Got to position the ears on my 2013 opening day buck this weekend!
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Got to position the ears on my 2013 opening day buck this weekend!
I got the phone call from my taxidermist to come on out and position the ears on my buck that I shot opening day this weekend!
Here's a photo of my buck as it nears completion!
Also.... this is the same buck I shot while checking my trail camera. If you haven't seen the video, I've got it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yklp2YQ5fSA
Here's a photo of my buck as it nears completion!
Also.... this is the same buck I shot while checking my trail camera. If you haven't seen the video, I've got it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yklp2YQ5fSA
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I've done this on almost all of my deer. It's nice, as a person can have a preference on ear position based on the rack, the form used, and even the way the deer walked in when it was shot!
I'm sure if you dropped one off, he'd do everything for you - and I don't normally move them much (on this buck, I brought the deer's left ear forward), but all my deer still have a personal touch via the ears.
I didn't touch it either. I stood a few feet back moving side to side while he wiggled them into place. Once I was happy, he locked them in and I was good to go!
#5
Why would you pick a form when you drop your deer off at the taxidermist? Why would you do that work for him too?
I've done this on almost all of my deer. It's nice, as a person can have a preference on ear position based on the rack, the form used, and even the way the deer walked in when it was shot!
I'm sure if you dropped one off, he'd do everything for you - and I don't normally move them much (on this buck, I brought the deer's left ear forward), but all my deer still have a personal touch via the ears.
This... I do it every time. It's a nice touch, and another reason my taxidermist doesn't have to advertise his business.
I didn't touch it either. I stood a few feet back moving side to side while he wiggled them into place. Once I was happy, he locked them in and I was good to go!
I've done this on almost all of my deer. It's nice, as a person can have a preference on ear position based on the rack, the form used, and even the way the deer walked in when it was shot!
I'm sure if you dropped one off, he'd do everything for you - and I don't normally move them much (on this buck, I brought the deer's left ear forward), but all my deer still have a personal touch via the ears.
This... I do it every time. It's a nice touch, and another reason my taxidermist doesn't have to advertise his business.
I didn't touch it either. I stood a few feet back moving side to side while he wiggled them into place. Once I was happy, he locked them in and I was good to go!
Even when I'm not offered that opportunity I usually request the ears be positioned a certain way depending on the deer..
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Next time you shoot a mounter, talk it over with your taxidermist! They have a 3-5 day window where they can still move the ears...
#7
I'll probably take them in next week.
Ive got one(my first bow kill) with his ears really pinned back. Some people like it and some don't. I really like it and it makes it different.
Last edited by rockport; 12-26-2013 at 07:24 PM.
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Years ago I rattled a big buck with in arms reach.
I was sitting at the end of a high grass waterway about 20 feet wide and 300 feet long Just banging and rattling away and he came right out of the grass in a very bad mood and about ran me over. It seemed like a 10 minute standoff but I'm sure it was only a few seconds. He stood there with his ears pinned just like that with steam rolling out of his nose as if he were processing whether to fight or flight and luckily he chose flight. I never touched or even thought about my gun that was leaning on the fence.
Once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. Anyway that is where I got the idea. Unfortunately the buck in the picture is not in the same class as the one I didn't get but it still reminds me of the experience.