SO I HUNT

This is my the 3x3 taken down south hunting with Cramerhunts. What do you think Steps taken to make european mount: 1. Shoot coues buck (he he)! 2. Use a pale or bucket that the head will fit in. 3. I take tin foil to wrap around the burrs of the antlers so to keep down discoloring of the antlers. 4. Fill your bucket or pale to with in 3" of the top of the bucket. If you are using a bleach or a kit this would be the time that you add it too. If in a kit they will give you instructions how to use it. I didn't use a store bought kit. 5. Bring to boil and watch the head close because you will need to add water so it stays up above the head. 6. At this point more than likely you will loose the bones that attach to the front of the nose (or I did on both deer that I have done). 7. Once you are happy with the boiling of the head carefully remove the jaw and start cleaning it till you have all the meat and jaw removed, I than replace all the water and start the boiling all over again. If you have loose bones to reattach to the nose area don't worry to much because you will clean them bones and just glue them in place 8.Here is where I leave the road of usual standard of european mounting and use POOL ACID for bleaching and cleaning (soak the head up to the tin foil for about 30 minutes than naturalize the head with water and soda powder than clean again in warm water. Let dry and than I hand sand the ruff spots with 220 grit and 600 grit for the last sanding. 9. If you don't want to use acids or bleach, you can spray white spray paint to whiten you scull. 10. Find what wood you want to use (I used rough tonge and groove and cut out a design to my liking) 11. Once you have your board cut and stained to your liking position the head on the board, then drill a hole where the neck and head bone connect (heaver in that knuckle) 1/8" hole in the wood and in the scull, you than can use a deck screw 1-1/4" long will work great (do not over tighten the screw)[/b 12. You are ready for placing it on the wall Hope this helps and for the ones that thinks this doesn't sound right well it works for me

Thanks I'll check out the unit 23 for sure. Is this a unit that's had to draw? Thanks again

Can you tell us prices on all this stuff?

Way to go and very nice looking bear

Great buck and yes the #1's are one of the best built rifles out there

36 doule D'S

+ ONE and Very true!

Congrats Always nice to the Mrs. out having fun

+1 on a great bull. Please tell us about your hunt?

Now thats funny

Very nice and it sure would make a great mount.

Great bull looks like you guys had a great time

Way to go on a great buck

Phil, Great write up buddy wish I was going to old Mexico with ya this year As Phil said about the eating it's the best and a good thing that the mountains are big and steep to work off the calories

I have been calling for years and bought a foxpro not long ago and was wondering what your take is which call to start with? I usually call for about 30 minutes a set. all my calling has been with mouth calls. Model of call is the FX3 foxpro.

Yes they feed all day. I have watched them come into water at 8:00 am to 2:30 pm and the following day watch the same deer come in at late afternoon till dark. Go figure

Great write up and thanks for the pictures. My hat is off to ya on sleeping in the snow! Good luck on your adventures...

I use two different brands and find both to be very good, on my Tikka lite 7mm I have 4.5x14X40 bonne and crocket Luepold and I have3X12X42 BDC Monarch Nikon on a custom .270 WSM and both work very well at the yardage that you are talking. I would say either would work great, but with that said you need to look at all the brands out there because I think there is others out there just as good for less money?

Nice deer Charlie!

Thanks Amanda, but I know the score on this buck so I'll just say Great Wall Hanger!!!!!!!

Just got my prize in the mail today from Amanda couldn't be happier The book is GREAT lots of information and the stories are a good read for sure. A THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! Never win but I got lucky this time! Regards,

Hum? Must be to high$$$

WELCOME Keep your hands and feet in and enjoy the ride

Cool muley

What dink can't believe you would even post such a picture Nice find Josh