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BJE80
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Paint that snow red. Good job.
Late season success
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Red
5 year old buck +
I finally got my buck back from last year. I'm real happy with the job the taxidermist did on him. He also aged him for me. I knew he wasn't an old deer but I was really surprised when he told me the buck was only 2.5.
I'm still happy with him but you have to wonder what he would have been with a couple more years.
I'm still happy with him but you have to wonder what he would have been with a couple more years.
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dipper
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Looks like a quality mount. What's the back of it look like?
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dipper
Guest
I do a rock texture in the back. Looks better than felt-imo.
Looks like there's some spider webs back there.
Looks like there's some spider webs back there.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
I cut my capes plenty long when skinning that way if a customer chooses a wall pedistel I can just take the extra hide to wrap around and finish the back if they dont want to "upgrade" to some other kind of finshed back.
Nice looking deer and mount.
Nice looking deer and mount.
Red
5 year old buck +
I would say this mount takes up more room than a typical shoulder mount. But, I don't have many so I need them to look bigger :)
The taxidermist is out of St. Joseph, MN if anyone in the area is looking for a recommendation. He does take a long time but does nice work so I'll make that trade.
As far as diet, deer in that area probably have a pretty good diet in summer but struggle in winter. No crops, browse is less than more rural areas. I usually loose all deer on this property for about 3 months in winter. They yard up somewhere else every year then trickle back in spring. I put in a food plot on the limited space available but it's not enough to make a dent.
The taxidermist is out of St. Joseph, MN if anyone in the area is looking for a recommendation. He does take a long time but does nice work so I'll make that trade.
As far as diet, deer in that area probably have a pretty good diet in summer but struggle in winter. No crops, browse is less than more rural areas. I usually loose all deer on this property for about 3 months in winter. They yard up somewhere else every year then trickle back in spring. I put in a food plot on the limited space available but it's not enough to make a dent.
j-bird
Moderator
I really contemplated a pedestal mount on my last one, but wall space wouldn't allow it. I need to get to work on my basement, but it just never seems to be a priority. I said I needed more wall space. My wife claimed I needed smaller and fewer deer. My wife claimed I couldn't get them all on the wall. She was WRONG!
And yes I am that stubborn!!!
Nice buck Red - I would guess your buck to be at least 3.5 as well.
And yes I am that stubborn!!!
Nice buck Red - I would guess your buck to be at least 3.5 as well.
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dipper
Guest
J bird I hope u stopped on those plaques and the middle deer is your most recent?
j-bird
Moderator
The middle deer is the most recent of the 3 (left is 2011, middle in 2013, right is 2008) - I took a buck last year that went 130 and he didn't get a shoulder mount - his skull plate is out on the barn. I tried to put the middle one on a plaque (before I tried to hang it on the wall) and it wouldn't fit! The shoulders of that buck are that much bigger than the other 2 it simply would not fit properly on the same size plaque. I knew he was bigger body wise than the others I had taken but didn't expect that.
Why the comment of "I hope you stopped on those plaques"? I like the plaques. Is there a reason why I shouldn't use the plaques?
