wtnhunt Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Have had this one back for 4 or 5 months and finally gotten around to taking some pics to post here. Not sure why, but my cape is darker than the deer was and darker than any other deer I have mounted. Wanted the ears pinned back more like in the trail cam pic of the deer just minutes before I shot him, and not a huge fan of the eye shadow look(black around the eyes) either. Happy with the pose and the rest of the detail work though, deer was posturing and pushing off an 8 point when I shot him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I agree on the eyes. Makes them look alien-like. Nice buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Gives him a "Bambie" look, other than that, he's a decent buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Not too shabby William! It looks better in the side angled picture. That's a pretty cool form for something a little different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) Nice! Love the crab claw Edited March 19, 2018 by Adjam5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 That's an awesome TN buck William and certainly looks great on the wall. The buck looks much older in the pic with you in it. I think the nose and eyes make it look much younger in the mount. Mount pics generally make the mount look worse than it actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 1:35 PM, fly said: That's an awesome TN buck William and certainly looks great on the wall. The buck looks much older in the pic with you in it. I think the nose and eyes make it look much younger in the mount. Mount pics generally make the mount look worse than it actually is. Yeah Frank, he did have a bit of a "Roman nose" and the mount definitely did not show that or other characteristics that the cape or live deer did. Taxidermist even commented on the roman nose and said this particular form would be great. He thought the deer would score in the mid 120's, thought that was about right but I have not tried putting a tape on him. I am happy with the form, but afraid this is the last time we use that taxi. He never found the teeth from this deer either. Kinda a shame really, he is a decent guy I can talk to for hours about hunting and stuff, I like him as a person and he has the ability to do good work but think he just has too much other stuff going on. I think last I remember we had guessed he was at least a 3.5 year old and possibly a 4.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissshot9 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks everyone, he was a pretty good one for a backyard buck. No doubt that buck will go down as one of the most memorable ever with all the history we had with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Best part he is on the wall and like you said, you have history and memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyj987 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Mounts can be beautiful, but I really don't think they ever truly capture the beauty of the animal...and that buck is just that. Well done, William! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Congratulations again William...yep that buck on the wall now will always be a reminder of the memories you had pursuing him. BTW...I agree with Frank. The buck has more of a roman nose than the form your taxidermist used. Next time you go to your taxidermist, have him show you the forms he can order for your mount from his book. Sometimes it's best to look at the form yourself and then decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Rhino said: Next time you go to your taxidermist, have him show you the forms he can order for your mount from his book. Sometimes it's best to look at the form yourself and then decide. We did look in his catalog Al. Picked the hooking aggressive form ha219 on this page https://www.mckenziesp.com/Catalog42/Page.aspx?page=99. I told him I wanted the ears just like the one in the pic above to the right. I need to check back with him on the teeth, but at this point if he did find them would a little skeptical as to whether or not he knew for certain they were from my deer. Maybe this upcoming year will bring some good bucks. I know there were 2 still alive in December that if they made it should be nice this year. Hope we have that busted up buck make his way back around this year. Hopeful that Catrina or our 12 year old daughter will be able to close the deal on a nice one, would be great problem to have to have to find a new taxidermist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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