Looks kool...So this is a reproduction skull?
Is the camo a dip process?

Pretty wild man...Looks great!

 

This looks fantastic!

 

This is a really neat option and camo dipping is getting cheaper all the time.

 

Did one too - will get a pic...grandpop's buck (Bucky) from 1976 had seen his better days, after spending 35+ years on the wall of house with two heavy smokers, he just about fell apart when we cleaned out the house after my grandpop passed. My Pop had the skull cap in the basement for some time and I wanted to do something special. I did take it to three reputable taxidermists in my immediate area, but couldn't get anyone to remount him so I went with a MM pre-fab kit. Cut the antlers off of the skull cap, spent a week getting the heavy smoke stains off the antlers and mounted it on a medium MM prefab skull and a custom distressed pine plaque.....

Pics soon...

Joe

 

PICS....




Joe

 

Did you shoot that buck on midwest whitetail? Looks familiar

 

The big 8 is a Mountain Mike's skull.

 

Man, what kind of broad head were using when you shot the other 2. If you would stop shooting them in the head you could use the real skull.
Just kidding, they look great.

 

Joe, "grandpop" would be proud of that mount. real nice job.

 

Thanks....

Here is me, my two children, my dad, and grandpop - I circled "bucky"...one of the last times we were together outside of a hospital.



Joe

 

Will this work with sheds ?

 

Yes!

Joe

 

Good thread. I dont have pics, but I did one this year as well, from a previous years buck. I didnt get the one thats "camo dipped" though. Just the plain white. Didnt take long to do, and turned out great!

 

Web site link ??

 

You can buy them at cabelas. Heres the link to the one I bought. Search Cabelas for "Muntain Mikes". It will bring up the "camo dipped" ones as well.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Mountain-Mikes-European-Deer-Skull-Mounting-Kit/742255.uts

 

I used one on the 6pt I shot this year (on the left, that is my first ever buck on the right). Great customer service too, I ran out of gap filler and they sent me some for free.

I took a lot of measurements while it was still on the skull because I wanted it as close to original as possible. Took some grinding/filing but it wasn't really hard work.

 

Nice! What did the big 8 score? He looks very symetrical :darkbeer:

 

If you are referring to the one I posted, he was 60 on one side and 57.5 on the other. The way I made the skull gave him an 18" spread so as it is he goes 135.5 gross and since the only differences were on his small side 133 net

 

I like it. would sure save a lot of "taxi" money