Got my 1st Trad mount back!

[Skipmaster1]

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

[adam]

Awesome deer!!! Congrats!!

[Osagetree]

How wide is that inside spread? Nice buck!

[Stone Knife]

Nice mount you'll enjoy for years to come.

[bbassi]

nice mount. you going to leave the tag on it?

[the Ferret]

A fond memory everytime you look at it. Congrats. Nice buck/nice mount.

[beaglesandbucks]

I got a way you can assure yourself of leaving the compound at home??

SELL IT!!    

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.

[Izzy]

Beautiful mount/buck.Who did it if you dont mind me asking?

[mmgrode]

Nice buck and mount! Not quite the same as with a compound eh? Take care, Matt

[vermonster13]

Congratulations!

[Bjorn]

What a trophy!

[HalfRack]

Very nice, here's wishing you many more!

-Mike

[Bill Turner]

Congrats on your deer. Looks great. Good luck in the future.

[Over&Under]

Great looking mount, great trophy indeed!

[woodchucker]

LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! (again)

[Skipmaster1]

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.

[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  

[Skipmaster1]

Originally 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    

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.

[RamiusEng]

Fine job, man!  I hope he tasted good too!

[John3]

Very pretty. Your buck looks like he could finish jumping through the wall.

JDSIII