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Old 11-12-2010, 10:05 AM
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So I am sitting here at work trying to find things to keep me busy. Naturally I gravitate towards shopping on Cabela's website. I was looking at their taxidermy section looking for European skull kits and I came across, what I consider, one of the strangest things. What do you think? It just doesn't compare to the real thing. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/After-the-Shot/Taxidermy|/pc/104791680/c/104689980/sc/104626080/Budget-Buck-White-Tail-Deer-Mount/1096919.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse.cmd%3F N%3D1100186

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Old 11-12-2010, 11:57 AM
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Doesn't look that good to me.
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Old 11-12-2010, 12:40 PM
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i like the idea and think it doesn't look to bad but its still on the pricey side. i mean its almost half of a real mount...
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:02 PM
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I'd keep the horns on the skull and find some beetles....

probably cheaper and easier to do your own european mount that way...
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Old 11-12-2010, 02:32 PM
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I think I'd rather have the real thing
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Old 11-12-2010, 07:28 PM
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It looks pretty bad to me. If you don't have enough for a real shoulder mount, do a Euro. They look a heck of alot better than that thing.
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Old 11-12-2010, 07:44 PM
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Yeah that's bad.Taxiderny is an art. It really is, instaed of pictures I like mounts that make the room Come alive.Let the Chineese have that crap.Mind you I tried doing the Chineese eyes and it looked worse.Don't stoop to their level and purchase their crap like that all that will happen is that goddamn country will export more, cause some Joe Blow decided it was worth having.The Less worthless Chineese junk we buy, the better off we are in the long run.Yeah I'm assuming it Chineese, cause No North American would do something this god awful and try and make a buck.

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Old 11-13-2010, 12:46 PM
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Thats embarrassing to taxidermists everywhere lol. Do a Euro Mount, or just a skull cap on a nice piece of wood. That looks like a rubber deer hanging on the wall. And it's $200. YOu could get a real mount done for $400 at some places.
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