Pine Goat Mount

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I killed this heavy horned 8 last year and just got him back from the taxidermist. What a gorgeous animal he was. I shot him on a bitter cold snowy day in Illinois, the last of 7 different bucks chasing a hot doe. He ghosted out of the woods 25 yards away into the icy crp grass I was watching. I remember his dark horns silhouetted black against the snow even in the overcast gloom. I don’t remember the shot but I remember watching him wheel and run 50 yards back into the timber before he fell and slid another 10, the whole scene temporarily immortalized in the snow. What a day.
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That's a great looking mount, congrats.
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They don't get more perfect than that one is :thumbup: :thumbup:
ever wonder where the white goes when the snow melts??
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Crazy good mount. Congrats on a beautiful buck and mount!
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Man what a beautiful buck and your taxidermist hit a home run
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SwampDrummin,

They sure don't build them like that down in South Florida! Beautiful buck!
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Heckuva buck and beautiful mount.
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Beast of an 8pt. I love double throat patches. I don’t know why, they just look extra cool to me.
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What a deer all way round. And a great mount! Don't see to many 8 pts any better than that one.
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hoobilly wrote: November 11th, 2019, 9:08 am Man what a beautiful buck and your taxidermist hit a home run
That he did and he knew it, haha. He was glowing as much as me on pickup day.
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Southern Sportsman wrote: November 11th, 2019, 1:40 pm Beast of an 8pt. I love double throat patches. I don’t know why, they just look extra cool to me.
I agree they definitely amp it up a notch.I had never thought about doing anything other than skull mounts until I got a picture of him the previous year in all his glory. He was even prettier on the hoof.

I think I've only gotten 2 on camera and the second one showed up this year to replace the one I shot. Brother aptly named him him "Patches". If he decides to meet me in another 2-3 years, who knows, my guy might get a buddy.

Here he is the previous year on the hoof and sparring with a 100 inch eight point:
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its always cooler to have pictures of them alive!
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Swampstalk wrote: November 11th, 2019, 11:19 am SwampDrummin,

They sure don't build them like that down in South Florida! Beautiful buck!
That they do not. I actually went on a bow hunt on St. Vincent Island in Florida about 2 weeks ago. Those are the deer you see in old timer photos with deer slung over their shoulders, not Illinois deer. I think the largest ever killed on the island weighed 163 lbs. Some Illinois bucks surpass that the first year they get a rack!
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That's a beautiful buck all the way around.
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hoobilly wrote: November 12th, 2019, 11:09 pm its always cooler to have pictures of them alive!
You're right about that. What's even cooler is video mode. He and the other buck in the photo above sat and sparred in front of my camera for a while. Eventually things escalated and turned south for the little buck quite quickly!

https://youtu.be/zoRzZiYpJCM
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SwampDrummin wrote: November 12th, 2019, 11:53 pm
hoobilly wrote: November 12th, 2019, 11:09 pm its always cooler to have pictures of them alive!
You're right about that. What's even cooler is video mode. He and the other buck in the photo above sat and sparred in front of my camera for a while. Eventually things escalated and turned south for the little buck quite quickly!

https://youtu.be/zoRzZiYpJCM
Now the lil buck is ruling the roost 😆
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Here’s my last bow buck.. shot with my Hoobilly Solace Athens
it has a double white patch with the bottom thats not really pronounced like some I have seen

shot a 125" 8 about 18 years ago that had one huge white patch halfway down the neck almost to the brisket. had white front legs and clear hooves on the fronts. I had saved them but the dog snuck them out of the garage and chewed them real good :lol:
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Very nice mount.
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SwampDrummin wrote: November 11th, 2019, 1:24 am I killed this heavy horned 8 last year and just got him back from the taxidermist. What a gorgeous animal he was. I shot him on a bitter cold snowy day in Illinois, the last of 7 different bucks chasing a hot doe. He ghosted out of the woods 25 yards away into the icy crp grass I was watching. I remember his dark horns silhouetted black against the snow even in the overcast gloom. I don’t remember the shot but I remember watching him wheel and run 50 yards back into the timber before he fell and slid another 10, the whole scene temporarily immortalized in the snow. What a day.
Great buck man he's a hoss. Really good taxidermy work, like the details.
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Simply wow, he'd definitely get me amped up. The art work your Taxidermist created is incredible, congrats !
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