OT- Got my mule deer mount back! pics

noregard

Just got my 2014 muley back from the taxidermist. It's my first mount and I'm very happy with how he turned out.

It's been a bit of a debate the last few months as to where he would reside when I got him home.  My wife would prefer he was downstairs, but she did agree to let me have him upstairs if I really wanted. Also she's been wanting to pull the fake grass we have in the backyard and put sod down, I'm not crazy about that idea but we'll see, probably a fair trade.

While she was out visiting her folks this morning I did a little decorating.  Hopefully she approves. 

Going to cook up some backstrap in celebration.

Scottborasjr

Looks great to me. However if my wife came home to one of my bucks mounted, my head would be the next one on the wall....

UrbanForestTurnings

Nice rack. Now you will just want to go bigger. Don't pass on a small doe. They taste great

NPHuskerFL

Nice Muley Mount.  
So, let me understand the negotiation. Pull the Brady Bunch Astroturf and plant sod?  
I hate to do this to a fellow egghead but, I'm siding with your bride.  

shucker

That's a nice deer,  congrats

Botch

That looks good, especially next to that bird sculpture.  

Dobie

Beautiful 

johnkitchens

Great looking mount. Hopefully you are still around to ride this. 

noregard

@NPHuskerFL you've got the right idea but our turf is the high end stuff.  The neighbours say the previous owners spent a lot having it installed.  It's quite nice, but our dogs aren't too crazy about it, hence the Mrs problem with it.

noregard

@botch I thought so too, but apparently it doesn't.  She now has a tall pot full of peacock feathers there instead.  

She says she's warming to the idea of him being there. fingers crossed!

NPHuskerFL

The previous owners didn't happen to be...

Sorry I couldn't help myself. The low maintenance would be a plus I guess. 
Back to the OT. How are the backstraps coming along. I'm hungry man.  

noregard

@NPHuskerFL  Ha!  Not quite from what I understand!

Backstraps just went on, have spuds and brocolini on as well.  Also going to put on a big steelhead filet.  A little bit of everything cooking tonight.  

Loving the AR!

noregard

Here's supper for the next few days.

NPHuskerFL

Looks fantastic!

Nanook

Looks good!

Terrebandit

Darn good job. 

Hungry Joe

Nice rack and cook indeed. Is that a cat bed under the mount? If so I can see the cat using the bird to make it to the mount, and nothing good can come of that.

noregard

@HungryJoe it's a dog bed so we should be safe.  Thanks for putting a funny image in my head though, that would be something to see.

The bird has been removed from the area because apparently they don't go together.  I still think it looked ok, but I'm not arguing:)

Nanook

I have 17 different mounts in my living room. My wife loves them.

abpgwolf

Nice looking deer, both on the wall and on the plate!

noregard

@Nanook  how about some pics!!?

Nanook

Here's a few....

Focker

Very nice @Nanook.

noregard

@NANOOK very nice indeed!  Some great animals there, congrats.