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Title: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: galadriel on August 24, 2015, 05:28:00 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/w3tyw0z.jpg)
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: galadriel on August 24, 2015, 05:33:00 PM
Before pic.
(http://imgur.com/a/8PLPy)  

Btw posting pics from my iPhone via imgur app is very frustrating as the page crashed on me several times and taking away the excitement by starting over.  There has to be an easier app to post pics.
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: galadriel on August 24, 2015, 05:37:00 PM
This pic I posted is the finished skull after cleaning it up.  Excitement I had earlier in writing this is long gone from the app crashing several times.
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: centaur on August 24, 2015, 06:03:00 PM
That is a cool mount. I like the barnwood backing.
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Post by: Stump73 on August 24, 2015, 06:25:00 PM
looks great.
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Post by: iohkus on August 24, 2015, 06:46:00 PM
I'm assuming this is a find and not a harvest?  Looks as though he was a healthy deer. Large tines. Wonder if he was shot and lost? I like the mount. Thanks for posting.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: galadriel on August 25, 2015, 12:35:00 AM
This was a find from May this year. Very healthy 6 year old buck indeed. I have no idea what did him in.  His skull was the only part of him remaining in an area of tall dry grass mixed w a scattering of young pine trees. Adjacent to this bedding area was a corn field. He had everything he needed in his home.  There were also a few doe skulls in this area too..  The buck was the best though.
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: tradarcher816 on August 25, 2015, 10:57:00 AM
very cool
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: Whitetail Addict on August 25, 2015, 11:32:00 AM
Nice find, and nice work!! I've never done one, but I may try a Euro mount myself this year.

Bob
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Post by: ron w on August 25, 2015, 12:52:00 PM
Really neat.......   :thumbsup:
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Post by: J. Cook on August 25, 2015, 02:48:00 PM
The rustic barnwood is a great touch.  That buck carried some great mass!!!
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Post by: ScottV_7 on August 25, 2015, 04:05:00 PM
:thumbsup:  Nice job.
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: galadriel on August 26, 2015, 01:41:00 AM
Thanks guys  :) .  Every time I look at his skull I have reverence  imagining how his  life was spent in his prime days, lying in his choice beds, walking his trails, and where he went from the point where I found him.. I know God looks after his creatures and that we aren't just blobs of goo that spontaneously formed into intelligible matter.
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: stujay on August 27, 2015, 01:43:00 AM
I like it.    :thumbsup:
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Post by: curlis on August 27, 2015, 07:53:00 AM
looks great
Title: Re: 6 yr old 8pt skull finished
Post by: Steve Jr on August 27, 2015, 09:10:00 AM
Very cool    :thumbsup: