Killed my first bird with my recurve this year. Here's the tail mount I just finished. My wife's not fond of the skull but I thought it was cool.
(http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab77/tradarcher816/tm3_zpsg5tfst3a.jpg) (http://s851.photobucket.com/user/tradarcher816/media/tm3_zpsg5tfst3a.jpg.html)
(http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab77/tradarcher816/tm4_zpsacalx9uu.jpg) (http://s851.photobucket.com/user/tradarcher816/media/tm4_zpsacalx9uu.jpg.html)
Never seen one done up like that with the skull, I like it. Congrats on your recurve bird. :thumbsup:
Bob
That is a neat looking mount!
I like the skull.
Congrats on the bird...and the mount looks great!
My congratulations on your bird and a fine looking mount ;)
never saw a turkey skull :thumbsup:
Very cool, good job
Where's the spurs that's the trophy on a big bird. LOL
The skull added I never saw that before either, kinda gives it a different dimension to things.
I like it too.
Looks great!
Bisch
I love it! Never saw one with skull, very cool!
I love it! Never saw one with skull, very cool!
:thumbsup:
Looks great Mike!
Ryman Cat mentioned the spurs. When I started turkey hunting, and after I'd killed enough birds to do it, I made a necklace out of them.
I cut the leg off just a little above and below each spur, poke the marrow out with a nail, let them dry for a few days, and then paint them with clear fingernail polish. I threaded them on a rawhide thong with a wooden bead in between each, and a bigger/longer bead at the very bottom, and tie the ends together. A manly necklace, if you ever saw one.
I still wear one for "luck" when I'm hunting. The one I wear today are from birds that have special meaning to me.
I've seen some that had the scales pulled off the leg bone before drying, and i think i like them better that way.
Just an idea. There are lots of ways of preserving them.
Congrats again on your bird.
Bob
Skull adds a nice touch!
The mount looks great! How about a picture of your necklace, it sounds cool.
Denny
Nice
I like the skull, look's real good.
Here ya go Denny. I apologise for the lousy pictures. They were taken indoors, with a cheap flip phone. It's raining here, or I'd have gone out in the sun where I had better light.
Sorry, I thought I had this picture business figured out. It's driving me nuts, I'll try again later.
Bob
that is one awesome mount!! You should do a "How to".
Does anybody have an idea what I'm doing wrong with the pics? I know I'm not the sharpest head in the quiver, but this is crazy.
Bob
Yup....the skull is new to me too.....never seen it....but looks nice! Great job on the mount and congrats on the bird :thumbsup:
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Well, there's one Denny. I'm trying to post one more closeup. I'm telling ya, technology and I don't get along so well at times, lol.
I don't know why i can't seem post the other pic too, but that one gives you an idea of what I'm talking about.
Bob
That necklace is awesome! My little guy didn't have any spurs to speak of. I made a necklace a while back out of a doe's hoof that was my first kill with a recurve. If this guy had some spurs I had thought of adding them to the hoof necklace but I was out of luck on that one.
The skull looks awesome. Maybe your wife would appreciate it more if there were red led lights in the eye sockets and maybe incense billowing out out it!
QuoteOriginally posted by tradarcher816:
That necklace is awesome! My little guy didn't have any spurs to speak of. I made a necklace a while back out of a doe's hoof that was my first kill with a recurve. If this guy had some spurs I had thought of adding them to the hoof necklace but I was out of luck on that one.
Thanks tradarcher, I appreciate it. I already commented, but I've got to say again, that fan mount is bad arse. Love the skull too.
Spurs don't have to be big to be a trophies IMO, especially those from a bird taken with a trad bow. I've had the spurs from jakes on my necklaces in the past. Switch them out as you get bigger ones, if you want to.
Your deer hoof necklace sounds cool, never thought of that.
Glad you liked the necklace, thanks.
Bob
QuoteOriginally posted by Bobtulowiecki:
The skull looks awesome. Maybe your wife would appreciate it more if there were red led lights in the eye sockets and maybe incense billowing out out it!
I don't know about tradarchers wife, but that sounds pretty sweet to me. :D
Bob
whitetail addict, I may have to add the spur nubs after all, here is a pic of my hoof necklace I used some pieces of shed antler to spice it up a touch.
(http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab77/tradarcher816/null_zps673f0ec9.jpg) (http://s851.photobucket.com/user/tradarcher816/media/null_zps673f0ec9.jpg.html)
Cool, I like it. I'd put the spurs on it too, if it was me. The more mojo, the better. ;) Thanks for sharing the picture.
Bob