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Should have mounted this one? #6815489 08/27/12
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 153 Northern Virginia S shooterschmidty OP Campfire Member
OP shooterschmidty Campfire Member S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 153 Northern Virginia	Hey all, shot my first muley with a bow over the weekend. One of my friend has some private land with some huge bucks and I managed to arrow a good one. Compared to some of the other bucks I saw it didn't seem huge so I didn't skin it for a shoulder mount but now comparing photos I think it's quite a bit bigger than I thought. I'm considering trying to find a replacement cape and seeing what a taxidermist can do. What say you all? I very roughly green scored it at 165. Alternatively, I'm euro mount it trying to keep the velvet intact if at all possible. http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/shooterschmidty/100_1817.jpg

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Re: Should have mounted this one? shooterschmidty #6815520 08/27/12
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1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,974 Likes: 11 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	A fine trophy indeed. 1Minute

Re: Should have mounted this one? 1minute #6815542 08/27/12
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weaselsRus Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,278 NE Nevada	The minimum for Pope & Young is 170", what a way to start archery deer hunting! Congrats! Eagles may soar, but a weasel never got sucked into a jet turbine!

Re: Should have mounted this one? weaselsRus #6815555 08/27/12
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico mudhen Campfire Outfitter
mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico	No flies on that one! If you would like to mount it, your taxidermist can usually come up with a cape at a reasonable price--I assume that you still have the antlers. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

Re: Should have mounted this one? mudhen #6815657 08/27/12
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cnyarcher Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 638 Upstate Ny.	Good Buck!!

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Re: Should have mounted this one? cnyarcher #6816270 08/28/12
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Reloader7RM Campfire Tracker R Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,132 NW La.	Congrats on a fine buck with a bow.

Re: Should have mounted this one? shooterschmidty #6816678 08/28/12
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,981 Likes: 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA KC Campfire Tracker
KC Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,981 Likes: 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA	That's a keeper for sure. If you can't find a cape, then maybe a Euro mount or maybe mount the antlers on a nice wooden plaque along qith a photo. Congrats! KC Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.

Re: Should have mounted this one? KC #6817548 08/28/12
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,620 Kansas J Jesse_James Campfire Regular
Jesse_James Campfire Regular J Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,620 Kansas	Very nice. That would make a cool mount with the velvet.

Re: Should have mounted this one? Jesse_James #6817556 08/28/12
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Seminole39 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,152	very nice! To play the game, you first gotta have game. - Ike Turner

Re: Should have mounted this one? Jesse_James #6817650 08/28/12
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USMC2602 Campfire Regular U Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,929 Kansas/Colorado	Originally Posted by Jesse_James Very nice. That would make a cool mount with the velvet. +1 on that. Congratulations!

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Re: Should have mounted this one? shooterschmidty #6817804 08/28/12
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SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,667 Likes: 6 Midwest	Always keep the cape. Though there are no flies on a euro-velvet. That's a really nice deer, congrats! WWP53D

Re: Should have mounted this one? SKane #6817917 08/28/12
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,303 Likes: 18 W. Texas J JGRaider Campfire Ranger
JGRaider Campfire Ranger J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,303 Likes: 18 W. Texas	Nice work shooter! You should be darn proud of that one. It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.

Re: Should have mounted this one? JGRaider #6818390 08/28/12
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prairiedog223 Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 305 mo	Real nice!!

Re: Should have mounted this one? prairiedog223 #6818500 08/28/12
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,854 South East Missouri tedthorn Campfire Outfitter
tedthorn Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,854 South East Missouri	Here you go...lets ake the "click" out of this Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper

Re: Should have mounted this one? tedthorn #6818620 08/28/12
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Hawkeye_Reloader Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,054 IA	Congrats!

Re: Should have mounted this one? Hawkeye_Reloader #6818917 08/28/12
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Bluedreaux Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 14,654 Texas	Start looking for a cape. I shot a nice Muley a few years ago and didn't mount it for the same reason, it just didn't seem that big. But it was big, and I'm still waiting to shoot another for a cape. Originally Posted by SBTCO your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling

Re: Should have mounted this one? Bluedreaux #6818935 08/28/12
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,694 Likes: 47 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,694 Likes: 47 Bozeman, MT	Get a cape and get it mounted. This time next year you won't feel the pinch of the cost. It takes 145 to make Pope and Young, that looks easily 150+. You should have left the bow out of the picture, it is hard to look at the deer when you have a Mathews bow in the picture. You also might want to get a cap and some aviators... Last edited by shrapnel; 08/28/12.

Re: Should have mounted this one? USMC2602 #6819097 08/28/12
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,762 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter
VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,762 SW Virginia	Oh hell yes I'd mount this Muley........Congrats..........Hb

Re: Should have mounted this one? VaHillbilly #6820055 08/29/12
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,472 Iowa, USA C coltfan Campfire Regular
coltfan Campfire Regular C Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,472 Iowa, USA	I'm with everybody else on this one, get it done. You may shoot bigger, but maybe not still in velvet. He's a keeper! CF

Re: Should have mounted this one? coltfan #6820141 08/29/12
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ctsmith Campfire Tracker C Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,070 Alabama	I've grown partial to good european mounts ("good" being the key word). They look nice, are much more easy to display, and don't wear with years. I wish all of my trophies were Euros.

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