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Actually it's a deer that I put my brother on a couple of years ago. But I mounted the deer. It is a very dark colored deer, that I call the antelope rack. It has 8" bases, and one 14" tine, but with only a 16" or 17" outside spread. This is only my 3rd deer mount. I do it as a hobby, so it's not perfect, but sure saves a lot of money, and is fun!:D, plus i'm always improving on every deer. I already have a list of things that I'm going to do different for the next time. My girlfriend also helped me. Let me know what you think.

Before pics:



After:

More pictures on the entire mounting process are here.

http://community.webshots.com/album/261390222VwxrfX

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Here is my next project, which I'm currently in the process of restoring it's antlers, and putting them on a big buck cape I killed.

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cool, was it hard to do?

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I think it would look alot better hanging on the wall and not leaning against a door lol .

Looks really good to me and would love to see a picture of the antlers you are holding when you are done that one .

Nice work !!

Don

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What a neat looking buck. The mount looks good in the pics!

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amazing rack, pretty narrow but pretty cool too.

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Nice looking mount

Nice pics on your web site too, y'all grow em good in Kansas !

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can't wait to see that rack when it's done!!

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Nice looking mount .

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Thanks guys. It took mostly the whole Saturday afternoon. Everytime I mount a deer it seems to get easier, and everything seems to go smoother. Thanks again.

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I think you did an excelent job mounting it I would hire you

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Looks alright to me.Better then I could do

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If you want an honest opinion, here it goes. The mount as a whole doesn't look bad. It's the little things. The white hair in the nostrils have to be tucked in, they should not be on the outside of the nostril hole. The ears look like they should be a little higher. They look like they stick out too straight. The edges of the ears should be a little smoother. The black "V" on top of the nose looks a little off center. The deers left eye should be a little wider. The chest & arm pits look a little off to one side. Don't take any of this personally, just something to learn from. The next one you do you'll remember these little things.

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I saw your post on taxidermy.net. I'm a novice taxidermist myself and would be pretty happy with that deer. My mounts look better the farther away from them you get. Mounting deer has given me more appreciation for those that do it full time.

I don't know about you but I'm going to keep it as a hobby, it takes me about a day and a half. I've done four so far and will be doing my son's 8 point in a couple of weeks. I think it's real neat when you first put the hide on and it turns into a deer again.

Good luck with your next one.

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Hey KS,
A friend of mine started out just like you, mounting some deer, ducks and even turkeys on the side for fun, and now he is a full-time taxidermist and is excellent! He is doing my 1st buck, which I happened to take in chanute, KS this past rifle season. But your mount looks awesome, you keep it up and your friends will pay you some big bucks to mount their bucks - no pun intended:D. But hey, you can mount their deer for cheaper than another taxidermist, plust have some fun and make some money at the same time. Just depends how busy you want to be with it! Where in KS are you from?? (I think I have asked before but can't remember??)

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good job and good luck

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nice job on the mounts, you have some nice deer out therei wish i had more time to learn to do my wn mounts!!!!

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That looks good to me. I can not find anything to complain about even on the close ups. Good job!!

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Nice!!

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That's great looking rack KShunter definetly lot's of charactor, and the first pic appear's that he was large in body size as well .Great job bud, and congrat's to you on your success.

nubo