LOL..... I am finally getting my 03 8pt mnt back with a little help from some good friends here at HNI. You folks know who you are...and I thank you again! He already has a place on the wall. I have knotty pine wood paneling in my Living room...so NO paint! NO WAY.......

The two I have had mounted may not be anything to anyone but me....both have good spreads, height and were memorable hunts. I have not scored my 8 from '03 yet, the six from '02 was around 112-115. The reason I had them mounted was more for the memories of the hunt and lessons learned. Not to mention as thanks for such majestic animals dropping at one shot. Might be simply a spiritual reason. Could not really afford it but they sure deserved it IMO. We all may dream of that monster...mine this year was poached.... Sadly it is pathetic some would mount a 10pt such as that and brag on their "hunting prowess" what a crock! We know who did it ....but the Game wardens are so understaffed in this state it is not even funny... [:@][][X(] Taking the law into your own hands is risky at best ....but on my acreage which is posted. Beware [:@]

Oh....and I can't wait til this coming season. Have the video cam ready to take video of the lil ones growing up and their brothers and sisters from past years getting bigger. And btw, I do not doe hunt because of
WV's liberal doe hunting regs ....if I cannot agree with the rationalization I will not participate! At this point in time it has become major overkill in some, perhaps many counties here due to the fact that the ones not checked in .....sadly get lost in the shuffle.