my first tail mount.

tradarcher816 · May 10, 2015, 09:11:00 PM

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.

Whitetail Addict · May 10, 2015, 09:21:00 PM

Never seen one done up like that with the skull, I like it. Congrats on your recurve bird.

Bob

Gen273 · May 10, 2015, 09:57:00 PM

That is a neat looking mount!

Stump73 · May 10, 2015, 10:02:00 PM

I like the skull.

KyStickbow · May 10, 2015, 10:04:00 PM

Congrats on the bird...and the mount looks great!

cmh · May 10, 2015, 10:08:00 PM

My congratulations on your bird and a fine looking mount

karrow · May 10, 2015, 10:19:00 PM

never saw a turkey skull

Hummer3T · May 10, 2015, 10:22:00 PM

Very cool, good job

Ryman Cat · May 10, 2015, 10:42:00 PM

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.

May 10, 2015, 11:39:00 PM

Looks great!

Bisch

RAU · May 10, 2015, 11:44:00 PM

I love it! Never saw one with skull, very cool!

RAU · May 10, 2015, 11:59:00 PM

I love it! Never saw one with skull, very cool!

hnt2mch · May 11, 2015, 01:43:00 AM

bruinman · May 11, 2015, 08:04:00 AM

Looks great Mike!

Whitetail Addict · May 11, 2015, 08:27:00 AM

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

varmint101 · May 11, 2015, 05:31:00 PM

Skull adds a nice touch!

longstiks · May 13, 2015, 06:26:00 AM

The mount looks great! How about a picture of your necklace, it sounds cool.
Denny

KentuckyTJ · May 13, 2015, 08:24:00 AM

Nice

bogeyrider63 · May 13, 2015, 10:10:00 AM

I like the skull, look's real good.

Whitetail Addict · May 13, 2015, 10:14:00 AM

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