Finally started the mounting process on my buck

overkill · Jan 23, 2011

I've finally started the process of having my 09 buck mounted.

Blackhawk357 · Jan 23, 2011

Thats a pretty cool rack, congrats!

hornkiller · Jan 23, 2011

Thats a dam nice buck!

bownanza332 · Jan 24, 2011

WOW. What a beautiful buck!!!

taxidermynut · Jan 24, 2011

were is the form from? Always looking for good forms

overkill · Jan 24, 2011

It's a Joe Coombs form, and my taxi is not very impressed with it. I wanted a wall pedestal, but turned right, and NO ONE offered it in a Mule Deer, can you believe that? Joe's turned left was the closest thing I found.

rmanwill · Jan 24, 2011

Sweet buck. Congrats. Will be waiting for photos when finished!!!

rackman · Jan 24, 2011

Is that an albino buck?

Yoyak · Jan 24, 2011

I think your buck was in the same issue of Eastmans as mine. And I think we picked the exact same form.

I didn't like the way the back corner rounded off so I had the taxidermist build it up to make the top of the back more flat. But now after seeing another mount done on that form, not modified like mine is, I would have been happy either way. I love this form. The short hair on my cape really shows off the muscle structure without looking to "sterioded out". Plus I think the taxi did a hell of a job, especially with those mangled ears, they look exactly like they did alive.

Oh and awesome buck man congrats.

overkill · Jan 25, 2011

Very nice buck! I too find visible muscle tone attractive. Did your taxi have to build it up our did it just come thru naturally? Also you ear positioning looks great. I think i'll have my ears done in a similar fashion.

Yoyak · Jan 27, 2011

Thanks,
I don't know all the details of how he does it, but looking at that form and my mount, all the muscle lines appear to be in the same place. So I think he lets the form do a lot of the work.

One thing that I know he does is tack some rope on those creases while the cape is still wet to create low points, or emphasize wrinkles if that makes sense.

overkill · Jan 27, 2011

.makes perfect sense.

overkill · Feb 3, 2011

Almost done...

muleymaster · Feb 3, 2011

thats a massive buck. I hope i shoot one like that so i can mount it. looks like fun. you do good work

overkill · Feb 3, 2011

Yes, it looks great! Dave Rooney of "Rooney's Wildlife Studios"deserves all the credit.

muleymaddness · Feb 3, 2011

Great looking mount so far. Do you have any harvest pics?

overkill · Feb 3, 2011

there's an older post with pics, but here's one for ya...

overkill · Mar 6, 2011

Here is the finished mount...

overkill · Mar 6, 2011

closeup shot of some detail..

utehunter · Mar 7, 2011

Man that turned out bada$$. I love it u might have to take some of my animals to have them mounted!! Sweet buck again Sid.

TOPGUN · Mar 7, 2011

Dang, he looks alive in that closeup and he's the definitely most symetrical nontypical type rack I've ever seen.

overkill · Mar 7, 2011

Thanks for the compliment. Dave Rooney is the taxidermist. Apparently he is the only taxidermist in California to have to his credit all 4 Masters Awards. When compared to my other mounts that I had done, the detail and quality is superior. Later on, I'll post some comparison photos. I realize now how inferior my other mounts are.

cabinfever · Mar 8, 2011

That is a nice looking mount. When you have a taxidermist who does exceptional work, it makes you realize pretty quick that there is superior taxidermy and than there is everything else.