Spread shrinking 3inches??

[jrebel]

The mount looks really good.  Thanks for posting.

[CoryTDF]

Here is my take on it. You lost the ability to have it scored the second that taxi cut it in half. So score is not the issue. When a person brings in a trophy to a taxi it is because he want to preserve the animal as closely as it can be done. This means that if the buck is 23'' it should come back near the same. Measurements should be taken and the taxi should make a solid effort to get it looking as close to live as possible.

I always put a block of wood in the horns for the set 60 days to help prevent shrinkage. If that was not done and no measurements were taken I'm sure the taxi got back the horns and put them on to look as best they could. The mount looks good from what I can see. I guess it's just a learning experience for you and him. If this buck was being scored than 3 inches could be allot but since it's not...... I guess just save the money it would take to fix it and use it to mount the next great buck you shoot.

[Mxracer532]

Here is my take on it. You lost the ability to have it scored the second that taxi cut it in half. So score is not the issue. When a person brings in a trophy to a taxi it is because he want to preserve the animal as closely as it can be done. This means that if the buck is 23'' it should come back near the same. Measurements should be taken and the taxi should make a solid effort to get it looking as close to live as possible.

I always put a block of wood in the horns for the set 60 days to help prevent shrinkage. If that was not done and no measurements were taken I'm sure the taxi got back the horns and put them on to look as best they could. The mount looks good from what I can see. I guess it's just a learning experience for you and him. If this buck was being scored than 3 inches could be allot but since it's not...... I guess just save the money it would take to fix it and use it to mount the next great buck you shoot.

This is exactly how I feel about it. Its about making them as (real life) as possible and to remember the memories from that day. So yes 3inches bothered me even tho its not a book animal.
With that said, he made some adjustments and I just picked it up. It measures 22.5 now so that accounts for 1inch of shrinkage so thats fine I can live with that. Here is the updated version.

[Timberstalker]

Looks damn good!

[blindluck]

Do you have a picture at the time of the kill, would like to see the comparison

[Mxracer532]

Do you have a picture at the time of the kill, would like to see the comparison

The angles are alittle different as the head on the mount is tipped forward and the pic after kill is alittle tilted back.

[Mxracer532]

Another.

[6x6in6]

Maybe it's just me or the picture angle, but it looks like the mains got laid down a little too much based on your field photo's.
Regardless, nice buck!!!

Apple's and oranges....I've had 3 elk lose over 4 1/2 inches on spread.

[blindluck]

Thanks for the comparison, It does appear the main beams are laying flatter. Either way, good looking mount.

[blindluck]

I have a couple 27" bucks I put a spreader bar between there antlers and forced them to 27 3/4" for several months while drying, it's been several years and they are right where they were at the time of kill.

[CoryTDF]

Here is my take on it. You lost the ability to have it scored the second that taxi cut it in half. So score is not the issue. When a person brings in a trophy to a taxi it is because he want to preserve the animal as closely as it can be done. This means that if the buck is 23'' it should come back near the same. Measurements should be taken and the taxi should make a solid effort to get it looking as close to live as possible.

I always put a block of wood in the horns for the set 60 days to help prevent shrinkage. If that was not done and no measurements were taken I'm sure the taxi got back the horns and put them on to look as best they could. The mount looks good from what I can see. I guess it's just a learning experience for you and him. If this buck was being scored than 3 inches could be allot but since it's not...... I guess just save the money it would take to fix it and use it to mount the next great buck you shoot.

This is exactly how I feel about it. Its about making them as (real life) as possible and to remember the memories from that day. So yes 3inches bothered me even tho its not a book animal.
With that said, he made some adjustments and I just picked it up. It measures 22.5 now so that accounts for 1inch of shrinkage so thats fine I can live with that. Here is the updated version.

Congrats on a great buck man. I'm glad you two worked it out and ended on a good note.

[Rick]

Just my opinion,but it was a better looking mount before you had the taxi "fix" it.

It looked closer to the actual deer than it does now.

[sirmissalot]

Just my opinion,but it was a better looking mount before you had the taxi "fix" it.

It looked closer to the actual deer than it does now.

Agreed. Main beams are laid out and the eye guards now point outward, whereas they were naturally pointing upward before, both alive and before fixed. Looks good though that's a pretty mount.

[sirmissalot]

Just my opinion,but it was a better looking mount before you had the taxi "fix" it.

It looked closer to the actual deer than it does now.

Agreed. Main beams are laid out and the eye guards now point outward, whereas they were naturally pointing upward before, both alive and before fixed. Looks good though that's a pretty mount.

[Mxracer532]

I think the angles are pretty deceiving but agree its not exact by any means. The eye guards actually were tilted to the outside alittle. Its hard to see that in the kill photo as the velvet was actually alittle webbed at the bases. Regardless I have learned alot through this ordeal.

just got my 2013 deer back today. Again far from happy. Its not positioned how I wanted and doesnt look right.