ducsauce,
Here is the 10 point I shot 3 years ago. It is the only deer I have ever mounted. I never really gave a head mount too much thought until I shot this deer. I really didn't know exactly how to skin the deer for the taxidermist, so I took the head with the whole skin. He got it the dayI shot it. I knew not to cut anywhere around the neck and shoulders. Be carefull, because it is real easy to cut through while skinning. I cut up the back of the front legs.

The taxidermist called this pose, "sneaking left". It is a shoulder mount. One thing to keep in mind is where in the room you are going to put it. I mounted this one so that it is looking at me while I am sitting in the recliner across the room.

The huntingnet board is on the computer under the deer.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c93/CDavis460/The10.jpg

C. Davis