Should I Be Concerned

[rifle02]

I was looking at this Mount today and noticed something like a scaly patch at least that's the best way I could describe it. Close to its eye and circled. I never noticed it before I'm just wondering, is this something that may get worse? Is there anything I can do. I looked at the other eye and it was okay otherwise the mount is still good. Deer was killed in 2015 and I received it back in summer of 2016.

 

[SEC]

Is it possible that it’s glue that’s been there the whole time?

 

[rifle02]

Possible but I'm sure I had not seen it before. I suspected it just developed.

 

[AT Hiker]

Could be the paint has faded and it was an old scar/rough patch. That’s now super visible.
The entire eye looks the paint has faded.

Doesn’t look to concerning based on the picture.

 

[Popcorn]

You have kids?

 

[Specializedjon]

Looks like dried clay

Not concerning

 

[rifle02]

That is the right eye and the mount sits just to the left of a window. It is on the North facing side of the house so I don't think UV rays are fading it or anything like that but yes it looks kind of rough around that eye.