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taxidermist shrunk my mount

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I swear it looked bigger when I dropped him off. :D

Got it back today. Not a brute by some people's standards, but I'm happy.

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double browtine said:
nice looking buck and mount! Do you think the neck size shrunk or the antlers? That is a nice wide 8!

I admittedly thought the neck was bigger. However, that cape came from a different deer. The cape from my buck couldn't be used.
 
It is possible he has a smaller neck now. Even with the original cape if the right form isn't used it can shrink by an inch.
 
Shoot smaller deer like I do so that the taxidermist feels sorry for you and works all night to fit the cape over a thicker form much larger than the deer was in real life. The last one I got mounted came back with a much thicker neck than he really had. :)

By the way, I've never shot one as big as yours so I'd be real happy with him for sure!
 

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