I had been interested in European mounts for a long time and thought I would try it myself with last year's bow kill. The buck is not a giant by any stretch of the imagination but is the largest I have taken with my bow. I did not want to spend upwards of $500 to have him mounted so......this is the end result. I think I came out pretty well.
I had no way to boil the head so I used the water soak/rot method. It took a l-o-n-g, stinky time and actually just finished it.
I handmade the mounting plaque fashioned somewhat after one I saw on the internet.