a little of both for me.

memories made afield are priceless...weather its seeing a redtail nail a tweety bird out of the air, or watching a buck make a rub or scrape, or watching a squirrel get ready for a long winter...i enjoy it all. try not to let those "little things" pass me by as i hunt.

but, mounts for the wall are also about memories. i got a button buck hide at the tannery and a 1.5yo buck at the taxidermist. why? they arent "trophys" hopefully wont be my biggest or last...but they were both "firsts" first bowkill buck and the button buck was my first kill with the flintlock...i got a squirrel mounted...it is a real unique color...i got a 13 inch trout mounted!! only because it was beautiful and died before i landed it...figured why waste it? it looks awesome on my wall.

who wouldnt love to fill a room with giant buck mounts? who knows how many more i may have mounted...i might mount the next one i kill...i might not have another mounted for a long long time...when i kill him, i will decide what im doing with him. i dont kill bucks to mount them...id go broke quick, and run out of room on the wall lol...some might say why kill them if im not going to mount them?? i love venison and love to hunt and fill the freezer and even small antlers are special to me and get put on the wall...