Recently I sold a cabin in Northern MN. It was time. I had 5 deer mounts up there and wondered where to put them. I already had 3 nice mounts in the house so I thought long and hard. I thought about giving a few away, to a hunting lodge retaurant, to my nephews and then came to this. Every time I look at each one it reminds me of all the details of the hunt I got them on. They mean a lot to me and probably little to anyone else. So I have a drywalled garage and I hung them om the wall toward the top short of the ceiling. They look great and remind me evry time I use the truck for work or pleasure.
Thought I would put this on the 24 Campfire because I bet there are a few hunters wondering about the same thing. One of my better decisions. Buckfever1

A bit of advice,

Keep an eye on them, I have a friend that did the very same thing and his got those little beetles in them and lost gobs of fur.

He tried gassing them a few times but while it worked short term the beetles always seemed to come back.

He was told it was because they were in an outside environment.

Hope his situation was just HIS situation.

Good luck.

same deal without the cabin. My wife cringes if I think of more than my biggest over the mantle.. She makes no demands, and is the girl of my dreams. The excess mounts are in the garage, and I like that situation too... I did sneak a euro mount that I did of this year's 10 in the dining room.... I know it didn't slip under her radar screen. Why would I want more... she encourages me to get out and hunt as much as I want....A lot!!!

You should see my sons room.

I got plenty of mounts with no room to put em, so my son wants em all in his room..

Lets see I got 2 whitetail in the living room, and he has 3 whitetail, 1 elk, 1 pronghorn and 1 bobcat in his room...problem is I have 1 more whitetail in the freezer to get mounted and I dont think I can get anymore into his room.

I need a bigger home.

Yes, it can be a logistical problem. The first 3/4 of my hunting activity was all about mounts and few if any pictures. The last 1/4 is all about pictures and few if any mounts.

I have dispersed some of the herd over the years to get to a manageable size. I have some mounts hanging in places other than in my house. My nephew opened up a "sportsmens" bar and I supplied him some of the decor. Black Bear, Antelope, Mule Deer, two Whitetails, Elk and assorted antler mounts, plus a Mountain Goat. (would not give him the goat at first because of tobacco smoke, now the state has banned smoking)

Donated a Black Bear, Elk and two Whitetail mounts to the Museum of Natural History at my alma mater, UW-Stevens Point They rebuilt them into full body mounts.

Now don't laugh - I donated a Moose mount to a local Moose Lodge.

Had some mounts in my cabin, but were stolen...got one back.

My favorite mount.

cool droptines

While being a taxidermist, and a hunter in IA, I am fortunate to get P&Y's every year. Unfortunately I live in a small house, so I only have one mount, and soon to be another. My motto is that it only gets a shoulder mount if it was bigger than the previous. My first was a Net 155 8 point, and my soon to be mounted whitetail scored gross 181.

So, all of my 140's and 50's get antler mounts. I still see the antlers, and they take up minimal space. And, the wife likes them.

I wrap them in leather, and throw them on a oak plaque. Looks classy, and many can fill the walls.

If anybody wants pictures, let me know.

joe

Yes, we want pictures! You can't have big bucks and not post pictures of them. Post 'em up.

Whats wrong with mine??????????

I think deer horn mounts on a plaque look about as good as a shoulder mount, and they don't take up near as much space. Can have a lot more in a room without looking too crowded.

Lived in a place for a while, where the big elk antlers simply wouldn't fit. Just the antlers on a wall plaque. The garage had decent wallboard up on it. I surrounded the antlers with maps of the area I hunted, and a few photos of the hunt. It looked pretty cool for a couple of years, then we moved to a house big enough for them to be inside... Nice!

Am getting quite a few deer antlers around the house now as well, with me and one son hunting... And some bear rugs, and the coyote, etc... Looking for places to stash some of them, without discarding them. Might need to return to the garage for some. Why not?

One fellow I knew, who hunted Africa a lot, donated many of his mounts to the local college, where I believe they're still on display many years later.

Regards, Guy

Shall we thank you later?

i had all of my mounts in the house until 2 years ago. i had a picnic shelter in my yard that never seemed to get used much. i closed it up and made my own man cave. cabinets on one side for all my reloading stuff,hunting stuff and gun tools. filled the rest of the walls with mounts. it has heat and air ,so its the same as being in the house.

I really like that! I have a 16x20 ft concrete pad that used hold my dog kennels. It would be great to build something like that on it. Very fine work!

Now would be a great time..

Deer mounts are like women.
All that counts is the first one and the last one.
Everything in between don't mean chit.

I would hang the drop tine buck in my bathroom - that way I would have something to look at while I was a spanking it.

You obviously haven't had sex with anything but your hand for a looong time..

That's a pretty sweet setup. I like it.

That's it for me and I really wish I didn't have 4. I'll only mount a mule deer, coues and C. blacktail and only one each of them. I can dig on having the deer slam to match the turkey slam.

Douchequeer Boone, you have some serious issues.

You have 2 different campfire user names, your deer hunting knowledge is totally retarded, and you jack-off to an empty bathroom wall.

My wife says that I DESERVE a trophy room (read build an addition and get your crap out of the rest of the house!).
I really can't argue with her though, I really do deserve one!

believe it or not,thats exactly what my slab was before i put the roof over it .

Ok, have you ever looked closely at the eyes?

I mean one is higher/bulged out more than the other one, the face is all wrinkled and are those droptines?

Really like the way those birds are done. Very nice. Where did each come from?

Looks like you got him all horned up.

Rio was Texas (near Eldorado)

Merriams Arizona

Eastern Louisiana

and Osceola Florida of course.

I am liking that Steelhead, real nice!

i had the same problem, i used to add mounts to my daughters rooms until they were old enough to know that little girls rooms dont have dead animals everywhere, so i had to take over the cathedral living room (which my wife loves) i finished my basement off and that is where they are supposed to go but i like looking at them to much to put in the basement i have several more that has migrated to the basement. Ron

In the attic in the shed or hung over the rafters .

This is an antler mount. I wrap them in leather, and throw them on a oak/walnut plaque. They still showcase the antlers without taking up space on the wall. The plate is not on it (goes over the screw hole).



My 155inch Net 8 pointer. Was my biggest until...


...The first set of antlers in this next pic, Gross 181. Sorry, I am refinishing my man room, so there is antlers all over the place. There are more not pictured (basement, garage, etc). Another idea is to do a Euro mount (lower right corner). Women don't like them as much though....




A few more I got this year (1 bow, 1 muzzleloader) that will be antler mounts if I ever get to them....




Hope you like...

joe

Great bucks jolin.....congrats.

Joe, this one is unreal. A mid-150's 8 point is really something!!!

I'm going to start doing more euro's in the future unless they're truly exceptional. I don't mind spending the cheddar on shoulder mounts but I've got some that were taken a number of years ago that were "big" at the time, and, now seem a little out of place compared to some of the others. They're now relegated to cabin or friend's cabin duty.

Thanks SKane. He only had 2 5/8 total deductions. I havent seen a more symetrical deer.

Shoulder mounts are cool, but people are looking at the rack anyways. Except, as a taxidermist, I find myself focusing on the rest of the mount, and I end up looking for flaws rather than the beauty of the antlers.

Someday if I get a cabin, or lofted ceiling in my house or something, it may fill up with shoulder mounts. But, until then, the antler mounts will work for me, and the Mrs doesnt mind them either.

Thanks again,

joe

joe i dont think i like you, kidding, they are some studs for sure Ron

Joe, the size of those mounts makes me want to tear up my 1/2 acre lot in the Twin Cities, MN and plant some corn! You IA hunters are in heaven with those whitetails and Pheasants. By the way excellant taxidermy work! Buckfever1