Never had anything but a fish mounted, so I was slightly nervous. The taxidermist came recommended by some family and friends. It took him from November to August to get mine finished as he was really busy. Very happy with the result. The buck was in deep rut with the most swollen neck I’ve ever seen, so I made sure to tell him I wanted his neck to look similarly swollen. I also mentioned That the part I remembered most was his breath coming out like a frost so thick it stuck to his whiskers. I could see the water dripping off his whiskers from 40 yards away. In the pics you’ll see what the taxidermist did to replicate it. After the shot the buck ran away and doubled back almost running me over, he would have if I didn’t tuck behind a big oak. He was a dead deer running though. Two lungs and the heart from a 12 gauge slug. I took pics of where I was and his blood trail on top of it. I’ll try and find those. Thanks for looking! Best of luck to all this upcoming season.
Side note on the buck: my grandma was a big deer hunter and a hero of mine who has passed away a few years ago. I sat where her stand would have been if the oak wouldn’t have toppled over a few years ago. Her old tree stand made of a few 2x4s is under that Dead oak. I let a bunch of does and smaller bucks walk by before he came along. Now I know why my grandma always hunted there lol!
Side note on the buck: my grandma was a big deer hunter and a hero of mine who has passed away a few years ago. I sat where her stand would have been if the oak wouldn’t have toppled over a few years ago. Her old tree stand made of a few 2x4s is under that Dead oak. I let a bunch of does and smaller bucks walk by before he came along. Now I know why my grandma always hunted there lol!
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