Picked up shoulder mount....what do you think
 

I almost didnt mount this deer, but I did and got him back a few weeks ago. What do you guys think of the mount?

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Another pic, I had the taxidermist put ostrich skin on the back side of the mount. I think it really helps to finish it off..........

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Another pic. I thought he was going to score higher, but he had shorter G2's then I thought which nocked his score down......

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That punny thing? What'd you go shoot that little deer for? lol J/k, Nice deer. I green stem with leaves in his mouth. That looks cool! That deer sure does have a dark rack.

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first of all congrats on a fine buck,i love the way hes mounted, tax did a awsome job on him :)

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sweeeeeeeeeeeeet awesome looking mount

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You should be real proud of that!!! I would be.

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Nice looking mount, big wide rack too.

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Nice...on the side view picture is it just me or does he look MEAN? I think its the eyes.

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Real nice, and a great mount. Looks very orginal.

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Awesome looking mount!! Something unique, I like it!!

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great deer and a great mount, congrats..

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Real Nice! Congrat's

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Nice deer, Ilike that mount.

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That looks really good. I like when mounts are "dressed up" a bit - like the greenery being eaten. Mind if I ask how much something like that cost?

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Great looking mount. I like the ones that look a bit different, not like everyone elses. Congrats, and good hunting.

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Looks very natural except for the tag on the antlers. Why do some hunters pay a butt load of money to make a deer look alive but they leave a tag on the antlers? Great looking mount otherwise.

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kybuckhunter,

That tag is from the taxidermist. He does over 400 whitetail shoulder mounts each yearand puts a tag on each rack so they wont get confussed. As soon as I got home from the taxidermist, I hung him up and snapped some pictures. I have sense taken him down from this spot and hung him in the trophy room, minus the yellow shop tag.

Uncle Matt,

This is the most expensive shoulder mount I've had done, but I plan on having a few more done similar in the years to come. He get's $500 for a standard mount, plus $100 extra because its a wall pedestal, plus $100 extra for the open mouth, plus the ostrich and drift wood. To get the mount done and the deer processed it was over $1,200. But taxidermist down here are some of the most expensive in the country because people down here pay more to hunt and kill deer then people in other areas, so the taxidermist can justify what they charge.

And yes the buck does look "MEAN", you can really see it in person. I told the taxidermist what I wanted and asked him to make it as nice as possible. I asked him to make the bucks eye's look like hes about to get in a fight and/or like another buck is approaching him. In person the buck actually looks like he is looking off to the side as if another buck is walking up from behind.

One of the bucks that I plan on killing this year will get mounted like the buck in the middle of the below picture. I love all the detail and muscle tone of this mount........ (P.S. All three of these deer are mounted on the same pedestal and where all killed by the same guy in a week's time with a bow on the King Ranch)

Picture below...................

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Here is the mount from my above post....

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Very nice looking mount(s). Definately one to be proud of... Very unique w/ the leaves in the mouth.

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Great deer, and nice mount. Congrats on the kill

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Great deer, Congrats!!!

Nice mount by the way.

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Very nice! That's a buck to be proud of. Excellent taxidermy job, also.

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Very nice buck. I love the dark antlers...

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Great mount and buck, congrats.

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Very nice animal! Congrats!

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Hes a dandy and the mount looks great!

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I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but the outfitter must have forgot to clean it's teeth! he he he... Nice looking mount!

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nice

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You must kill some huge deer to even debate getting that one mounted. Most guys that is a buck of a lifetime. You definately made the right choice.

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Great mount

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Very awesome mount!

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Congrats on a fine deer.

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Why on earth would you almost NOT mount that deer?! That thing is a hog, I cant wait for deer season.

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I really like that mount great job. And a nice buck.

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very nice