No problem. I was nice of you to offer. Jason offered too so I sent him the pics. Thanks anyways bro.
No problem. I was nice of you to offer. Jason offered too so I sent him the pics. Thanks anyways bro.
whoa!! nice deer. where abouts did you get him?
Thanks. Got him on a private ranch where my FIL has a lease. In the Cookson Hills area. Got him in 2008 and then in 2009 only saw one young buck the entire 5 days we hunted. Not too many does either in '09. Hopefully '10 will be better.
Thanks for cutting off the smart-butts that would have put something on the site like this........like me
Put three deer a year in the freezer for me.
Now, my preference is that a 200 lb field dressed mature 10 point puts a whole lot more meat in the freezer than a spike and it still counts for a buck.
Yes, I do mount what I consider to be my trophy deer.
To others they might be cull deer, or what-ever.
They are mine, I suffered through freezing temps, dragged them across lots of bad terrain and can look at them every day and remember the hunt.
I'm thinking that would go on my wall, and if my wife had any problem with it, she would need a new husband..
I'm thinking that would go on my wall, and if my wife had any problem with it, she would need a new husband..
Truth spoken right there brother. Luckily my wife is 100% Okie. I believe her father who has been hunting for the past 55 years has instilled good judgment in her.
I mounted my first buck. I told my wife I'd mount any deer larger. I shot one the next two seasons, with the last being a 167 gross, 140 net Cy Curtis buck I shot 13 years ago. I have not had one mounted since.....
We hunt for the meat, but any Bucks that we get that are at least 4 points are put into the freezer until we can take the skulls up to be cleaned. We are not picky about "trophy" deer. Me not having to buy ground beef the next year is more important than a skull on my wall. We just get the skulls cleaned. He does not like the mounts that are used.
We have 1 hanging already and one waiting in the freezer to take to Skulls Unlimited. <-We also have my brothers nice Buck in the freezer - Meat and head. Since they have been in a year, might be my time to claim for myself->
Also, if we decide not to mount the bucks, we always keep the antlers. I have several spikes in a pretty glass bowl on my kitchen table, and a decent shed on my coffee table.
We have 1 hanging already and one waiting in the freezer to take to Skulls Unlimited. <-We also have my brothers nice Buck in the freezer - Meat and head. Since they have been in a year, might be my time to claim for myself->
Also, if we decide not to mount the bucks, we always keep the antlers. I have several spikes in a pretty glass bowl on my kitchen table, and a decent shed on my coffee table.
Ya know, it sure seems to me that a lot of our white tail deer are getting mulie forks on them (fork not coming from the main beam, but from a tine forking.) This is one of them, and lots of the pics on here are showing the same thing.
Is it just me?
Yes, I do mount what I consider to be my trophy deer. To others they might be cull deer, or what-ever.
They are mine, I suffered through freezing temps, dragged them across lots of bad terrain and can look at them every day and remember the hunt.
Let me further clarify, none of the deer on the wall have ever been scored, nor do I think that they would score well (ignorant as to how the scoring goes and don't really care to learn) but they are OUR trophies and that is why we have them. We can tell you about each and every one of them... where they were shot, how we found them etc...
I can see where people could think that I was trying to brag about the deer, I am not because we don't have anything to brag about (maybe my brother but I'm not bragging on his deer) just a bunch of good times and good hunts!
Carry on!
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