mdunc8
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Anyone got a velvet buck that turned into a european mount? I don't think I've ever seen one.
Velvet european
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Never seeen on either. Cool idea.
Dinkshooter
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Khunter has one.
Cool euros Dainer. Now let's hear the story about the pronghorn in your avatar. Looks like a good one.
Thank you Randy. I drew this tag in my 2nd year out of the waiting period (1 bonus point). During my preseason scouting for my first antelope I found a buck which layed perfectly flat. I love "freak" antelope, and spent my entire hunt attempting to locate him again. As luck would have it, I never found him again and ended up shooting a 14" low 70's buck on the last day, while passing on several bucks which would have made Nevada book(78). Upon drawing this tag, I told myself not to get greedy. My many scouting trips turned up lots of decent bucks, but nothing I was interested in....that is until I saw this buck a week before season opened. He was several thousand yards away and on the run, but I could tell by his cutters that he was a lot better buck than anything I had seen thus far. Opening morning came, and I went to where I had last seen him. Nobody home. After driving to a vantage point I could see a herd of 7 antelope, including 1 buck across the valley. Upon closing some distance, I found a spot to hide the truck and the stalk was on. Once I arrived at the top of a rock outcropping I could go no further. It was my buck, standing there looking at me. I unfolded the bipod and dropped him in his tracks. Much to my suprise he had a 1/2' of ivory on each horn, which I thought was pretty sweet. I was stoked to have a buck I was happy with down on the first day, and to have scouting actually pay off! Can't wait until I can apply again....
Cool story. Congrats.
You got any other pics of him. You may already know this - there are some serious pronghorn junkies on this site. Me included.
You got any other pics of him. You may already know this - there are some serious pronghorn junkies on this site. Me included.
Nevertheless he made a great mount.
mdunc8
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Great lopes! Those prongs on the first one are ridiculous. You got a side picture of that second mulie?
Mikeflies
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One awesome Goat & two great Euro's.
highmountian
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mdunc8
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Great buck High. I like the plaque too. Never seen the lower jaws hanging like that.
ARO
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dainer,
When you say simmer method, is that what you did to preserve the velvet, skull, or both?
When you say simmer method, is that what you did to preserve the velvet, skull, or both?
Simmering refers to the cleaning of the skull. You simmer the meat off, instead of boiling it. To preserve the velvet I use antler in velvet tan, which is available through Vandykes taxidermy. You will notice in these bucks, especially the 4 pt, that they were brought to me a little late. The velvet had already started slipping. You want to preserve ASAP.
This is kind of how I do it. However, doing a velvet buck won't allow you to do a lot of these steps.
http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,125076.0.html
This is kind of how I do it. However, doing a velvet buck won't allow you to do a lot of these steps.
http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,125076.0.html
'Ike'
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Those look good, always wondered about that...
jerrym
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I got a whitetail velvet european mount from an archery hunt a few years ago, they had to wrap the velvet so the beetles never ate it, it turned out nice.
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