gobblerroller Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'm going to drop my first buck this season. What is basically the lowest number of points that people mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 If the buck is the biggest I have ever killed I would mount him no matter how many points or score. If I have killed a buck bigger before, just take lots of pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I generally won't kill a buck I won't mount, at least a home job Euro mount. JMHO If he is worth killing, then I am proud of him, and the memories merit a mount of some sort. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 My biggest one to date is 139 3/8....so I told myself the next one has to be bigger than that to put him on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I rack mount all of the bucks that I kill. My biggest buck to date is 138 5/8, he was a 10 point and I shot him when I was 14 and anything bigger than that i'll get a head and shoulder mount. Here are all of the bucks I have taken and the rack mounts my dad and I have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Anything good for this area has a chance at making it on my wall. I look for outside the ear width, 8 points or better. Season before last I had my bow drawn and almost got a shot on this 10 pointer, needed just a few steps, would have been a wallhanger for these parts for sure. :void(0)'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 the size is totally in the eyes of the beholder. i've seen forkhorns mounted. just use your discretion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubie Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Well, I'll keep the antlers of all bucks I shoot, big or small. Sometimes, I just leave them on a fence post for a year or two, then hang them on the wall of the garage. Nice natural look. Other times, If I think its a rack I want inside, I'll cut the skull cap and mount the antlers on a plaque. I've only ever gotten one head mount done, and I'm still waiting on the taxidermist. I'd only get another head mount done on a deer that is bigger then that. (deer in my signature). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthing Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 trophy is in the eye of the beholder. Any mount is better than no mount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 The answer to your question changes with each season for me. Every buck (except one button buck) I have harvested I at least cut the rack off and mount on a wooden plaque. Sometimes I make the plaque myself. In 1998 I harvested my largest deer to date. A small, but symetrical 8-pointer. I had a neck mount done. I really wanted to mount my first buck bow kill in 2002, but didn't have the money and the rack was funky looking. Then in 2006 I arrowed a 10-pointer: 149 (net) P&Y. The shoulder mount hangs on my living room wall. In 2007 I arrowed another nice buck, an 11-pointer, 156 (net) P&Y: Unofficial Green Score. I am waiting for the taxidermist to get the shoulder mount back from this one. Currently a deer would have to be a P&Y (125-typical) for me to mount it. Now if I shot a 125-159 class buck with a firearm I'd have to assess my financial status. Any typical deer netting 160 or greater would be a shoulder mount for me regardless of the weapon used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm going to drop my first buck this season. What is basically the lowest number of points that people mount? Totally up to the hunter. Personally, I don't see me mounting anything under 140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have a nine point which is mounted and have shot some other really nice eight points but have only done european mounts for those. I do this because I don't have the wall space to hang the big mounts or don't want to spend the money to get them all mounted. I would say that it would be up to the hunted and if they wanted to spend the money. Hope your turns out nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 If you are going to put time and energy into a good mount..Id be looking at a good solid 10 pt. 140 class, thats about where Im at right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 If it's a trophy to you and you want to admire it on the wall for years to come, by all means mount it. I've seen mounts of all sizes. A trophy is in the eye of the beholder. JMHO but there's no reason for you to try to judge what a mountable trophy buck is for you hunting in Florida by comparing it to what anyone else would mount in any other state. It may be harder for you to kill a 120 class 8 point in Florida than it is for someone in Kansas (for example) to kill a 150 class 10 point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 My first deer was a broken up 8 point. My dad and I do taxidermy for friends and as a hobby, so you bet we did a sneak mount. The rule we have is plaque mount for everything smaller, and then a full shoulder mount if its bigger. I have alot of room for improvement, but to me, my first buck is definitely a trophy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I personally have both the bucks mounted that i've shot. One is a little 5 point i shot when i was 13. It was my first one, so i brought it to one of the "cheaper" taxidermists around just to keep the memory on my wall. I shot a pretty decent 10 pt 2 years ago and got that one done for a little more cash. Now i wont shoot a buck unless im going to mount him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 my first buck a small 6 point is mounted. Now i only mount good 8 or bigger of good size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisherfd2 Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I have both the bucks that I have killed mounted. The first was an 9 pt. But he only scored around 119. Second one is my avatar. It is in full velvet. I felt that made it worth while. I don't feel like I would shoot anything smaller then either of these deer. I'm pretty much done hunting after bow season ends. I will still go out with my bow on occasion during gun season. I only have room in the freezer for one deer so I try to make sure it is also one that I would feel comfortable mounting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 i've mounted most of the racks from the deer i've taken. then i engrave the date in the wood plaque. if i was to get the biggest one out of deer my family has taken then i probably would have a head-to-shoulder mount done. that would mean it prolly would just make Pope&Young with a little size to spare. Unfortunately, that's because many of the bucks around here are shot off at 2 1/2 yrs old. if i lived in say milk river, montana then it would probably have to be much bigger. - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Any buck that is worthwhile to the shooter to mount should be mounted. I have seen does mounted and even button buck too. The memories that go with the hunt is what mounts remind me of. Of the 2 good bucks I have taken, one with a bow one with a gun. One became a skull mount and the other I just capped and mounted his antlers to a plaque. My son on the other hand took a nice buck this past season and I said if he knocked down a good one I'd pay for the mount...I ate my words:rolleyes: Cost me $495 for his mount:eek: It was almost a 100" buck for a 15 year old with a bow! How could I not mount it? He has the 1st mounted head in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 to me it doesn't matter if the buck i shoot is the biggest one i've ever taken,, for instances last year i hunted this buck hard for the whole season,,i ended up getting him two days before rifle season,, it was an awesome hunt with my 7 year old brother, and because the hunt was so awesome and i got to share it with my brother is the reason why i chose to mount it,,, my sister shot a 7 point her first buck scores 115, just because it was her first buck and i was with her and again it was an awesome hunt,, we have three on the wall right now,, a 140 class 8 point that i shot with my gun,, my sisters 7 point scores 115 shot with a gun and my nine point that scores a little less than 120 with my bow,, its up to you, but if its a hunt of a lifetime then i personally would mount the animal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 If it's a trophy to you and you want to admire it on the wall for years to come, by all means mount it. I've seen mounts of all sizes. A trophy is in the eye of the beholder. JMHO but there's no reason for you to try to judge what a mountable trophy buck is for you hunting in Florida by comparing it to what anyone else would mount in any other state. It may be harder for you to kill a 120 class 8 point in Florida than it is for someone in Kansas (for example) to kill a 150 class 10 point. well said!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 If you think it is a mounter than mount it you cant go wrong with what your own mind tells you.When my daughter shots her first deer it will go on the wall no matter the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutbuster Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 it depends ,,,, head, shoulder mount 140 plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rut_N_Strut Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I do something with all the racks I have, but since I have 6 shoulder mounts now rangeing from 138 to 158 my new cut off for a shoulder is 150, unless there is something unique like a drop or somthing to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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