At what point do you stop?
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At what point do you stop?
Talking with a close friend of mine who I usually hunt with and we were talking about deer mounts and how many we have and it got us down the road at what score or what do you stop mounting deer? I would guess he has 15+ and I have 12 plus a bunch of euros. What does it take for you to mount one?
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Re: At what point do you stop?
Went to European mounts 5 or 6 years ago, it would have to be over 160 or really unique before i would consider shoulder mounting another one.
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Re: At what point do you stop?
Chad Gus 715 wrote:Went to European mounts 5 or 6 years ago, it would have to be over 160 or really unique before i would consider shoulder mounting another one.
For the most part, if it aint worth mounting its not worth shooting has been my Motto for a long while... Im starting to feel a little different about that wirh the travel states I go to. I think shooting a nice deer on those trips might be a good logical direction for me to go buisness wise... But its hard for me not to hold out for the exceptional. Can always take a doe for food
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I won’t mount a deer.
That’s not why i hunt.
That’s not why i hunt.
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Have 5 shoulder mounts I love how they look but with how expensive they are getting I think I will stick with euros unless it's bigger than the ones already mounted.
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I made a rule for myself 2 or 3 years ago that I'd only shoulder mount something if it was a top 3 deer for me. Makes the standard a little harder to meet each season and makes the overall wall quality go up over time. Can always euro or plaque mount a buck that doesn't make top 3.
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I have enough. Just collect antlers. In 2021 I missed a true 170 in hill country
That I would mount.
That I would mount.
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For the last couple of years, it's been shoot only if it will be my personal best (score wise) or some type of freaky rack. With half a dozen mounts, I really don't need any more and the cost is also somewhat limiting.
We stopped eating venison, so the meat is not a motivator. Don't care to shoot something just to donate it to the HUSH program.
I haven't drawn my bow on a deer the last two seasons.
We stopped eating venison, so the meat is not a motivator. Don't care to shoot something just to donate it to the HUSH program.
I haven't drawn my bow on a deer the last two seasons.
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My daughters friend dad owns 300 acres up north. He said his only rule is if you shoot it you mount it. Ok that’s great. I think he thought I was gonna ask for permission. My personal goal is it will have to be 140” or bigger since I already have 10 on the wall that size and smaller. Been doing all euro mounts lately
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seazofcheeze wrote:I made a rule for myself 2 or 3 years ago that I'd only shoulder mount something if it was a top 3 deer for me. Makes the standard a little harder to meet each season and makes the overall wall quality go up over time. Can always euro or plaque mount a buck that doesn't make top 3.
This is what Ive been doing, everything else gets Euro.
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I would only mount a 185”+ deer. None of my bucks have been mounted, diy skull plaques only and a single euro i did for fun. So glad i did it that way there is no way i could have all my deer mounted around the house.
My Dad never mounted one either and i just adopted his ways i guess.
My Dad never mounted one either and i just adopted his ways i guess.
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Between shoulder mounted deer, a couple bear and fish I don’t have much space anymore. Add in my dads mounts I inherited and it’s getting to be a big problem. Everything is spread out between my living room, spare rooms, basement and garage. Been doing more euro mounts in recent years. Most of my real old racks are on plaques and will likely do more in the future. Gonna have to be at least 150” or better with a unique rack to even consider another shoulder mount. I need to build a big cabin to offload some stuff to make room.
Mounts are cool when your younger but as you age it’s hard not to think about what will happen to them when your gone. Will anybody even care? I like them for memories but beyond that there is very little value to them to anybody else.
Mounts are cool when your younger but as you age it’s hard not to think about what will happen to them when your gone. Will anybody even care? I like them for memories but beyond that there is very little value to them to anybody else.
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I can't afford the divorce so i just stick with DIY European mounts.
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I'm too cheap to shoulder mount something. For me personally, I'd rather spend those hundreds of dollars on new gear or tags. I just diy euro mounted all the bucks I've killed. I think I have 7 or 8 now and they're just all piled up on a shelf in my man cave like an antler chandelier. Maybe someday I'll hang em on a wall or something.
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I'm at the point in my hunting career where I won't shoot a buck if it's too small to do a euro mount on it. Anything that is exceptional for my area gets a shoulder mount. And that's not always score dependent. Sometimes the memories of the hunt for a particular deer are bigger than the rack on it's head. I don't care what anyone thinks of my wall, and I don't care what happens to them when I'm gone. So if I want to get a shoulder mount I just do it and don't look back.
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