Talk to me about my buddy's mount (pics)

[huntinsonovagun]

I took some pics of my buddy's 10 ptr from '03. His taxidermist is Brent Goreman, a well known taxidermist as far as I know. Let me know what you honestly think about this deer. (It's ok....he's not reading this )
I would really like to know a little more about "judging" a good mount from a bad.

[JamesVee]

There are a few things I look for right away. First things first, does it look real? Next I look at the nose, or the muzzle. Check for cracks in the paint, or missing paint. Third I look into the ears. Are there any visible stitches? And if you get real technical you can start doing measurements such as from the base of the ears to the tip of the nose, etc..

Overall, I would say this mount looks pretty good. The only thing I'd be concerned about is it looks like it has some big scratches in the cape. Were those there before he brought it in to be mounted?

[huntinsonovagun]

[ QUOTE ]
looks like it has some big scratches in the cape. Were those there before he brought it in to be mounted?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, those were there. This deer had a few battle scars.

[HarvDog]

Nice looking buck and I think the mount looks pretty good but then again, I'm no expert. Put it this way...I would hang it.

[GWSmith]

Maybe I'm the one to give the opinion here...I know nothing about what makes a good mount!!!
I just look at the eyes and see if they look fake....this ones eyes look good to me

[huntinsonovagun]

Thanks GW for your opinion! I thought it looked pretty good myself, but I am an amatur not finding much help. Of course every taxi I talk to says theirs is the best, every other guy's is the worst. They won't tell me what to look for in a good mount, other than look at the eyes, look at the ears. This one looks pretty lively to me (except he doesn't move much ). Only bad jobs I know are where I am seeing foam, wringled lips, eyes popping out....you know, the obvious.

[RTF]

This mount looks just fine. Tell Brent he did a good job.

[Swamphunter]

Looks good to me! I would like to be able to do taxidermy, but never have any time to go to school for it.

[wtnhunt]

Nice deer, and a pretty good looking mount tome.

[Shaun_300]

Nice buck, looks like a great mount job to me. looks awesome!!

[RyanH]

IT looks very good to me! I just anit diggin the Pink ears!

[okie]

Brent is one of the best taxidermist around. He also puts out some of the best looking whitetails mounts out there. I recommend him to anyone who wants quality work.

[dogdoc]

No expert here but looks like a darn good mount to me! I'd be extremely happy with it.

todd