$333.90

Nice mount! You got it back pretty fast. It takes about a year in around here.

DD

Endeavor to persevere.

dak,

Nice mount for sure! VERY quick turnaround indeed.

Paritur pax bello - Peace is obtained by war.

thanks fellas.

moose- i posted the story last fall when i got back from the hunt. but, a real quick, stripped re-hash: still-hunting thru the black hills (dense forest). heard a fight, saw a decent buck run out and stop at 15 yards, let him go in hopes of something better. snuck thru the trees and found this guy unaware. 338 win mag (hornady 225's at 2950), 30 yards (or less), severe quartering-to angle, bullet entered in front of the point of the on-side shoulder and exited just ahead of the diaphragm on the offside, exit hole maybe a 50-cent piece size. deer ran 3 or 4 yards and expired peacefully and quietly before i got to him. the two does he was running were the only sounds we could hear...

bear- i went back thru the pics to see what you're talking about, but i don't see it. at any rate, it is highly unlikely that even were he shot before that it would've been from a slug - everybody here uses rifles. part of the reason i wanted this one done was because the cape was in such outstanding shape (no torn ears), and because his coloring was so light. most deer here are much, much darker than this feller.

the taxidermist i went thru does his own tanning in-house, which is why the turn-time was relatively fast (dropped him off on 12 nov, got him back on 4 april).

Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

Hey dakota, what is your 225 gr load. I just bought some 225 gr Hornady bullets for my .338 and would like to get around 2900 fps.

Edited by Moose6

Y'all shoot straight!!!

Moose - Knoxville, TN

Nice mount Dakota. That'll keep the memories around a long time.

Somebody better call the Secret Service. Let 'em know there's an illegal alien in the White House...and it ain't the cook!!

moose- also, if you run a search in the reloading forum under '338' you should find quite a bit... i know i posted my own 338 development there, and at the same time i think cb was working w/ a couple of different powders and 225 hornadys in his tikka. i think cb was leaning more to rl-19, but i had no troubles getting pressure signs w/ rl-22 before i maxed the case out, which indicates to me that rl-22 isn't too slow. i never worked w/ rl-19 in the 338, though i run it in my 300 wsm (something else, too, but can't remember off hand what that 'something else' is), and i think it is a pretty good powder...

Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

Hey Bud , Great buck and man was that quick , my last one took a year and a half.

God,Mother,Country,and Hot Rods. Done with political crap.LOL

Nice buck Dakota. Now you got me wishing tomorrow was opening day of the season.

Gary

If you can sue McDonalds for getting you fat then why can't you sue the alcohol companies for all the ugly people you ended up sleeping with?
Penticton, B.C. Canada

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dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Post Options Post Reply Quote dakotasin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: $333.90 Posted: 04 April 2005 at 15:59
	just got him back today. very happy w/ the work, though i think the eye could've been done a little better (tear duct), though going thru all my pics, this is a great rendition of my hills buck from last fall... whaddaya think? Edited by dakotasin
	Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

deaddog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator AKA The Flying Gun Joined: 23 April 2004 Location: Svalbard Status: Offline Points: 991201	Post Options Post Reply Quote deaddog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 April 2005 at 17:45
	Nice mount! You got it back pretty fast. It takes about a year in around here. DD
	Endeavor to persevere.

Moose6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby AKA The Knoxville NASCAR Nut Joined: 25 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2191	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moose6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 April 2005 at 01:05
	What... you can buy a deer head for $334? Just kiddin'. Nice mount. Where's the story to go with the deer head?
	Y'all shoot straight!!! Moose - Knoxville, TN

The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Post Options Post Reply Quote The_Mountaineer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 April 2005 at 02:04
	dak, Nice mount for sure! VERY quick turnaround indeed.
	Paritur pax bello - Peace is obtained by war.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 April 2005 at 03:31
	Nice deer and nice mount. Congratulations Dakotasin. I'm curious, is that a 12 guage slug hole in the deers right ear??? Maybe it is just the light in the picture?? I paid $350 for my deer mount this year. sounds like that is the going rate. BEAR

dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Post Options Post Reply Quote dakotasin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 April 2005 at 06:00
	thanks fellas. moose- i posted the story last fall when i got back from the hunt. but, a real quick, stripped re-hash: still-hunting thru the black hills (dense forest). heard a fight, saw a decent buck run out and stop at 15 yards, let him go in hopes of something better. snuck thru the trees and found this guy unaware. 338 win mag (hornady 225's at 2950), 30 yards (or less), severe quartering-to angle, bullet entered in front of the point of the on-side shoulder and exited just ahead of the diaphragm on the offside, exit hole maybe a 50-cent piece size. deer ran 3 or 4 yards and expired peacefully and quietly before i got to him. the two does he was running were the only sounds we could hear... bear- i went back thru the pics to see what you're talking about, but i don't see it. at any rate, it is highly unlikely that even were he shot before that it would've been from a slug - everybody here uses rifles. part of the reason i wanted this one done was because the cape was in such outstanding shape (no torn ears), and because his coloring was so light. most deer here are much, much darker than this feller. the taxidermist i went thru does his own tanning in-house, which is why the turn-time was relatively fast (dropped him off on 12 nov, got him back on 4 april).
	Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

Timberghozt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka GarryOwen Joined: 21 March 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1971	Post Options Post Reply Quote Timberghozt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 April 2005 at 14:03
	He turned out real good Dakota..nice mount
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Moose6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby AKA The Knoxville NASCAR Nut Joined: 25 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2191	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moose6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2005 at 01:08
	Hey dakota, what is your 225 gr load. I just bought some 225 gr Hornady bullets for my .338 and would like to get around 2900 fps. Edited by Moose6
	Y'all shoot straight!!! Moose - Knoxville, TN

ranger1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .243 Winchester Joined: 06 February 2004 Status: Offline Points: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote ranger1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2005 at 04:18
	Very nice job! One thing you may want to consider in the future when mounting a buck with 17" or less in spread is to have them in an ears back position. This will help to accent the rack and give the buck a somewhat more impressive look.

Gunrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Forest Grump Joined: 05 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1970	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunrunner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2005 at 04:24
	Nice mount Dakota. That'll keep the memories around a long time.
	Somebody better call the Secret Service. Let 'em know there's an illegal alien in the White House...and it ain't the cook!!

dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Post Options Post Reply Quote dakotasin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2005 at 11:01
	moose- a generous helping of rl-22 did the trick for me. i'd have to verify against my notes as to primer, but i am pretty sure it was a federal primer and win cases. ranger- i didn't want to try to make the deer look any way in particular. he's a very narrow-racked beast, and i've never shot one w/ a rack like this (tall, narrow, heavy). also, the way he is mounted was the way that i last saw him thru my scope before the rifle went off. i'm not real big on trophies and scoring and such, i just wanted a 'nice mount'. also, i've seen the ears-back mounts before and they just look funny to me... anyway, i wasn't trying to hide or accentuate anything w/ the mount. i just wanted him to look very natural.
	Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Post Options Post Reply Quote dakotasin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2005 at 11:11
	moose- also, if you run a search in the reloading forum under '338' you should find quite a bit... i know i posted my own 338 development there, and at the same time i think cb was working w/ a couple of different powders and 225 hornadys in his tikka. i think cb was leaning more to rl-19, but i had no troubles getting pressure signs w/ rl-22 before i maxed the case out, which indicates to me that rl-22 isn't too slow. i never worked w/ rl-19 in the 338, though i run it in my 300 wsm (something else, too, but can't remember off hand what that 'something else' is), and i think it is a pretty good powder...
	Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.

Moose6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby AKA The Knoxville NASCAR Nut Joined: 25 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2191	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moose6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2005 at 01:51
	dakota, I use a max load of RL-22 with the Nosler Part 225 gr... was just hoping that the powder charger will work well with the Hornady. Glad to see that you are using the same powder.
	Y'all shoot straight!!! Moose - Knoxville, TN

Tikkabuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Robert E. Lee IV Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8740	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tikkabuck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2005 at 04:46
	Hey Bud , Great buck and man was that quick , my last one took a year and a half.
	God,Mother,Country,and Hot Rods. Done with political crap.LOL

Me2004 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .22 LongRifle Joined: 07 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Me2004 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 April 2005 at 13:24
	Sweet, looking forward to the day I can do something like that,, with any luck this season :)

gary murray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 13 February 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1603	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary murray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 April 2005 at 13:46
	Nice buck Dakota. Now you got me wishing tomorrow was opening day of the season. Gary
	If you can sue McDonalds for getting you fat then why can't you sue the alcohol companies for all the ugly people you ended up sleeping with? Penticton, B.C. Canada

dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Post Options Post Reply Quote dakotasin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 April 2005 at 14:59
	haha! yeah, bear's 'wanna go hunting somewhere' thread has got me pining away for november, already... and i still have tons of load work to do!
	Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that.