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The smallest is the 6pt 16inch one which was killed when I was little. The biggest pictured is a 7pt which is 23inches wide, but its a 6 and 8pt close in size.. as you can tell, I ran out of space in my house so these are just in the shed:) Big ones stay in the house. But years and years of hard work are pictured
yes sir, I do them all myself.. Most of the ones pictured were practice ones. Its takes 5-6 to get the feel for them. But its pretty simple once you get the hang of it. The hardest parts getting the skull trimmed to fit perfect under the cap. The caps a PITA sometimes also since some antlers arent straightsaxman wrote:Very Nice Crazy. I hope to achieve that one day.
Did you do the mounts yourself?
Thats how I want to do mine.
I also started doing them since usually it takes a taxadermist 4months to get them done. If I get it cleaned its only a 1-2week turn around time Are there kits available?crazyfarmer wrote:yes sir, I do them all myself.. Most of the ones pictured were practice ones. Its takes 5-6 to get the feel for them. But its pretty simple once you get the hang of it. The hardest parts getting the skull trimmed to fit perfect under the cap. The caps a PITA sometimes also since some antlers arent straightsaxman wrote:Very Nice Crazy. I hope to achieve that one day.
Did you do the mounts yourself?
Thats how I want to do mine.
I usually do about 20 per year for friends also, and those pay for the ones I mount LOL
Shipping would cost more than its worth though 
mainly its food source, age, and overall deer health that make the mass.. But like you said, different soils produc different bucks. Ohio and Ill have awesome soil, so big bucks seem to come from there. Also, bigger body deer have more mass. We oly have 150pound deer here so its gonna be hard to find a 200+ inch deer here. But then again, those 300 pound deer like Cdn has, wouldnt survive here since they are to big and bulky to handle the summer heat. Deer are their sizes because they have adpated to grow for that area. If the foods good, of coarse deer will over time have better racks there. In southern Va massive deer are very common due to peanuts;) But to have a massive rack, food and age come into play. Most deer here only see 3.5 years of age if that. Let one reach 5.5 and you have a gaintCountry wrote:Nice display CF. I hunt Virginia also and yours look like the typical Va deer. Brow tines are often small or missing and mass is hard to come by. I don't think this is all genetics though. A friend hunts an area that Im not allowed to hunt where all the deer he takes sport massive heavy beams. What does his area have that mine doesn't? Is there something lacking in the soil such as Potassium that causes the racks to be smaller? People have purchased live record book deer for their property only to see the antler size quickly dimminish in the new location. There has to be a scientific explanation for this. I plant different kinds of deer browse so my deer are getting plenty to eat and I put out deer chow once the season ends. My herd is as healthy as it can be but something is missing. Do you have any ideas on increasing antler mass? I do put out the mineral blocks but I can't tell if it's having any impact.
