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It was big enough!

Dave, my cousins in SD swear by Ranch Hand bumpers and grill guards. I have seen the results first hand myself. Splattered deer and no damage to the truck.

Ranch Hand

Dang Dave...my condolences on the truck. Things will work out tho. It's just a vehicle and all the important parts (driver) seem to be ok. Maybe we need to work on "Deer Scan Radar".

[quote=SSB]Dang Dave...my condolences on the truck. Things will work out tho. It's just a vehicle and all the important parts (driver) seem to be ok. Maybe we need to work on "Deer Beer Scan Radar".

Fixed it for ya.

ND, ouch! glad you are okay.

Are you going to remove yourself from the deerless thread now? Kinda cheap way to be one of "us" but we will allow it this time.

dang miserable out there now. windy and cold. 3.4 degrees.

-14 up here this morning.

No I didn't make the cut off for 2010 so I really was deerless in 2010, unless you count the deer I hit with this same truck last summer

I don't know what the temp is but it FRICKIN COLD. I don't even want to go out of the house...but I haffta.

Hey Bretta,

Have you ever heard of Jack's Taxidermy? Headed there now.

They lookk like good ones
The thing with grill gaurds:
Go big or ignore them!
A cheap one just causes more headaches ( and damage ) then it's worth.
A true solid , crash worthy one.
Will off balance some trucks unless it's counter balanced
And then it eats fuel on the highway.

Like anything else, ya pays your money and you takes your choice.

I really like those grill guards/bumpers but they don't make them for my 78. that is what I'd get one for.

I can order a flat black painted one for $900. That is more than I bought the truck for.

nope, never heard of jack's. i have a couple of things at Mikes taxidermy that isnt far from you though. a drake woodduck for me and a rooster i shot he is doing for free for our Pheasants Forever Banquet. He does great, GREAT ducks.

why ya heading over to a taxidermists?

I took my horns over there from the buck I shot this year. When I cut them off, I split the skull on accident. He's going to do a horn mount for me. Usually I'd just do it my self with a kit.

He's a pretty cool old dude though.

Where is Mike's?

I have a couple good leads on jobs. I have to do a little more checking on some things though.

Good luck on the job hunt Muffy.

Good! Stay positive through that stuff. It's tough but I believe it comes across in interviews.

You'll find something. You'r a talanted lady, just don't hang out by a campfire right away with them.

Muffy,
Have you checked at Team Industries in Audubon? They make parts for Polaris. Pretty good sized company and it wouldn't be THAT far of a drive.

I always get horn mounts too. I trade the cape to the Taxidermist up here for the horn mount. works out well for both of us.

Mikes Taxidermy is in Andover.

when I was home in colorado I found a set of 8 pointer horns that was the biggest deer I ever killed, unfortunately the skull cap was broke in two, so I'm either gonna have to rig up something, or pop into the new taxidermy shop here in town. hmmm I think I know the right answer to that one.

I almost thought I was up Nort' when I woke up this morning.We have four to five inches of fluffy white stuff all over everything.Great!Now I've got something ELSE to rake up in the yard in addition to all of those leaves.Where can I put this stuff?
Muffy,good luck on the job search.Dave,Sorry bout the deer hitting your truck.You seem to make a habit of that every year don't you?I'm just glad you weren't injured and that you paid your insurance.Have a GREAT day and if I haven't stated it before,HAPPY NEW YEAR to all here.

Stan in SC

You probably know more about the taxidermy stuff than I do Ryan. But the place I took them to is going to fix mine, mount them on a piece of Butternut, cover the plate in buckskin, put leather cord around the bases, for $60.

That was a good deal IMO. It would cost me a min of $40 to rig up the horns nice and put them on a piece of wood. Someone more skilled than me, with the equipment to do could get by cheaper I'm sure.