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Title: Got my 1st Trad mount back!
Post by: Skipmaster1 on March 14, 2007, 10:55:00 PM: Last month I picked up my mount from my first deer I shot with trad gear. I am so pumped, it came out great. I have been working really hard at getting good with my longbow as well as my recurve. I think the compound will stay home a lot more this year! Here is the link to the story of the hunt.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=038077

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Post by: adam on March 14, 2007, 10:58:00 PM: Awesome deer!!! Congrats!!
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Post by: Osagetree on March 15, 2007, 04:53:00 AM: How wide is that inside spread? Nice buck!
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Post by: Stone Knife on March 15, 2007, 05:09:00 AM: Nice mount you'll enjoy for years to come.
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Post by: bbassi on March 15, 2007, 05:39:00 AM: nice mount. you going to leave the tag on it?
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Post by: the Ferret on March 15, 2007, 06:01:00 AM: A fond memory everytime you look at it. Congrats. Nice buck/nice mount.
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Post by: beaglesandbucks on March 15, 2007, 06:35:00 AM: I got a way you can assure yourself of leaving the compound at home??

SELL IT!! :thumbsup:

Congrats!! Nice deer!!

I got my first last year as well....and should have the mount back anyday. Doesn't come close to the size of some of my compound kills...but...it will occupy a place of prominence.
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Post by: Izzy on March 15, 2007, 08:32:00 AM: Beautiful mount/buck.Who did it if you dont mind me asking?
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Post by: mmgrode on March 15, 2007, 08:46:00 AM: Nice buck and mount! Not quite the same as with a compound eh? Take care, Matt
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Post by: vermonster13 on March 15, 2007, 08:50:00 AM: Congratulations!
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Post by: Bjorn on March 15, 2007, 09:05:00 AM: What a trophy!
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Post by: HalfRack on March 15, 2007, 09:43:00 AM: Very nice, here's wishing you many more!

-Mike
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Post by: Bill Turner on March 15, 2007, 10:04:00 AM: Congrats on your deer. Looks great. Good luck in the future.
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Post by: Over&Under on March 15, 2007, 11:22:00 AM: Great looking mount, great trophy indeed!
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Post by: woodchucker on March 15, 2007, 02:32:00 PM: LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! (again)
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Post by: Skipmaster1 on March 15, 2007, 05:59:00 PM: Thanks for all the positive responses guys. He is 19.5" wide inside spread. I did take the tag off of it but i did save it.
I used Jonas Brothers taxidermy. They are a bit expensive but they do museum quality work, the mount is fully tanned and not just cured, the guarentee it's done in 6months or it's free....my last 2 mounts were 3 months to the day.
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Post by: bowfiend on March 15, 2007, 06:49:00 PM: That looks like a good young deer with great genetics. That seems like some pretty good incentive to keep striving for another traditional wallhanger :archer:
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Post by: Skipmaster1 on March 15, 2007, 07:35:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by bowfiend:
That looks like a good young deer with great genetics. That seems like some pretty good incentive to keep striving for another traditional wallhanger :archer:
Actually he was estimated by 3 different people(Taxidermist and 2 butchers) to be between 5.5 and 6.5years old. He weighed 250#'s and had a lot of wear on his teeth........bad genetics I guess...or lack of quality food. we hunt suburbs and landscaping and acorns are all the deer have to eat.
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Post by: RamiusEng on March 15, 2007, 07:37:00 PM: Fine job, man! I hope he tasted good too!
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Post by: John3 on March 15, 2007, 07:45:00 PM: Very pretty. Your buck looks like he could finish jumping through the wall.

JDSIII
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Post by: bowfiend on March 16, 2007, 12:14:00 PM: Wow! That age estimate is suprising. Maybe you can convince the neighbors to landscape with alfalfa!