Deer Mount Ideas
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: ChasingFAHL
13-Nov-18
Im looking to mount two of my bucks and was hoping to see some sneak type mounts or anything non traditional on mounts. Im also looking for a a way to display a bunch of euro mounts since my man cave is very small. Thanks!
From: Overland
13-Nov-18
I recommend browsing the McKenzie catalog. Your taxidermist likely has this, or you can browse it online. https://www.mckenziesp.com/Online-Catalogs.aspx You can navigate to specific pages. Whitetails start on around page 5. They have quite a few different sneak options, and have pictures of completed mounts for all/most.
From: Rob in VT
13-Nov-18
From: Rob in VT
13-Nov-18
From: t-roy
13-Nov-18
Here’s a double floor pedestal mount that I did a few years back. It’s one of my favorite mounts for several reasons. Doesn’t take up a ton of room, since you said you are limited on space.
From: Treeline
13-Nov-18
I really like this mount and a guy could do several variations on the theme.
Really like Rob’s post for showing off skulls.
From: Lee
13-Nov-18
Great looking mounts!
From: brettpsu
13-Nov-18
I told my buddy/taxidermist to do what he wanted with my last few bucks. Told him I was out of wall space and it needed to be a pedestal of some sort. This is what he has done currently. Still has the base to do yet and at least one more buck could be mounted to the driftwood.
From: Treeline
13-Nov-18
Not sure why I can’t rotate that picture?
From: Whocares
13-Nov-18
Too much time in the office, Tavis. You're not on the level! I like that post idea too. Think I'll cut a 8 or 10 foot swamp cedar with a flared root when I go back to camp this week and see what I can do with it. Have a bunch of nice racks that need a place.
From: Whocares
13-Nov-18
Here's a pic of an end table sort of that I made from a cedar stump with the flared roots. Use it next to the chair to set an occasional drink on! But that's the idea I may try with an 8 or 10 foot for antlers. Good idea ,Rob.
From: Inshart
13-Nov-18
From: M.Pauls
13-Nov-18
Totally gorgeous. I’ve got a whitetail in mind for that pose but he’s still alive
From: JohnMC
13-Nov-18
Hey Rob can you give a close up of how the skulls are attached to the log?
From: Rob in VT
13-Nov-18
I made brackets from L brackets and nuts/bolts. I then screwed them to the wooden post. This pic shows it, pretty easy to make. Skull slips over the bolt.
From: Kodiak
13-Nov-18
Cool. Saved that pic.
From: Longshaft
13-Nov-18
Here is my two best bucks mounted together.
From: JohnMC
13-Nov-18
Thanks Rob
From: Treeline
13-Nov-18
Thanks, Bob!
From: ki-ke
13-Nov-18
I Like that European display Rob!
From: ki-ke
13-Nov-18
Lost of good ideas for deer, but when I kill me a Cecil, I'm going for THIS look.....
From: EmbryOklahoma
13-Nov-18
Money...
From: Treeline
13-Nov-18
Man, that swamp cedar stump sounds cool! Looking forward to the results!
From: IdyllwildArcher
13-Nov-18
It’ll make the room smell good too. Really well done. Looks like you hauled a ban saw out into the woods.
“Money...”
Definitely classic Bowsite.
From: ChasingFAHL
14-Nov-18
Aweosome thanks for the ideas gents! I was thinking a "euro tree" and I already make my own brackets like the one shown. Does anyone have any sneak or semi sneak whitetails they can send me? all of mine are upright and Im wanting to add a bit of variety.
From: Whocares
14-Nov-18
Ok Ok, I can't rotate my pic either! Somebody told me once how to do it on here but I forgot. Happens a lot at my age. As for the cedar, find one the size you want, dig the moss etc from around the roots, cut it down low through the roots, and to the length you want. Peel it and let it dry out. Trim the bottom to get it to set level. Sand it some. Coat with a clear sealer.
From: CPAhunter
14-Nov-18
Here’s a semi sneak. Pretty straightforward
From: oldrecurveman
14-Nov-18
If you are considering a wall mount, check several taxidermy supply websites & look over their various ' Wall Pedestals '. They are much more appealing than standard shoulder mounts. However, you need extra hide when you cape your buck.
From: Longshaft
15-Nov-18
Here is my two best bucks mounted together.
From: elk yinzer
16-Nov-18
I believe this one is full sneak. I would rate it my favorite whitetail form.
From: ChasingFAHL
16-Nov-18
Thanks everyone! Any hard turn bucks out there?
From: bdfrd24v
16-Nov-18
Not it’s permanent home but last years buck. Hard turn on a wall pedestal. Really like this look. It was similar to my first trailcam pic of this guy which is why I chose it.
From: Treeline
16-Nov-18
Coues deer with some variety on poses
From: Treeline
16-Nov-18
Hard turn whitetail
From: Treeline
16-Nov-18
Hard turn mule deer
From: Single bevel
19-Nov-18
The Joe Coombs catalog has a ton of nice forms. My favorite style is the wall pedestal, which come in a variety of positions. A wall pedestal mount will make the body look much larger than a traditional shoulder mount. https://www.joecoombs.com
And include a swivel with your wall pedestal. With a swivel, you can hang any mount position in pretty much any location. Without a swivel, you are often limited to hanging a head strictly by the way it faces. A swivel on a wall pedestal allows a bunch of options. Too many of us don't look to the future when we choose forms or which wall that form will work. Things change...our walls fill up with other heads, or we move, or we remodel, or we (our wives) rearrange the furniture, and finding wall hanging space becomes a challenge. Swivels also allow the head to be turned slightly, or radically, anytime you want in order to display the head differently. I have 3 swivels. I love them. http://www.joecoombs.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23_67_891&products_id=3840
From: 3arrows
19-Nov-18
Why would you spend thousands for mounts when you can carry them around for anyone to see on your cell phone.
From: GhostBird
19-Nov-18
I was looking for something a little different as well. I chose this aggressive pose for my nontypical. Pretty sure it's a McKenzie. Really like the wall pedestals too.
From: GhostBird
19-Nov-18
From: bou'n08
22-Nov-18
My 2 best bucks. The one on the left was a bow kill, then 9 days later the one on the right with a rifle. Both killed out of the same tree. The rock was custom made by my taxidermist. He used a chicken wire frame with a sort of paper mache mixture. The buck on the left is a standard semi sneak, the buck on the right is called “hooking aggressive “. It was a year to remember.
From: Catscratch
22-Nov-18
I've got an antler tree (like above but not with the euromounts... just the skull plate).
From: Whocares
22-Nov-18
Beautiful mount bou. Hope to do something similar Catscratch. Nice.
From: Whocares
22-Nov-18
Beautiful mount bou. Hope to do something similar Catscratch. Nice.
From: Don
24-Nov-18
Thanks Rob in Vt!
From: Don
24-Nov-18
Thanks Rob in Vt!
From: Jack Harris
25-Nov-18
17 whitetails mounted, putting this buck I got in October on my first "Wall Pedestal" mount - Mackenzie form.
From: Deebz
26-Nov-18
Full sneak on my biggest...You can see the partial sneak on my previous biggest in the background...
From: Deebz
26-Nov-18
Full sneak on my biggest...You can see the partial sneak on my previous biggest in the background...
From: Duke
26-Nov-18
Lip curl on one I shot four years ago doing the same at 8 yards.
