Got my deer mount today!

Awesome... its a bit of a life changing moment in my opinion , once a hunter gets a trophy on the wall....

i can only speak for myself but since mounting quite a few of my 'trophies' i for one, cannot stop looking at the things, remembering the hunt an the day even, an it makes killing the next one a bit harder? (hard to fathom but the culture difference)

Congrats on getting a nice Whitetail and most of all well done for preserving the critter for many years to come!!

Looks great- enjoy
 
btabin said:
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Not much room in my small apartment but I made it work. His fur needs a little brushing in this picture after all the handling to get him on the wall. Didn't have my wire brush on hand though. Overall, I'm very happy with it.
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That is a beautiful buck! Nice brows! Congrats!
 
WhelanLad said:
Awesome... its a bit of a life changing moment in my opinion , once a hunter gets a trophy on the wall....

i can only speak for myself but since mounting quite a few of my 'trophies' i for one, cannot stop looking at the things, remembering the hunt an the day even, an it makes killing the next one a bit harder? (hard to fathom but the culture difference)

Congrats on getting a nice Whitetail and most of all well done for preserving the critter for many years to come!!

Looks great- enjoy
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He's one of the first things you notice when you come into my apartment. I love it. And I feel you, I have trophies from each of my hunts and I always find myself staring at them and looking back fondly. Though the hard to kill part comes more from my own self-doubt that I'm going to make a clean kill. Last thing I want to watch the thing suffer, so I often find myself passing on most of my shots.

rar said:
btabin . tell how us how you got it.
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Magellann said:
i'm sure that its a great storie.
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Not great, but good. Was out all morning and afternoon stalking looking specifically for whitetail. Had no luck so I decided to pack it in and head on back. I was walking along a fence (private property other side, crown land my side) and came around a bend when I spotted a whitetail doe about 200 meters out on my side of the fence. I knew there was a good chance of a buck nearby so I got a little closer, crouched down and waited. After a few minutes I spotted him in the trees, and I knew I had to have him. Unfortunately for me he was on the other side of the fence. But I knew with a doe on my side there was a good chance he would cross over so I kept waiting. They made their way up and down the fence line, doing their thing but neither crossing. I tried my best to keep the glass to my eye while staying within range and keeping as quiet as possible. There was more waiting. It felt like a damn eternity before he finally made his last mistake and hopped the fence. I didn't hesitate a moment before I plugged him and he dropped. I was worried that I should have taken the time to better place my shot and might have hit a non-vital area (though to be honest I feel that way every shot, no matter how long I wait), but luckily he took it right in the boiler room and expired rapidly.

Found said:
Congratulations, the mount turned out real nice, did you have the antlers scored?
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Nah, I never even knew that scoring them was a thing until now.
 
When I read your Post Title, my 1st. thought was ,,,,,, "I hope there is pictures". I hope you can add pics.latter.
 
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