Got my Archery Buck Back.

XPB · Jan 17, 2011

Got my buck back today. Massey Taxidermy out of Springville, Utah did it and I think he did an awesome job. He looks just like he did the day I shot him. He is the buck in the middle. Sorry lighting is not the best.

hornkiller · Jan 17, 2011

Sweat that a great wall.

Muleyfanatic · Jan 17, 2011

Got any side pics of that bad a** buck?

Team_UNC · Jan 17, 2011

the grey winter cape looks a million times better than the ugly brownish red summer cape.

Team_UNC

XPB · Jan 18, 2011

My buck the morning I shot him. Public land general season archery hunt. Already all grey on Sept. 4th

Packing him out.

Cornhusker · Jan 18, 2011

Great buck Congragulations. One question did you have the Taxi save the velvet or go with the spray on after stripping down to the horn. Whatever he did it sure looks good I shot a nice velvet buck 2 years ago the Taxidermist did the save the velvet process. It now looks like I'll have to get it stripped off and the fake velvet put on for it to look good.

Gator · Jan 18, 2011

all 3 are nice bucks.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

Lien2 · Jan 18, 2011

GREAT BUCK!!!
Congrats!

Lien2

nv_hunter · Jan 18, 2011

Looks great! I have a 8 year old archery buck and all the taxi did was put formaldehyde under the velvet and its still great!

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kingfish · Jan 18, 2011

Nicely done...

rackman · Jan 18, 2011

You have some great trophies, thanks for sharing them with us.

Devlin · Jan 18, 2011

Nice Buck.I love those tall racks,thanks for posting.

fatrooster · Jan 18, 2011

Those are some awesome deep forks. Great taxi job too. fatrooster.

DRHORNHUNTER · Jan 18, 2011

Nice taxidermy Those are some nice trophies The two outside bucks could pass for twins

PleaseDear · Jan 18, 2011

You gotta be happy with that job/mount/buck!

congrats

Robb

TOPGUN · Jan 19, 2011

Great wall of horns you have there and an absolutely beautiful archery buck! Congratulations and may you get many more!!!

twdjr · Jan 19, 2011

Congrats, nice collection!

downhill · Jan 19, 2011

Great buck, nice pic's and mount too.

rmanwill · Jan 19, 2011

e looking buck and great looking mounts!!!

littlecaseof200itus · Jan 20, 2011

Thats a hell of fine mule deer buck, congratulations!

WyoXtec · Jan 20, 2011

Gotta love velvet bucks

XPB · Jan 22, 2011

Thanks guys. The velvet is his real velvet. Luckily I took good care of it and got it in fast to the taxidermists.

Pines_N_Tines · Jan 22, 2011

Great looking buck congrats. That is a sweet bow trophy. As far as the comments about fake velvet, if the original gets so bad that your going to strip it, you'd better get the antlers "wam"ed of stained. I've yet to see a decent looking fake velvet mount. Just my opinion.

BEARSEARS · Jan 22, 2011

Great buck - I love deep forks - great job

kaceyhavock17 · Jan 22, 2011

whats he score that thing is sweet

XPB · Jan 23, 2011

Thanks for the comments. He went 185 1/2 the day after I shot him. He does not seem to have shrunk too much since I have gotten him back. His velvet was pretty dry as it seemed most bucks rubbed off about a week after I got him, so I think he did not carry too much moisture in his rack. He has over 5" bases and the mass carries all the way up. I feel really fortunate to have taken such a sweet buck. Shot him right at dark and slept on the mountain without a sleeping bag to wait until morning to recover him. He went about a 100 yards form where I had seen him last and was dead in his bed. Long night, but well worth the wait... Hopefully, next year we can do it again! Get a another big buck that is, not sleep on the mountain without a sleeping bag. Cold stuff!

sageadvice · Jan 23, 2011

The Pic of your mount might show nice work but it doesn't do that buck any kind of justice IMO. The one pic where he's in your pack shows what a outstanding buck he really is.

Congrats!

Joey