2006 Small 8 Point Mount
 

This is the small 8 I shot this year with the bow in MA... My brother in law has been doing deer heads on the side as a hobby for a couple of years now. He did this one for me for just cost of materials for practice... I think it came out pretty well... for not being a professional and doing it as a hobby. It is not a deer I would have mounted if I didn't get a free mount! But it is a trophy just the same.

http://i13.tinypic.com/2uib3ip.jpg

RE: 2006 Small 8 Point Mount
 

That's a beautiful deer.

Congratulations.

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congrats:D

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Good looking mount.
Does he need anymore to practice on?...LOL

MC

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Looks like pretty nice buck hanging next to it on the wall too. Is that another deer you took with a bow ?

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Bdog...
The buck next to it was actually his first mount he ever did... Unfortunately, I did not shoot that one w/ the bow... I got him with the Muzzleloader back in 2003. I actually missed him w/ the bow earlier that season...
Here is a pic of both.

http://i16.tinypic.com/4gqpo9v.jpg

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Just a little tip.......its a silly pet peeve of mine but also alot of good taxidermists: Take something thin that isn't going to cut the hair and tuck that splayed hair against the wall back behind the shoulders.
It should have a smooth look to the contact area with the wall, not frizzed out shoulders. :D
My local taxidermist told me and a buddy that if he ever comes into our houses and finds that hair going up the wall he was going to take them back.;)

RE: 2006 Small 8 Point Mount
 

Matt... i will certainly do that... Thanks for the tip.

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Those are both nice looking mounts especially for just a hobby. Congrats on the deer as well

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those are both nice deer you got hanging on the wall western ma,:)