Thanks Bill. The guy who I had mount him was new and he had some impressive mounts in his shop. I didn't find out until later that he didn't do them. Talk about false advertisement. I got my money back so now to find a cape.

It doesn't show up very well in that picture since its been bouncing around in my truck and on the floorboard for months, but his body did have a lot of grey hairs. It could have been something to do with how I found him and shot him. Somebody had arrowed him in the should during archery season, which was a good month before I found him. He was all gangreen in his leg and his leg had broken off, he was just dragging it. He would take a few steps, fall and use his antlers to get back up. He was still a bit in velvet when he was shot. I was walking through my own property during rifle season when I spotted him coming down a well-used deer trail toward water. Took aim and fired. I had known about him because the local ENCON who is a friend of mine was alerted about the deer by the hunter who lost him. I contacted my friend when I shot him and he contacted the original hunter who told me I could keep him since it was me who finished him. He was malnourished, underweight and definetly suffering.