Here's my most unique mount.

It's a european mount of a buck that I killed a few years ago. When I was cleaning off the skull, I felt a bony abnormality on the right side of the snout above the teeth.

Turns out that he'd been shot through the face, and had been living with a big chunk of bullet stuck in the bone. I pulled the bullet out to clean the area, and glued it back in.


Entrance wound



Exit wounds (fragmented exit)



Close-up


By the amount of scar tissue and the way the bones had healed, the wound appeared to be at least a year old. No visible scarring or markings were visible on the hide. Just a little lump could be felt on the snout, under the skin.

Not visible in the pics, but the bony plate comprising the roof of his mouthwas cracked by the impactand subsequently healed-over.

His sinus cavities were completely decimated, but he appeared outwardly healthy in every possible way, showing no signs of injury or malnutrition.

Tough animals...