Last month I picked up my mount from my first deer I shot with trad gear. I am so pumped, it came out great. I have been working really hard at getting good with my longbow as well as my recurve. I think the compound will stay home a lot more this year! Here is the link to the story of the hunt.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=038077
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Awesome deer!!! Congrats!!
How wide is that inside spread? Nice buck!
Nice mount you'll enjoy for years to come.
nice mount. you going to leave the tag on it?
A fond memory everytime you look at it. Congrats. Nice buck/nice mount.
I got a way you can assure yourself of leaving the compound at home??
SELL IT!! :thumbsup:
Congrats!! Nice deer!!
I got my first last year as well....and should have the mount back anyday. Doesn't come close to the size of some of my compound kills...but...it will occupy a place of prominence.
Beautiful mount/buck.Who did it if you dont mind me asking?
Nice buck and mount! Not quite the same as with a compound eh? Take care, Matt
Congratulations!
What a trophy!
Very nice, here's wishing you many more!
-Mike
Congrats on your deer. Looks great. Good luck in the future.
Great looking mount, great trophy indeed!
LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! (again)
Thanks for all the positive responses guys. He is 19.5" wide inside spread. I did take the tag off of it but i did save it.
I used Jonas Brothers taxidermy. They are a bit expensive but they do museum quality work, the mount is fully tanned and not just cured, the guarentee it's done in 6months or it's free....my last 2 mounts were 3 months to the day.
That looks like a good young deer with great genetics. That seems like some pretty good incentive to keep striving for another traditional wallhanger :archer:
QuoteOriginally posted by bowfiend:
That looks like a good young deer with great genetics. That seems like some pretty good incentive to keep striving for another traditional wallhanger :archer:
Actually he was estimated by 3 different people(Taxidermist and 2 butchers) to be between 5.5 and 6.5years old. He weighed 250#'s and had a lot of wear on his teeth........bad genetics I guess...or lack of quality food. we hunt suburbs and landscaping and acorns are all the deer have to eat.
Fine job, man! I hope he tasted good too!
Very pretty. Your buck looks like he could finish jumping through the wall.
JDSIII
Wow! That age estimate is suprising. Maybe you can convince the neighbors to landscape with alfalfa!