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    Pondering

    in Taxidermy

    Posted

    37 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

    You might be surprised.   I didn’t think I liked full sneak either but finally did one for variety.  It’s one of my favorite mounts now.   Just be sure to kill him when he is sneaking in.  

    You must be seeing a new taxidermist cause I don't remember doing a sneak mount for you!!! Lol

    Sheds 2022?

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, crappyice said:


    Sweet!!! What’s that bare square on the ground???


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    It's a deer bed. If you look close you can see drops of blood on the snow next where the shed is laying. Pretty cool...

    Sheds 2022?

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, suburbanfarmer said:

    You surely have them patterned or trained lol

    The pile you saw at my house yesterday is from my younger days when I had more time to go. It's tough to get out now with the kids and taxidermy lol. This is actually the only antlered buck that I've had on this camera in a couple weeks now. All the other ones are already shed.

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    Sheds 2022?

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    My wife is on the board with a nice 2.5 year old set. I'm about to head out looking at a spot tomorrow where there's been some decent bucks after season. Most were still packing when I took cams down last weekend but this cold spell with the snow will shock them in to dropping soon!

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    Buck weights

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

    Lol.   Yes he is horrible.  Sorry buddy I let you down this year.  But I just didn’t hunt.  

    No worries here man, it happens to everyone. That empty tag just means that there's a buck out there still alive that will be bigger this coming season!

    Buck weights

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

    The two biggest bodied bucks I shot - one was PY and the other probably scored about 100" but big bodied.  Had both mounted and I often hear "wow the antlers don't match the head and neck on that one."   lol 

    Just blame it on your taxidermist. If only they could know about the size and quantity of the ticks too...lol!!!

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    Buck weights

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    The buck that I killed on 11/24/20 was 246 live weight / 196 dressed. He is the heaviest deer that has every been killed in my family, which includes 100s of bucks taken here in 8P/8R in Steuben County over by a span of 70+ yrs of hunting here (granted the average age class taken over this time has been far from being considered mature). As expected, he was very lean and I believe he would have been 25-30lbs heavier had he been killed a month earlier. His cape and body frame were notably larger than the 220lb dressed buck that I mounted for a buddy of mine that was killed on Oct 2 that year. 

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    As noted earlier, most of the highest scoring bucks that I've had the privilege of mounting or even know of locally have been smaller bodied deer than would be expected. Most people grossly overestimate a deer's weight and I've only ever seen a handful of confirmed 200# dressed deer from my area.

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    Here we go again!

    in Taxidermy

    Posted · Edited by WNY Bowhunter

    After a three month hiatus from the taxidermy stand, the first for the new season is headed for the drying wall. Guess I still remember how to do it. One down, 39 more to go...

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    Thank you @518bowslayer

    in Taxidermy

    Posted · Edited by WNY Bowhunter

    15 hours ago, 518BowSlayer said:

    Will definitely post pics. We're buying a house with a massive 3000 square foot garage behind it. Definitely needs a lot of work but it's more space than I could ever ask for. No more mounting animals in my downtown apartment living room!

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    Not having a dedicated taxidermy shop sure does make the process a lot more cumbersome. I have a big garage that all dirty work happens in but I still mount mine in the house too in what was once the master bedroom. We divided the long livingroom into an office/drying room so the family living part of the house still has it's privacy. Once I move into a new place, I will definitely be erecting a small shop solely for taxidermy. 

    Good luck!

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    LIVE From The Woods 2021 Stories And Pictures Let's Have Em!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    10 hours ago, bhunterED said:

    Well so far my season has gone to hell in a hand basket real quick starting on opening day. 4 of my target bucks including my main 2 all got killed on opening day on neighboring properties following doe around. I had multiple encounters with each during bow abd now kinda kick myself for not taking at the time what I thought would be risky shots. I've seen a bunch of dinks since then so not much to really talk about but did have one I'd like to get a closer look at show up on camera for the first time today.

     

     

    Sadly, I can relate to this post BIG TIME.  My Pre-season shooter list has been completely demolished. Probably worse than any year I can remember. It sucks!!!

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