ORIGINAL: tbonecpa
I was also surprised to hear that RATDAWG isn't a fan of the Rinehart form because of lack of realism. Is it possible that WI and IL bucks are that different? I realize the neck looks really big on my buck but that is really what he looked like.
There are some Differences wherever you go in whitetails. But most deer in Illinois came from Wisconsin and a few from Canada.
I am sure your deer was that big. But there are tricks to make a deers neck bigger than it was.
One more thing, what do you guys think of the "details" on that buck?
I hate for you to post this question. IF someone posts something about your deer. Even if it is not true. You will be looking at that one particular detail every time you look at your mount. And he is too nice of a deer and mount for you to worry what someone else thinks. The guy did a good job. Don't aks for critiques though. Go to taxidermy shows. Go to any event that displays buck mounts. If you see something ther e that looks better than what you believe you have then worry about it. Switch taxidermists then.Until then, your questioning is just going to upset your taxidermist who seems to be a pretty good one. And leaving you with doubt and unneeded anxiety. But you can order catologues from any of the manufacturers. Heck you can probably order everything you need to mount them. But look at the photos of the mounts. You can see realism and detail differences in them. Done by top-notch worldclass taxidermists. If they can't make them look any better. your taxidermist or the next one cant either.
ps you might be able to access some of the comapies by websites. I never have tried so i am not sure but look up some of them.