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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: bowsandhose on October 20, 2008, 10:52:19 AM

Title: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 20, 2008, 10:52:19 AM: #1 right turn
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10972/rightturn.JPG)

#2 left turn
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10972/leftturn.JPG)

This is a pic of the form i want to use. to help get a feel for the mount. this bull was mounted buy Charlies Taxidermy www.charliestaxidermy.net 360-264-2567
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: addicted on October 20, 2008, 11:07:29 AM: put him looking toward the left toward the front door so its the first thing people see when they walk in.
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: robodad on October 20, 2008, 11:09:40 AM: It would help a great deal if the photos were orientated properly but I voted right turn because of the broken left g-2 and also because of the split g-4, one you want to hide (unless your gonna have it fixed) and the other you want to highlight !!!

Nice Bull !!
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: EastWaViking on October 20, 2008, 11:21:09 AM: Just think of all of the great knife handles you could make out of that!

;)
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 20, 2008, 11:43:59 AM: Quote
It would help a great deal if the photos were orientated properly
:sry: i turned the pic because that's how they will be sitting on the form, thanks for posting robodad

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Just think of all of the great knife handles you could make out of that!

:yike:
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 20, 2008, 02:20:30 PM: i changed the pics hope that helps. thanks for the post
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: M_ray on October 20, 2008, 02:23:46 PM: I vote right just like bucklucky's example!
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bow4elk on October 20, 2008, 02:26:24 PM: yeah, well I vote that your bull is out of friggin' control man!!! Jeeez - the mass on that sucker!
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: huntnphool on October 20, 2008, 06:09:48 PM: Oh for crying out loud Bowsandhose, its really splitting hairs with that thing isn't it? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 20, 2008, 08:29:49 PM: :tup: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: robb92 on October 21, 2008, 01:26:23 AM: Either way would look good to me!!!!!
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Post by: bucklucky on October 21, 2008, 07:54:53 AM: I vite right! More charecter on that right horn!!
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: huntnphool on October 21, 2008, 05:33:47 PM: Actually I think it would look best mounted right above my TV :chuckle:
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 21, 2008, 07:28:34 PM: Quote
Actually I think it would look best mounted right above my TV
i don't actually have a spot in my house to put it. i might have to rent some wall space from ya :chuckle:
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: huntnphool on October 22, 2008, 09:44:31 AM: I would build another room for that thing
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: GoldTip on October 22, 2008, 09:49:30 AM: I vote for a right turn, shows that incredible bulls mass so well in my opinion.
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: deaddog on October 22, 2008, 03:07:31 PM: Quote from: bow4elk on October 20, 2008, 02:26:24 PM
yeah, well I vote that your bull is out of friggin' control man!!! Jeeez - the mass on that sucker!
:yeah: for freaking sure, thats a great bull, congrats.
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 22, 2008, 03:16:22 PM: I'll vote neither - I like the skull too much! (No offense to the taxis out there!)
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bow4elk on October 22, 2008, 03:25:38 PM: I love the form your going with, and I really don't think it matters which way from the rack's standpoint. I'd go with what works best in your house (thinking about possible moves, etc). I generic sneak can go anywhere and look great even in narrow areas of the house. Like the right side a bit better but I'd choose based on where it's going to reside.
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: fc2038 on October 27, 2008, 04:58:40 PM: Right seems to have a little more character
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Post by: saylean on October 27, 2008, 05:01:10 PM: man what a monster that is.
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: snipekillr on October 27, 2008, 05:26:15 PM: Nice bull
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: bowsandhose on October 27, 2008, 06:31:33 PM: thanks
Title: Re: Elk mount help
Post by: alecvg on November 04, 2008, 07:18:49 PM: turning right