Pine Goat Mount
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Pine Goat Mount
I killed this heavy horned 8 last year and just got him back from the taxidermist. What a gorgeous animal he was. I shot him on a bitter cold snowy day in Illinois, the last of 7 different bucks chasing a hot doe. He ghosted out of the woods 25 yards away into the icy crp grass I was watching. I remember his dark horns silhouetted black against the snow even in the overcast gloom. I don’t remember the shot but I remember watching him wheel and run 50 yards back into the timber before he fell and slid another 10, the whole scene temporarily immortalized in the snow. What a day.
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That's a great looking mount, congrats.
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They don't get more perfect than that one is
ever wonder where the white goes when the snow melts??
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Crazy good mount. Congrats on a beautiful buck and mount!
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Man what a beautiful buck and your taxidermist hit a home run
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SwampDrummin,
They sure don't build them like that down in South Florida! Beautiful buck!
They sure don't build them like that down in South Florida! Beautiful buck!
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Heckuva buck and beautiful mount.
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Beast of an 8pt. I love double throat patches. I don’t know why, they just look extra cool to me.
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What a deer all way round. And a great mount! Don't see to many 8 pts any better than that one.
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I agree they definitely amp it up a notch.I had never thought about doing anything other than skull mounts until I got a picture of him the previous year in all his glory. He was even prettier on the hoof.Southern Sportsman wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 1:40 pm Beast of an 8pt. I love double throat patches. I don’t know why, they just look extra cool to me.
I think I've only gotten 2 on camera and the second one showed up this year to replace the one I shot. Brother aptly named him him "Patches". If he decides to meet me in another 2-3 years, who knows, my guy might get a buddy.
Here he is the previous year on the hoof and sparring with a 100 inch eight point: Here's 'Patches':
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its always cooler to have pictures of them alive!
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That they do not. I actually went on a bow hunt on St. Vincent Island in Florida about 2 weeks ago. Those are the deer you see in old timer photos with deer slung over their shoulders, not Illinois deer. I think the largest ever killed on the island weighed 163 lbs. Some Illinois bucks surpass that the first year they get a rack!Swampstalk wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 11:19 am SwampDrummin,
They sure don't build them like that down in South Florida! Beautiful buck!
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That's a beautiful buck all the way around.
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You're right about that. What's even cooler is video mode. He and the other buck in the photo above sat and sparred in front of my camera for a while. Eventually things escalated and turned south for the little buck quite quickly!
https://youtu.be/zoRzZiYpJCM
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Now the lil buck is ruling the roostSwampDrummin wrote: ↑November 12th, 2019, 11:53 pmYou're right about that. What's even cooler is video mode. He and the other buck in the photo above sat and sparred in front of my camera for a while. Eventually things escalated and turned south for the little buck quite quickly!
https://youtu.be/zoRzZiYpJCM
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Here’s my last bow buck.. shot with my Hoobilly Solace Athens
it has a double white patch with the bottom thats not really pronounced like some I have seen
shot a 125" 8 about 18 years ago that had one huge white patch halfway down the neck almost to the brisket. had white front legs and clear hooves on the fronts. I had saved them but the dog snuck them out of the garage and chewed them real good
it has a double white patch with the bottom thats not really pronounced like some I have seen
shot a 125" 8 about 18 years ago that had one huge white patch halfway down the neck almost to the brisket. had white front legs and clear hooves on the fronts. I had saved them but the dog snuck them out of the garage and chewed them real good
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Great buck man he's a hoss. Really good taxidermy work, like the details.SwampDrummin wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 1:24 am I killed this heavy horned 8 last year and just got him back from the taxidermist. What a gorgeous animal he was. I shot him on a bitter cold snowy day in Illinois, the last of 7 different bucks chasing a hot doe. He ghosted out of the woods 25 yards away into the icy crp grass I was watching. I remember his dark horns silhouetted black against the snow even in the overcast gloom. I don’t remember the shot but I remember watching him wheel and run 50 yards back into the timber before he fell and slid another 10, the whole scene temporarily immortalized in the snow. What a day.
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Simply wow, he'd definitely get me amped up. The art work your Taxidermist created is incredible, congrats !
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