wilkie

New York Buck

The bold statements you made are a slam towards my customer's mount not your opinion, and I didn't intend to tell you as a moderator you cannot cast your opion rather as a moderator you are not entitled to bash someone else or their trophy. I am looking at the September 2011 Monster Bucks calendar and the buck in the photo is in the same pose and I can easily see 4 rolls in the hide, how unnatural. I never said my mount was perfect. I will be the first to point out any flaws in any mount I have done, I posted these NY buck pictures on this site to show what we have in NY for trophy potential if you let them mature and cull does, not to dispute my work or any one elses.

I didn’t realize that being a site moderator allows you to publically cast your opinion and slam someone else’s trophy and mount. My opinion is this is a hunting forum were guys & gals can post pics of their mounts and if you want to have your mounts critiqued by other taxidermist who actually know what they are talking about you go to the taxidermy site forum. If you would like to discuss anatomy I have 100's of reference photos in my shop that depict the rolling effect (folds) caused by a sharp turn, loose skin along the jaw and facial veins. The details you see are detailed into the form by the sculptor [Joe Coombs, the first World Champion taxidermist, has been a wildlife artist since his childhood. Always innovative with new poses and the finest anatomical detail, Joe's forms represent a lifetime of commitment to achieving perfection as a wildlife artist and manufacturer of products for other artists who demand the very best.]. But I guess you know more than him huh. The other detail you lack knowledge on is that this buck was taken at the end of the rut (the buck dressed 165# and carried the frame of a 220# buck) He had lost the majority of his body fat and was badly worn down and torn up from fighting. This may shock you but having mounted many deer some deer have thicker hair just like people, thinner hair shows more detail. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant this deer was mounted to the same criteria with attention to anatomical detail as a master's level competition peace. The cape is commercially tanned, the eyes are competition quality, inner ear detail is cast in, septum is cast, nictitating membrane and carnucle are present. In the end what really matters to me is I mounted a guy’s once in a lifetime trophy buck to his specifications and to the best of my ability. He was very happy.

Dave Edwards buck 2010

Blue one.

White one.

I have been doing taxidermy in Seneca Falls 24 yrs and I can vouch for our area, not just the DePO either, Seneca & Cayuga counties have some true slammers. I get alot of guys that go to Canada and come home with smaller bucks than we grow in our own back yards!

Ready for the Gun opener everyone?