If you would like post your Traditional bow kill mounts. Thought it might be fun to see some of our mounts that mean a lot to us. Some of these will be size of deer, some of these will be the first harvests with our Traditional gear , and some of these will be the experience of the hunt we were on . All in fun and keep it positive .

My first Longbow buck , the Europe mount in picture. I did the mount myself including making the board it is mounted to. The shoulder mount was took with a Recurve the next year.

About 6 years ago my wife and kids bought me a Martin L-100 Longbow for Father’s Day . They bought it out of the Sportsman Guide magazine for $135 . This was my first hunt I took it on and got this nice buck. I did the horn mount myself and made the plack .

This is my best Traditional bow kill . It’s also the last Traditional bow kill mount I have, all my other mounts were harvested with something else.

Sorry about those 2 being sideways ! Not sure why that happened

Some of mine.

New Jersey buck taken on public land!!!

Nemophilist, love the big bull elk ! I pray one day I get to go on an elk hunt .

Barber, Thank you for the compliment. My taxidermist did a excellent job.

No Pope & Young just good buck

Two of mine side by side

That's impressive, Frank!

this deer was very special my wife saw him the evening before & she chose to hunt the field so I went back on the trail not my biggest bow kill but near perfect 10 & hunting with my wife

the biggest bodied deer iv ever killed took me 3 hours to drag this deer 800 yards then could not get it in the truck I wish I'd weighted it at least 275

my first decent trad kill buck I was raising kids & didn't have $ a mount this buck was killed with the bow in the pic a hoyt ram reflex iv had Sam convert it to ilf & have full intentions of killing another deer with this bow in the future

some of the bucks i've bow shot over the years. with longbow and recurves. old iowa cedar shooter

My 2016 buck. Shot with my javaman elkheart

Camp Lejeune D-C Hunting area

A better pic

My best longbow buck.

A A hunting area Camp Lejeune

My first buck DC hunting area Camp Lejeune North Carolina

Here's a few of mine. Bow kills save for the bison skull in the lower right picture. I found it while mule deer hunting in ND on a ranch that bordered the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Hard left turn, just like he was when I shot him. I shot him looking away, so he's over my desk looking away, but first one I see when I walk into the room.

PA buck on left, NY on the right.

Interesting, never had one mounted, couldn't afford it.

Both squirrel taken with recurve. The one poking his head out had very little fur on his tail.

Black Hawaiian Ram taken with recurve.

4 horn Ram taken with a longbow.

Hog taken with a recurve.

Welsh Ram taken with a recurve. I tryed to do a European mount. It didn't come out white enough.

Got about 10 deer racks mounted on boards. Most are trad kills. A couple of those racks I would've got a head and shoulders mount but didn't have the money at the time. Maybe this year.

I need to repaint the smurf blue walls.

My recurve wall...

close up of one...

I had my first 8 point mounted back in the 70s, this was back in the sawdust and paper mache form days, it looks pretty rough now.

I became too cheap to pay for a mount, never had another one mounted, but tacked all the antlers up on the wall of my shop.

A couple of years ago I realized I couldn't remember when or where I had killed all of those bucks so I took all but a couple of the biggest racks off the wall and put them in a washtub in the attic.

You all have some beautiful mounts.

Look

Took up Taxidermy in 1973 cause I knew I wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise. Retired from Taxidermy last year.

My wife decided this pair would be mounted here!!!

Here is one of my favorites, before I had any money to do anything!!!

This is what I did with the mounts in the barn, the Rodents chewed the ears and noses off!!! I have a full mounted Catalina goat, yes you guessed it the Rodents chewed the ears, nose and around the mouth!!! Ruined a beautiful full mounted!!!

Note the eight point buck with the doe was taken with a Shults natural bamboo longbow, 63"67#@25" the shot was 27 yards, the arrow passed through the ??, not a drop of blood, watched him go down in 25 yards!!!! Sweet!!!!

RD, nice collection!!! I don't like auto correct, ??, Is supposed to be heart!!!

Another pic of my mount from above. Maybe this one will be right direction.

Maybe right side up!!!

Last try!!

Last try!!

Southern Utah

Book Cliffs

Miley taken in Colorado

First longbow buck 2015.

Caribou from northern Quebec. Hope this one is not sideways

Mountain Lion from Colorado

dnovo, Looks like you must live on a hill.

A few from NJ and one from Illinois

Here is the bull I shot in NM a few years back. Used a Matlock with a cedar arrow tied with a Zwickey.

It amazes me. Some real nice animals. I've hunted all my life and have only seen one 8 point whitetail. And it was a standard michigan state land 8. Inside the ears with 3inch tines. Sure hope to someday have enough money to do some traveling.

It depends a lot on where you live and when you can hunt I’ve had years I couldn’t get for archery or gun Each state has different laws to like moose is lottery in my state but nothing else is but some states a lot of game is lottery style tags so some can get the chance others can’t I consider it fair by the way not starting that argument just given my take on it I’ve been lucky with a bow and guns but I have seen bigger animals then I’ve taken,,,luck of the draw I’m happy on any clean ethical game taken that I’ve chosen to shoot Some folks are more worried about meat then heads some aren’t I’ll also say I do a lot more small game hunting then big game,,just what I prefer but not really a mountable type of hunting This dry’d Out skull on my wall is as much a trophy to me as my professional mounts because I know how it was taken

Whitetail is first deer I shot with my recurve.

Beautiful mounts here fellas

Darrel that sheep mount is really nice.

The far right is an AZ desert mulie the other 2 are from CO. The antelope is from AZ, and the snows are from Nebraska

My 3rd son Justin took this Buck a couple of years ago with his Kodiak recurve...I was right next to him...Great Memory...4finger

Lots of great mounts and wonderful memories here!

4Finger, love that velvet rack Europe ! Never seen a Europe with velvet, that’s cool !

Don't have a picture of the mount but here is a before picture. 12 pt. 166.5/8

My most recent NJ buck 197# 23” spread 6+ years old

My most memorable hunt, just a an amazing “rut” day in NJ

First bear to be killed in NJ with recurve!

My only mount, here is what a mount looked like back in the early 70s, nothing like the ones they turn out today.

I have only two sets of antlers on the wall now, the one on the right is the biggest buck I ever killed. I got him with an osage selfbow, off the ground on a public hunting area. I might kill a bigger deer someday but I will never top that experience.

Got these two 3 days apart in 2017. Larger one made P&Y. I was blessed!

Haven't gotten this one mounted yet cause I had been waiting for a good cape. In the works now getting things lined up for the mount.Actually talked to a taxidermist today about it. Anyway don't have any idea what it scored but all I can say is Biggest I ever got with a recurve and on the ground also.

I love seeing the mounts and the man and lady trophy rooms

Not mounted yet but trad bow kills

Two more that needs plaques

First evening out hunting with a trad bow (longbow).

Bryce, you could probably fill up two pages!!!!

Bfulldraw, That is a nice mount with the two bucks.

Recurve buck - 60#@28"KMag, 2016 Fun hunt, he only went 85yds, but took 3.5 hrs to find him - very high grass that year, and no blood to speak of.

My 1st longbow buck - 60#@28" Montana, 535POC w/ 125gr Snuffer. a great hunt, he went 60 yds and keeled over.

here is one I shot in ohio a few years ago with a kodiak magnum and a bear broadhead

I have a large family, so mounts have been a reluctant expense to forego.

These two almost caused me a divorce each time, and they are my only two.

Not bad for Texas deer.

Rick

WOW Rick, great shooting!

Taken with a Martin Vision l bow. Sandy

This is my first buck with a traditional bow, been hunting with it for 7 years.

Well, here's the wall with the fireplace. All bow kills except the moose in the middle and the far, far right whitetail. My father killed those with a gun.

(Most know I don't consider compound kills bow kills)

Other walls have windows which I have to wall in for some more mounts LOL.

Now, here's the picture.

Bowmania

Here are some of mine.All taken with Traditional bows.

Here’s all I got.

I tried to straighten it out Dendy but it didn't work.

Thanks fellas.

My 1st Axis w/ a stik and woodie, 60# Zipper recurve w/ 535gr arrow

My 2 biggest in 37yrs of hunting with traditional equipment. The two that are the most memorable were each button bucks. One was my 1st deer with any weapon and the other I killed with one arm broke and in a sling. Drew my bow with my teeth. But that's a story in its self.

This buck is also special to me. My only Julie buck. My second time to hunt mule deer. Hunted with friends in North Dakota, spot and stock. Closed the distance to 20yrds. Was able to make a good shot, with an easy recovery. Got to share it all with my friends.

Dreaded spell check, that's suppose to say "mulie buck".

Don't know how I got sideways on these??????

My first recurve buck. I bought a Wing Gull off a leatherwaller for $100 and made an EL string and Doug fir arrows. Shot the deer in the woods behind my house and mounted the skull on a slab of Hickory that had fallen in front of the house.

Like your mount there sonic.

Thanks Greg.

Look's good. I've always liked racks with character like that. I'm with you Shawn, never entered any of my deer in the book either. Didn't shoot them for that reason.

2X on the mount Zonic

This one is over my feet at work. A big ole 6 pt.

Lots of cool stuff guys.

I have another mount coming in a couple of months. When I get it I will post it. It is not being mounted for the size of the deer but because of the hunt and the experience of that hunt. It was a special hunt for me in several reasons . One of the reasons is that it was my first buck with Longbow that I pulled off with a spot and stalk. Shot him at 20 yards and he only went 8 feet and fell over. I killed him with my Freeman Longbow. Shot it last year and have had him in my freezer, was planning on doing a European mount than a few weeks back said heck I will just have him mounted. Will post his mount when I get it back .

Very nice mounts all

Over my DESK at work!!!!! Not feeT.

Books Cliffs, Utah - 2018. My first archery deer.

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