RE: check this out. story and pics(deer)
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you won't believe this. here's the story to this huge buck.
I'm thinking that this is true. If you look closely, the mouth isn't taped shut. The tape is around the deer's muzzle to hold the nose tube in as it comes around from behind the deer's right antler. Also, with a rack that size, they would have to prop the head and upper body up to keep the neck straight. Otherwise, the rack would cause the neck to bend at the base of the skull, if it was laid flat on the ground. I'm guessing that the photographer got low enough to include the womans head inside the rack, maybe so the size of the rack could be put in perspective a little better. Look closely at the neck, if it were a mounted animal, there would not be a flap of skin laying loose on the pillows. I would have to imagine that this animal is being kept WELL sedated and legs bound in some way. This would keep the animal from moving as the neck heals. The massive weight of the head can be seen from the dent in the pillow caused by the deer's left drop-tine. I would also like to see more picture and hear how the progress goes in recovery. Of course, this is my opinion, I could be wrong.