandpa Ed Anderson about them. Ed told John that the antlers were from a bull elk shot by Dr. McCleery out west, in Montana he thinks. Dr. McCleery gave the antlers to Earl Jones, who collected that sort of thing. Ed Anderson didn't care about the antlers, and they ended up in John Lorenzo's possession. John traded one of the antlers to his friend Todd (who no longer knows where it is), and gave the other antler to his friend Terry, the owner of Buckhorn Hotel and Bar in Kane, PA, where it is currently on display.
According to John Lorenzo (great nephew of Earl Jones, Dr. McCleery's main wolf keeper), John found the antlers in the attic at the Jones' house on Pine Street and asked his grandpa Ed Anderson about them. Ed told John that the antlers were from a bull elk shot by Dr. McCleery out west, in Montana he thinks. Dr. McCleery gave the antlers to Earl Jones, who collected that sort of thing. Ed Anderson didn't care about the antlers, and they ended up in John Lorenzo's possession. John traded one of the antlers to his friend Todd (who no longer knows where it is), and gave the other antler to his friend Terry, the owner of Buckhorn Hotel and Bar in Kane, PA, where it is currently on display.
Format
Date
The elk was probably shot between 1891 and 1945
Access
This antler is currently owned by and on display at the Buckhorn Hotel and Bar in Kane, PA.
Copyright
The photographs of this item are copyright © 2014 Kirsten Canfield.