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Yeah. Not a typo. Killed this buck and found he had been in a fight. Took a tine up under the jaw and had a big abscess. The cape was not salvageable. This past November I arrowed a decent 8 but not what I had hoped for. So his cape was donated and the 2012 antlers went together with it. I'm pleased with it. ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52161793616_e24271eddc_b.jpg)
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Good looking buck, I did the same thing a few years back with a deer that had a bad cape.
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That’s cool! Twice the hunting story material in one mount. Nice.
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That’s cool! Twice the hunting story material in one mount. Nice. This particular deer hosed me the morning before I killed him. His 6th and 7th senses kicked in and he flat busted me for no reason. The next morning, about a half mile away, he came by again. SAME thing !!!!! His 6th and 7th senses kicked in and he looked smack up at me. Only difference this time was that I had the pin buried behind his shoulder when he looked up. Zipped him. But I have a trailcam pic of him in velvet.........one in hard horn........and one with the abscess. We had a little history.
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Just got my 2021 buck “Wide Wille” back from dude that beetle cleaned and camo dipped it.
No previous history of this buck other a pic my brother got of him last August. He almost slipped by me, but my 7th sense said “time to ease around and look to my 8 o’clock”, and holy crap there’s a buck!!! 42 yards, butt towards me, body angle about halfway between quartering away and straight away. ran 75 yards and flopped.
Posted pic of him in Deer Hunting section.
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Yeah. Not a typo. Killed this buck and found he had been in a fight. Took a tine up under the jaw and had a big abscess. The cape was not salvageable. This past November I arrowed a decent 8 but not what I had hoped for. So his cape was donated and the 2012 antlers went together with it. I'm pleased with it. Good lookin' mount, Yoder!
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Thanks, fellers !!!
The pic is actually washed out and pretty bad. But the mount is VERY well done. I've been blessed to be great friends with a gentleman who has been judged, in competition, to be the best overall taxidermist in the state. He also runs a school and teaches taxidermy. This period of time.........right now......is only the second time in the past 25 years that I have NOT had at least ONE thing at his shop to be mounted. The first time was only about a 6 month period. I tease him that I put his son through college.
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LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman
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Good lookin' deer and mount.
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