Finally got to work on a personal trophy

[redwoood]

Had fun working on this one...even attempted my first scab recreation under his chin since it was too big to cut out and sew. Need to finish the habitat but I think I'll just look at him for a while first

 

[Nick87]

Man what a beautiful mount and one hell of a buck! Wow! He has it all mass, big brows, trash and on and on.

 

[Jc2020]

That’s an awesome buck what state was he taken in ?

 

[WestKyHunt]

If I saw that buck while in the stand, I'd be too in awe for him to be in any danger

 

[redwoood]

That’s an awesome buck what state was he taken in ?

Missouri

 

[KipCarson]

Excellent work on a remarkable buck! Very good indeed!

 

[JV842]

Got any “on the ground” or trail cam pics of that horse? How much did he weigh?

 

[rtraverdavis]

Wow. Incredible buck and beautiful work. That scab recreation looks great, but you could have just stuck a bandaid over it and I wouldn’t have noticed. Ha. What a buck!

 

[OntarioHunter]

Nice job. Did you color the antlers?

 

[Four22]

Nice work!

 

[Big Bore]

Outstanding work and helluva buck!

 

[LCH]

Good looking work. Also a nice reminder that real, wild bucks of that caliber do actually exist! I've certainly never seen anything like it.

 

[redwoood]

Nice job. Did you color the antlers?

Nope...all natural.

 

[redwoood]

Didn't weigh him. Here's 1 trail cam pic I have handy and an on the ground.

He was 24.5 inches behind the ears and lab tooth aged at 4.5.

Got any “on the ground” or trail cam pics of that horse? How much did he weigh?

 

[OntarioHunter]

He was an old warrior. Look at all the broken tines, wound under the chin, and battered ear. Is that what happened to his nose? Looks like a big patch of white proud flesh from old wound on his back. I'd like to see what the winner of the battle looked like! Good job on that ear.

Edit: Or is it just the lighting in the front on photo that makes it appear the nose is repaired? I don't see it in side on photos.

 

[TN2shot07]

Awesome mount, damn that’s a good deer!

 

[Gellar]

Wow! Great buck, awesome mount. I can’t wait to see the landscape finished.

Personally I’d want the scab too and not try to fix it. I like my mounts to look the way they are when I kill them. I don’t like to fix broken tines or do other stuff.

 

[Steiny]

Great deer and beautiful workmanship.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Festus]

Outstanding buck and awesome mount

 

[cahunter805]

Incredible buck and mount. Looks awesome! Anymore pics of the back of the mount? Did you just cover it with felt? Pedestal mounts are my favorite style lately.