Had a fire the other night.

[NECALI]

We were on vacation to Northern California and got word our house caught on fire where we live near Cody WY. Pretty much going to be stripped down to the studs and rebuilt. Garage is a total loss. Mounts hides were ruined. Lot mounted pheasant, male sage hen and a pintail. Memories of each one. Praise God no one was home or hurt.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

Sorry for your loss. Every homeowners worst nightmare. Hope insurance treats you right. Any idea on cause?

 

[NECALI]

Fire dept. thinks an electrical problem. Insurance company investigator is coming Sunday evening to try to pinpoint. State Farm has been fantastic so far.

 

[pabearhunter]

All I can say is sorry to hear. Good luck with all the rebuild.

 

[belshawelk]

So sorry. I almost lost my mounts in a fire. Feel for you. Praise God nobody hurt

 

[BenP]

Glad no one was hurt. Like most things it could have been worse but definitely something no one wants to go through.

 

[Caseknife]

Feel your pain, thought we were going to be in your situation last night. Evacuated for a fast moving fire less than a mile away yesterday. Luckily air support hit it hard and within 4 hours is was knocked down, 4 retardant bombers, 4 Fire Bosses, 5 helicopters and the over watch and bomber lead planes, very stressful.

 

[Steiny77]

Sorry for this mess, but glad nobody was home.

 

[Jnasa]

Sorry for your loss. I’m glad no one was injured.

 

[Nick_CO]

From your photo the antlers on those mounts don't look ruined, just the mount/capes? You could probably get them remounted with new donor capes. Another thing I've always wondered is if a good taxi could go from a shoulder mount to a euro for scenarios like this. Sorry for your losses.

 

[Wild Bill]

Glad no one was hurt.
You can rebuild houses, not people.

 

[buckbull]

We're you charging any lithium batteries at the time? Seems to be a big cause of house fires now.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Sorry for your loss but so glad that no one was hurt or killed

 

[brymoore]

Sorry to hear this.

 

[44hunter45]

Feel your pain, thought we were going to be in your situation last night. Evacuated for a fast moving fire less than a mile away yesterday. Luckily air support hit it hard and within 4 hours is was knocked down, 4 retardant bombers, 4 Fire Bosses, 5 helicopters and the over watch and bomber lead planes, very stressful.

The July Pucker from Winthorp to Cusick to Colfax. Glad that worked out for you! With the hot dry winds the last couple of days, we have been praying it stayed quiet. They can blow up so fast!

 

[44hunter45]

We were on vacation to Northern California and got word our house caught on fire where we live near Cody WY. Pretty much going to be stripped down to the studs and rebuilt. Garage is a total loss. Mounts hides were ruined. Lot mounted pheasant, male sage hen and a pintail. Memories of each one. Praise God no one was home or hurt.

So sorry you are going through this. Hoping at least the muley mounts can be repaired? Fire leaves a mark. Like you said, praises no one was hurt.

My wife's gallows humor about our local volunteers. "My pictures will be lost, but your guns will be saved." This was before I bought a gun safe. She is probably not far off.

Keep us apprised of the restoration.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Went through one a few years back. Send me a message if you want to chat. Learned a lot of tips and tricks for dealing with a fire loss

 

[CUElk]

I’ve been in the claims business for almost 30 years. Check with your claim rep for companies that do restoration work on art and other collectibles. You would be surprised what can be restored. The ones in the pic are not restorable, but if you have others that took on less heat/smoke you may be able to salvage. Pm me if you have questions. I’ve answered questions for a few others here with fire losses.

 

[rtraverdavis]

Sorry man. I can only imagine what a nightmare that is, but I’m glad no one was hurt.

 

[typhoon916]

Man that's a heartbreak.. sorry for your loss