Bones Alta Hunt

[bucklucky]

Here is that other form I was telling you about.

[270Shooter]

Thanks for the PM Charlie.
By the way, my hats off to ehomever draws this tag next year.  The wolves are decimating the unit.  I am not just being theatrical either.  Where I normally see hundred to thousands of deer on the winterrange I counted 8 the other day.  And...the snow doesn't lie.  There are no tracks.   I've yet to photgraph a buck in the unit since it has snowed.   

you just gotta love the sounds of that.

my hunting buddies parents-in-law live right on the methow river and they have seen 3 wolves this winter already. 2 of which were less then a mile from thier house.

usually they have 30-60 deer a night coming in and out of thier yard (with about 10 achers) and this winter has been nonexistant to say the least.

to bad too. a few years back i use to hunt a small patch of public land across the highway from thier house and would see 100+ deer a day. alot of smaller 2pts and spikes and the occasional 3pt or 4pt. then i took one trip up there the season they had that big fires and nothing. and now the wolves take over.

LOVE IT!!! 

This really is too bad. You guys should all go to www.nwhikers.net and tell them about the wolves and what they have done to the herds. They all seem to love them over there!

[boneaddict]

That last one looks awesome.  I love that look.  I don't care about the flem as much, but that angle.  I got a great picture of a three point with that look without the plem.  Wish I could find it.

[boneaddict]

Its all about the head back but nose up. 

[mossback91]

geeezz! I just love that big three!! I cant help but come and look at it every once in awhile

[whacker1]

Bone, the suggestions about modifying the form is the way to go.  The buck I shot in 2007, I believe had the same length nose as the one you are dealing with.  Taxidermist ordered the form based on cape size and then shortened the nose by taking a section out of the middle and then building back up the slope where the slope would vary, because of the section they had to remove altered the slope of the nose. 

See this thread
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,16004.0.html

By the way, I enjoyed the story immensely and congratulations to you in taking the buck with the bow. 

[boneaddict]

Thanks Whacker.  That was an awesome buck too.   Upon suggestion I think I will end up using a whitetail form with a change out muley head.  I am sure I will have to modify the nose as well.  I have never seen one this short on this big of a deer and I really want that Roman nose to show. There are no forms even remotely close to his measurements.   I'll keep you guys posted on here with the progress.  I really like the pose of the buck huntnphool posted.  I have a picture of one too that I wnat to dig out and gander at again.  If I find it I'll post it.

[huntnphool]

Hey Bone, I was at Charlies last weekend and we discussed this pose in detail. I showed him one on his wall and pointed out the points that would need to be changed on the store bought ones. He assured me that he could do those types of mods. The main part I thought needed to be changed was the back of the neck. On all the mounts I have seen the noses are not high enough. The other thing I have noticed is they squint their eyes while doing this, all the mounts I have seen the eyes are almost wide open, not a natural pose Hope the pics help you out

[boneaddict]

Thats a great reference photo.  THank you.  I'm contemplating the phleming (sorry on sp) or not.  Not sure I coul do it and if thats what I want or if I want the trailing.  Phlembing would be more natural. Wish I was alot closer to Charlies as well.  He's offered to help me out.   

[boneaddict]

This was the guy I was thinking of.  Phlembing would get me a better pose

[boneaddict]

Thank God I got drawn for this when I did as the WDFW has totally destroed it if what is proposed happens this year.  The hunt could be open til the 25th of November.  AND the tags went from 10 to 39, and not counting the other archery tags added.  NO way should a hunt be going on during/through the peak of the rut.  I have already taLked about the wolves, but htis could seriously take out half of the Methow Valley.  May be fun if you draw this year,but fromhere ever after. GOODLUCK!

[WDFW-SUX]

I though we wanted all the deer dead

Maybe we can arrange a feeding station in twisp so people can shoot from the parking lot.

[boneaddict]

Just glad I am focusing someplace else now, but its def hard to keep up with these idiots.

[WDFW-SUX]

I think we could rent spotters for evaluation of bucks in the parking lot and make a fortune...........even scoring of bucks after the fact for a fee $$$$ It would be great. 

[boneaddict]

We can invite the tribe....I forgot they'll be busy in the Swakane