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Hey all, I've just gotten back from a successful elk hunt and I'm looking for someone to do a european mount. I've done deer before and it turned out good, but it took a lot of time to do and I just don't have anything big enough to accommodate an elk skull. For me, it's worth it to pay someone to do it up to a certain point (looking for someone to do it less than $150). I'm in smiths station, so hopefully ya'll can point me in the right direction to someone who does quality euro mounts. Thanks in advance for your help.
�A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct...[his actions] are dictated by his own conscience...It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact�.
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Too big for my equipment. Beetles would probably be best. Not sure who in your area uses them.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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let's see a pic of your elk...
Last edited by Beer Belly; 10/01/12 06:56 AM.
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Hey all, I've just gotten back from a successful elk hunt and I'm looking for someone to do a european mount. I've done deer before and it turned out good, but it took a lot of time to do and I just don't have anything big enough to accommodate an elk skull. For me, it's worth it to pay someone to do it up to a certain point (looking for someone to do it less than $150). I'm in smiths station, so hopefully ya'll can point me in the right direction to someone who does quality euro mounts. Thanks in advance for your help. Congratulations. One day I am going to head out west and hunt an Elk. Post some pics if you get a chance.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
-- Archibald Rutledge
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This wasn't the intention of the post, but since you all asked here's a picture of my bull. It was a public land, DIY hunt in a Colorado over-the-counter unit. Needless to say, lots of hard work and a little bit of luck helped make our trip a complete success. In a unit where the archery success rate is a meager 12%, all 4 of us ended up filling our tags on 4 respectable bulls. 
�A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct...[his actions] are dictated by his own conscience...It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact�.
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Awesome! 
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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Now thats the way to do it!!!! and w/a bow , good stuff.
Congrats!!!!
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Great bull! And on public land too. Congrats!
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If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Good Looking bull! Is that an Alpine bow?
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Congrats clint! Definitely first on my list of hunts to experience
�The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It�s your mind you have to convince.� - Vince Lombardi
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I guess I'll throw this out there as well... I found a huge bull that looked like it may have been shot and not recovered last year. Anyways, it scores 320"+ and I'm interested in getting it restored. Skullworks, do you or anybody you know restore/repair damaged antlers? I'm most interested in getting the chew marks fixed up, but I'd also entertain the idea of having them stained back to their original color if I found someone that knew what they were doing. Any idea what it would cost just to patch up the chew marks? What about staining? 
�A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct...[his actions] are dictated by his own conscience...It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact�.
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Good Looking bull! Is that an Alpine bow? Thanks...not an Alpine, it's a Hoyt CRX32
�A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct...[his actions] are dictated by his own conscience...It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact�.
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Congrats,
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I don't do antler repair. Most places charge around $10 an inch to repair. Not sure on the stain. You need to PM Artistic Whitetails on here. He can probably do it.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
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Cuz-Pat
Patton's European Mounts
Professional Quality Skull & Antler Taxidermy
Since 1998
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That's awesome man! Congrats.
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Congrats! on the kill and the one you found
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"Just remember a gobbler has to win every time, you only have to win once"
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"Don't let a dead deer kill ya"
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