Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
09-06-2003, 12:12 PM
#52
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
But you can' t deny that people are more liable to be drawn to your booth if you have a nice collection of mounts to look at, and they just might take a gander at what' s on the table while they' re there. Whether that' s the reason you display the mounts or not, that' s the end result. Not trying to be offensive, but that' s the way it is.
09-06-2003, 12:16 PM
#53
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
Now this is a thread I thought was headed NO WHERE. I was positive it was one of the stupidest questions I ever saw. But, some how ya' ll have managed to throw in some brain teasers and give it a little depth. Take it easy BOW. We have to play once in a while.[8D]
09-06-2003, 01:15 PM
#54
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Irwin PA USA
Posts: 486
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
There are many ways to " respect" an animal, IMO. One way is taking ethical shots, and making sure that your kills are quick and humane. As far as mounting the deer or not, it is up to the hunter that harvests the game. It is his decision and nobody elses. I myself would mount a deer if I harvested a big buck. I may respect the deer in this way, while other may respect the deer by putting just the antlers on the wall. I believe the only way to truly respect the animal though, is to waste no parts, and to not kill more than is necessary for you. Respect the animal, and respect the fact that it give it' s life so that you can survive.
09-06-2003, 04:31 PM
#55
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
I can' t believe someone here truely thinks that a deer mount honors an animal any more than eating it and disposing of the carcass. Antlers are bone right? Just like a leg or back bone but no one is asking you to mount those just throw them away. Seems kind of disrespectful to me. I have some nice sets of antlers I have kept and some I have thrown out to go back into the earth and hopefully grow feed for the next buck. Don' t kid yourself those deer don' t care what you do with the horns after you kill them. I am not opposed to a deer mount, in fact think they are very neat, but I also do not think they are in any way required to respect or honor the animal.
And your deceased relatives could give a rat' s rectum if they are in a fancy coffin, dressed in thier Sunday best either but it' s something we do to preserve the " honor" of the life they lived.....
Therefore you can carry that into the hunting world saying to mount an animal is to " honor" the animal and the life they lived....neither the human, or animal in this case cares what happens to it after death, but somehow the human, or animal in this case lives on when stories are told of it' s mount, memories are reborn just by looking at it...the honor is in our mind....not what the animal thinks.
Our native Americans hold honor in the spirit of each animal....to disrespect, or dishonoring the animal is to disrespect or dishonor yourself. If you can' t find some truth in that...I feel
for you. I guess you hunt for other reasons than myself.
09-06-2003, 11:44 PM
#56
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ND
Posts: 1,627
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
Rob
I' ve told the wife to get the boss and have him dig a big hole with the backhoe. Put me in my old ford truck, push it in and cover. It' s not so much as how I want to be remembered but it makes much more sense then having to pay for a coffin which I will never see and then pay someone to haul the old wreck away.
Tim
Oh and I told her to put a glass of water in the truck with me. A guy should be prepared for the worse should I take a wrong turn!!! [X(][>:]
I' ve told the wife to get the boss and have him dig a big hole with the backhoe. Put me in my old ford truck, push it in and cover. It' s not so much as how I want to be remembered but it makes much more sense then having to pay for a coffin which I will never see and then pay someone to haul the old wreck away.
Tim
Oh and I told her to put a glass of water in the truck with me. A guy should be prepared for the worse should I take a wrong turn!!! [X(][>:]
09-07-2003, 01:37 AM
#57
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 259
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
I leave the horns in the field. I just give a little thanks to God for providing me with additional food for my family. All usable meat is recovered and I leave the hide, guts and bones for animals like wolves, bears, coyotes, squirrels, rabbits and porcupines to nurish themselves. These are just my personal beliefs, I do not look down my nose or admonish anyone if they want to display their successes.
09-07-2003, 01:42 AM
#58
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 259
RE: Not having a ' trophy' mounted- Is it Disrespect?
Our native Americans hold honor in the spirit of each animal....to disrespect, or dishonoring the animal is to disrespect or dishonor yourself. If you can' t find some truth in that...I feel for you. I guess you hunt for other reasons than myself.
