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

That's a beautiful deer.

Congratulations.

congrats

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

MC

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

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.

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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.
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.

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

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

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