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Just depends on the deer for me. I rifle killed a 118" buck in 2004 and had it mounted as a huge deer to me, then. This year, I killed my first bow buck 92", and opted for a Euro mount instead. I am 10x more proud of the smaller bowkill (for many more reasons than just the weapon used), but I only wanted a Euro mount from it.

I think my deciding factor from here on out is if it will gross P&Y, if so..I'll mount it...if not, probably just a Euro mount.


Another thing to consider, is out of state kills. If you kill a deer in a CWD state (maybe any state), you can't bring back the entire head for a Euro mount...They believe CWD is carried in brain tissue and bone marrow...so the only bone you can bring home has to be cleaned of any soft tissue (skull cap). If I kill a buck and have to do a skull cap..it is getting mounted regardless. I personally don't like doing only the skull caps, so for me..it is Euro or Shoulder mount.