The Brown is down part 3

[Guest]

Archery season has been good to me. I gotta 20 yard double lung shot on this ole 10 point this afternoon. That muzzy 125gr left a gaping hole. My heart was pounding in my throat so I had to squeeze the trigger until the arrow launched. That buck ran 150 yards down the hill & took a left turn & ran another 100 yards down the holler. Luckily I had a buddy show up & help me quarter & pack it out. Life is Good!

[Robert Haynes]

Nice buck, congrats. Yep, always run down the holler. I grew up hunting and living in south Texas, drive right up to the deer. Took awhile to get use to dragging these deer uphill. 

[JestersHK]

Nice job.  No matter what they always head down hill LOL.  I've yet to see one run up a hill or towards the truck.  

[Guest]

Usually I try to park the truck downhill & have them fall near the truck. Lol

In this case, I couldn't do that. We packed it out due to the steep hillside. 

[MOPanfisher]

Nice buck.  I did have one that I shot with a rifle down in a creek in northern MO, bolt at the shot and run up the steep ravine that was the creek, right toward me, made it to within about 10 feet of the top before giving it up. Right at the edge of a big hay field.  Was mighty thankful for his final efforts as it only required a short pull with the truck to get him over the edge, getting him into the back of the truck well that was a little more effort.  Many times I have said I would mount a pulley on the front of the truck bed to assist, but still haven't done it and seldom hunt away from home anymore.

[Guest]

so, ive got a deer head stuck in the fork of my tree. should I pay to get a Euro Mount or let the meat rot off? The process of boiling or pressure washing is gonna make a big mess. what about buying a colony of those beetles & let them eat up the flesh? 

you can see he's gotta broken antler & brow tine from fighting. one of the other bucks has a medusa spike that hooks 15" around the ear pointing straight out. some kinda ugly rack

[Guest]

I killed ole broke horn 

[Deadstream]

TrophyFishR   

  I would pay for the Euro treatment.  Or start your own beetle colony. I have waited sometimes for years for a skull mount to rot off.  Keeping one in the tree is just asking for the squirrels / possums to chew it up.  (Missouri)   Northern MI the porky pines will eat anything you leave out, other critters notwithstanding. If it's nothing special just hang it down wind ...

[nomolites]

Nice buck!  I have done numerous euros on deer and elk by scraping and soaking - it takes a bit of effort but they turn out great and are cheaper than the several hundred for the dermestid treatment.  The key is to heat and soak in a detergent solution just long enough to get the flesh pulling away and gradually working it clean - DO NOT boil.  A metal washtub and a propane fish frying stand are the perfect setup, and once you get most everything clean use compressed air to FULLY clear the sinuses and brain pan you can end up with similar results to the beetle treatment for $10 in detergent and Elmers glue. 

Mike

[MOPanfisher]

I did a couple myself (that was when I learned to remove the brains right after you kill it or put it in a freezer until ready to work on), it was way more work than I was interested in to be honest.  I didn't have a pressure washer, and didn't enjoy being coated with the smell for a length of time.  A local guy is a shirt tail taxidermist  and for $120 or so he cleaned, bleached and mounted on a piece of old barn wood.  For me it was money well spent.  I have 3 now, one for my wife, a weird one for me and one for my son.