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Deer hunters. Question about taxidermy
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:29 pm
What is your criteria to make a buck a wall hanger? I know it differs for everybody. Just curious what it is.
Ive killed 2 bucks in the 130 range and mounted them. Said the next one on the wall has to be a minimum of 140 but there are some really cool smaller bucks out there.
Ive killed 2 bucks in the 130 range and mounted them. Said the next one on the wall has to be a minimum of 140 but there are some really cool smaller bucks out there.
This post was edited on 11/5/14 at 1:36 pm
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Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:30 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Has to be bigger than one I already have mounted
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:31 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
For a full shoulder mount?
taxidermy*
taxidermy*
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:32 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
I have 2 in the 120-130 range that I killed when I was a teenager. They are both at my parents house.
I doubt I ever get another deer mounted. I wouldn't put a deer mount in my house, so there really is no point.
I might mount if I killed a monster drop tine buck, but I'd have to wait till I got a camp or something to hang it in.
I doubt I ever get another deer mounted. I wouldn't put a deer mount in my house, so there really is no point.
I might mount if I killed a monster drop tine buck, but I'd have to wait till I got a camp or something to hang it in.
This post was edited on 11/5/14 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:38 pm to MillerMan
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Has to be bigger than one I already have mounted
How do you gauge that though?
Example, I have a 9, and 11 point mounted and both measure the same but are completely different style racks. One is 17" with mass and the other is 15" with tine length and a kicker. If I killed one that was 20" wide it would be my widest but he wouldnt measure out much better than the other two
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:39 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Its a personal choice... shoulder mount whatever deer you like.
I am all about character on a deer doesn't have to be huge but it would need to have some age on it and have some character.
Unlike fish where I think bigger is better I don't look at Big Game Animals the same way.
I am all about character on a deer doesn't have to be huge but it would need to have some age on it and have some character.
Unlike fish where I think bigger is better I don't look at Big Game Animals the same way.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:43 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
i have only killed five bucks and everyone has been shoulder mounted. The first was a small 8 pt. 2nd was a 10 pt. Then i shot a big 8 pt got it mounted. And got my 9 point i killed with my bow mounted. The way I see it, if it is a trophy to you then mount it.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:44 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
150+ typical, or something really unique
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:03 pm to cchoque93
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i have only killed five bucks and everyone has been shoulder mounted. The first was a small 8 pt. 2nd was a 10 pt. Then i shot a big 8 pt got it mounted. And got my 9 point i killed with my bow mounted. The way I see it, if it is a trophy to you then mount it.
but if all of them are trophies are any of them really trophies?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:23 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
biggest buck i ever killd i mounted. and first bow deer "which was 8 point" i mounted also. Now i will mount if i kill one that is 15-20" bigger than the one on my wall
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:29 pm to oleyeller
I married a Yankee from Ohio and she says no freaking way we put mount up in our home :)
Anything over 155 is going up somewhere
IE - I have 3 in the garage :(
Anything over 155 is going up somewhere
IE - I have 3 in the garage :(
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:32 pm to The Torch
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:36 pm to mylsuhat
Ill keep mounting whatever I think will look good on the wall
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:37 pm to mylsuhat
I mount deer when salesmen pay for it. I like skull mounts and those are easy and look good.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:41 pm to Salmon
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I'd have to wait till I got a camp or something to hang it in.
Ms. Salmon put dat foot down huh...
I mounted a smaller 8 point a few years back, simply because my dad and I killed 8 points together on opening day, so it has a special meaning. It depends on the deer... Rack qualities and uniqueness... Split brow tines, acorn stubs and stuff like that.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:46 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Have one at 148 5/8. I'm not opposed to mounting one smaller, just haven't killed the right buck.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:55 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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What is your criteria to make a buck a wall hanger?
If I consider it a trophy, I'll mount it. If I shot a 180" deer from a deer pen, I wouldn't mount it. If I shot a 125" 8pt with a bow on Pomme de Terre WMA, you bet your arse it would go on the wall. All depends on what I think makes a trophy. I hate going by inches, because a 140" 10pt is far less impressive than a 135" 8pt, etc...
Posted on 11/5/14 at 2:58 pm to The Last Coco
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I hate going by inches, because a 140" 10pt is far less impressive than a 135" 8pt, etc...
I agree. Growing up hunting brown its down or 4pt or better type clubs, big bucks were scarce. After I get my two duck mounts I want and if I kill the buck I have on camera I may need to upgrade to a doublewide to fit them all
Posted on 11/5/14 at 3:05 pm to The Last Coco
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If I shot a 180" deer from a deer pen, I wouldn't mount it
Why would you shoot it in the first place then?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 3:11 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
I'll pretty much mount anything that walks that grosses below 140, and has a vagina.
oh wait, we're talking about something else.
oh wait, we're talking about something else.
This post was edited on 11/5/14 at 3:12 pm
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