09 Opening Day MN Buck - Mount

[James]

Just got my 2009 MN opening day archery buck back a week ago. I took a few photos this morning. I'm not a taxidermist but this is the 2nd mount I have had finished by this taxidermist. There are a couple things I am not pleased with but overall I like it. Please critique and send along any thoughts.

Form was a 64D Series Semi-Sneak Offset with Head Down by Dennis Behn







Day of the kill

[venisonassassin]

What are the things that you are not pleased with James?

[tresleggos]

hard to tell w your pics you took maybe a couple from farther away......i did notice a lot of paint on the eyes and area though......

[Dewey]

I'm no expert on taxidermy but it looks good to me.
Great looking buck

[Spysar]

Usually when I see a buck with his head tipped down, it's aggresive posture and the ears are laid back. Nice looking buck, and congrats again.

[James]

My only real complaint is that the ears are too wide. I believe the issue is how the ear butts are positioned. The hide is stretched along the ear but and it should have more wrinkles instead of being smooth, this is causing wider ears. Tip to tip they are like 19", the rack has an 18" inside spread.

I'm pretty fussy, most guys think it looks great but I get pretty anal on taxidermy and how mounts look.

[WiBowhuntress]

I can kind of see what you're saying James, but for the most part I think it's a pretty nice mount. The only thing I really noticed was that the ears just looked kind of "pointy" at the tips.

[venisonassassin]

My only real complaint is that the ears are too wide. I believe the issue is how the ear butts are positioned. The hide is stretched along the ear but and it should have more wrinkles instead of being smooth, this is causing wider ears. Tip to tip they are like 19", the rack has an 18" inside spread.

I'm pretty fussy, most guys think it looks great but I get pretty anal on taxidermy and how mounts look.

I do some whitetail taxidermy and it's not unusual for the ears to measure 19" tip to tip in that position. I do know what you mean about the wrinkles in the ears, I see where they were. It is up to the taxidermist to recreate those. The ears also look like they are set a little far back. One other thing I noticed is that the eyelashes stick straight out or almost up a bit. They should angle down over the eye at about a 45 degree angle or so.

[PredatorTC]

I like how dark the antlers are!!! I did not notice this in the kill picture

[AC Rider]

I'm not expert by any means. It looks great to me

[huntinnurse]

I like it James!!!! I do see what you mean, but, overall, a very nice job.