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Colorado high buck back.
« on: June 07, 2019, 03:05:00 PM »
Just got my 2017 Colorado high country buck back from the taxidermist. This hunt was awesome and it kicked my ass. Though I trained pretty good for it but hunting at 12,000'-12,500' in elevation will kick your butt after a couple days. I saw bigger bucks but i didn't think I would be able to get them out of there. This was a solo hunt.

View from camp. The bucks were up and over the ridgeline in the upper lefthand corner of the picture.


Breakfast at 11,900' on my way up to the deer.


Buck I wanted and screwed up a stalk on.


my buck a few days before I got him.


Where he finally came to a rest after the shot.


finished product.




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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2019, 03:21:25 PM »
Nothing wrong with that buck. :tup:
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2019, 03:25:57 PM »
I like him! :tup:
Great job!
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2019, 03:41:51 PM »
i'm not seeing pics
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2019, 03:59:22 PM »
Is that the synthetic velvet? Or were you able to save his? Great looking deer and I like the mount!

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2019, 04:23:17 PM »
Thats the original velvet. If you see close ups, there are some areas that got banged up or rubbed off a little when he fell and the pack out.,

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2019, 04:35:04 PM »
Beautiful country, love the high country. I'd definitely thump that buck!  :tup: Looks like great bear country, did you see any up there?

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2019, 07:29:33 PM »
Nice buck

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2019, 09:26:40 PM »
That looks like an awesome hunt. Very nice buck.

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2019, 07:07:16 AM »
Looks great. Cool character not your cookie cutter muley  :tup:
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2019, 08:38:22 AM »
One question
Is that over the counter or permit

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2019, 07:36:13 AM »
Not over the counter. Rifle hunt takes quite a few points to draw.

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2019, 08:28:04 AM »
congrats!

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2019, 10:55:08 AM »
Nice Buck and a sweet mount!
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2019, 09:58:18 AM »
I’d take that buck! Awesome job!

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2019, 10:04:57 AM »
Great looking buck!  I too have a CO velvet buck on the wall  :tup:

I'm curious did you have someone in CO mount it?  Who??
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2019, 10:07:24 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2019, 10:25:36 AM »
I stopped in Utah on the way home. Had Monarch Mountain Taxidermy mount it. They do awesome work on everything they do. They are doing a cougar rug for my now. Great shop.
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2019, 10:29:39 AM »
I believe that is who the Hushin guys use, if so they do some great work!

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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2019, 10:32:44 AM »
Nice buck!
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2019, 03:55:00 PM »
I stopped in Utah on the way home. Had Monarch Mountain Taxidermy mount it. They do awesome work on everything they do. They are doing a cougar rug for my now. Great shop.

Thank you! 
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Re: Colorado high buck back.
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2019, 08:42:49 PM »
Congrats on the buck Craig.   Love the high velvet :drool:
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