He isn't a monster but.....
10-25-2004, 12:43 PM
#23
Boone & Crockett
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
Nubo,
European mount? Ya got me on that one. I am not very familiar with the different types of mounting styles. Care to elaborate?
...and on a related note, would anyone like to suggest a price range in terms of what a typical neck mount generally runs for in their area? I called a few places locally but would like to hear more price estimations before deciding.
European mount? Ya got me on that one. I am not very familiar with the different types of mounting styles. Care to elaborate?
...and on a related note, would anyone like to suggest a price range in terms of what a typical neck mount generally runs for in their area? I called a few places locally but would like to hear more price estimations before deciding.
10-25-2004, 12:53 PM
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
Hey Pa,Is that a legal Buck??????????? ,Just kidding ,figured I know you long enough to kid around. It is about time . Hey glad for you.Wow your boy is 2 already,seems like you just got married. Now you can come down here and help me get one.
10-25-2004, 12:55 PM
#25
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
Frank!
An European mount is the skull and horn's, You have to get rid of all the skin and meat on the skull ,you then have to bleach the skull being carefull not to get the horn's in the bleach .
If you go to the Taxidermy forum I believe that there's a post on it that explain's it a little better and it tell's you how you can do it yourself ,it might cost you a small sum of money but nothing compared to what you might spend having a complete head mount done. The guy that posted is a friend of mine and he's done many mount's of this sort. After they're done they look pretty cool.
I guess I should get ready to go out hunting and maybe add a few more inch's to our score card .
nubo
An European mount is the skull and horn's, You have to get rid of all the skin and meat on the skull ,you then have to bleach the skull being carefull not to get the horn's in the bleach .
If you go to the Taxidermy forum I believe that there's a post on it that explain's it a little better and it tell's you how you can do it yourself ,it might cost you a small sum of money but nothing compared to what you might spend having a complete head mount done. The guy that posted is a friend of mine and he's done many mount's of this sort. After they're done they look pretty cool.
I guess I should get ready to go out hunting and maybe add a few more inch's to our score card .
nubo
10-25-2004, 01:07 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Heaven IA USA
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
First let me say CONGRATULATIONS!
A European mount is the antlers and top half of the skull.
A good taxidermist in my neck of the woods will be in the $300.00 range, give or take.
I love the "happy ending" in your story. So often we think our hunt is ruined by outside sources, when the possibility remains that the "intruders" could actually push a deer your direction (although I am not saying that is what happened in your case).
I remember a number of years ago I was hunting in Michigan. Shortly after I climbed in my stand, about a hundred yard from where I was sitting, a family (a man, his wife, and a boy) started harvesting potatoes with their farm implements on the adjacent property. In case you don't know, that is a slow loud process. Things weren't going well for them and the father was constantly screaming instructions over the din of the machines. I figured I was crazy for staying in the stand but I did anyway. Just before dark they quit and went home. They had no sooner left when the biggest Michigan buck I ever saw stood up not far from where they were working. I never got a crack at him but I learned a valuable lesson that evening that has stayed with me every since.
A European mount is the antlers and top half of the skull.
A good taxidermist in my neck of the woods will be in the $300.00 range, give or take.
I love the "happy ending" in your story. So often we think our hunt is ruined by outside sources, when the possibility remains that the "intruders" could actually push a deer your direction (although I am not saying that is what happened in your case).
I remember a number of years ago I was hunting in Michigan. Shortly after I climbed in my stand, about a hundred yard from where I was sitting, a family (a man, his wife, and a boy) started harvesting potatoes with their farm implements on the adjacent property. In case you don't know, that is a slow loud process. Things weren't going well for them and the father was constantly screaming instructions over the din of the machines. I figured I was crazy for staying in the stand but I did anyway. Just before dark they quit and went home. They had no sooner left when the biggest Michigan buck I ever saw stood up not far from where they were working. I never got a crack at him but I learned a valuable lesson that evening that has stayed with me every since.
10-25-2004, 01:56 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
Frank:
Sorry I didn't get to this post sooner. Nice buck and great shooting.
I was guiding the boys Saturday, and Fred and I saw a nice 8 pt. about 50 yards away. (PA early doe only season for Juniors and rifles.) Bill shot a very fat doe with his .243 for his first ever deer. Great day!
Back to buck hunting this week.
Sorry I didn't get to this post sooner. Nice buck and great shooting.
I was guiding the boys Saturday, and Fred and I saw a nice 8 pt. about 50 yards away. (PA early doe only season for Juniors and rifles.) Bill shot a very fat doe with his .243 for his first ever deer. Great day!
Back to buck hunting this week.
10-25-2004, 02:02 PM
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RE: He isn't a monster but.....
CD,
....good one as you almost had me second guessing it for a second. 
I would love for you to come up to my neck of the woods but I know you have just as much trouble finding a place without a thousand other hunters within 100 yards every day. This situation really surprised me though I may start to be getting a handle on how to hunt these heavily pressured bucks. I have actually seen a ratio of about 2 bucks for every doe this year. Not as many deer overall...not by far...but a better ratio. No Gary Alt comments on my part though....
Nubo,
Thanks for the info. Maybe I will go that route. It sounds like I would still enjoy having it on the wall and yet it still wouldn't shred my pocketbook. Any idea on how to get the brains out?
AE,
I tried to make the story as interesting as possible. I was thinking of following the lead of someone on another forum by actually dragging it out a bit more and providing more pictures of the spot I was hunting but decided to just come out with it instead.
I definitely know that I will be employing different tactics next year when it comes time for more pressure in the woods.
RB, SA,
Thanks.
....good one as you almost had me second guessing it for a second. I would love for you to come up to my neck of the woods but I know you have just as much trouble finding a place without a thousand other hunters within 100 yards every day. This situation really surprised me though I may start to be getting a handle on how to hunt these heavily pressured bucks. I have actually seen a ratio of about 2 bucks for every doe this year. Not as many deer overall...not by far...but a better ratio. No Gary Alt comments on my part though....Nubo,
Thanks for the info. Maybe I will go that route. It sounds like I would still enjoy having it on the wall and yet it still wouldn't shred my pocketbook. Any idea on how to get the brains out?
AE,
I tried to make the story as interesting as possible. I was thinking of following the lead of someone on another forum by actually dragging it out a bit more and providing more pictures of the spot I was hunting but decided to just come out with it instead.
I definitely know that I will be employing different tactics next year when it comes time for more pressure in the woods.
RB, SA,
Thanks.