Shoulder Mounts - Lets see them again

[certified jumbo]

Great pictures, great mounts. thanks for sharing fun to look at.

[certified jumbo]

My Archery Buck From 2005, Bemidji, MN - 133"

Dads Rifle 2008, Carlton, MN - 124"

My Archery 2008, Cambridge, MN - 104"

Dads Rifle 2009, Carlton, MN - 136"

My Archery 2009, Carlton, MN - 124"

Dad Rifle and My Rifle 2010, Carlton, MN - 115" and 104"

My Archery 2011, Carlton, MN - 133" (Coming Soon......)

[nonteepical]

nice bucks, the one from carlton in 2009 must have been in rut he's sniffin some leg.

[Archerysniper]

nice bucks, the one from carlton in 2009 must have been in rut he's sniffin some leg.

HAHA LMAO

[Bear55]

nice bucks, the one from carlton in 2009 must have been in rut he's sniffin some leg.

Nic catch, I missed that the first time through.

[lungdeflator]

Jumbo do you still hunt around Bemidji? can I ask were, or maybe simply what kind of area you shot him in (ag, swamp, hardwoods)?

[certified jumbo]

lungdeflator.

shot him about 2 miles east of lake bemidji. i went to school at BSU 97 - 01. taught a couple of years in the area, then took a job elsewhere. we hunted the area real hard from 97 - 03, then periodically till 06 ish. the bowhunting was second to none in that area as you probably know. by the mid 2000's the refuge had a taken serious hit in deer numbers and buck quality, so we stopped hunting the area. i will never forget some of our hunts back around 99, 2000, 2001. simply unbelievable, we hunted some private as well as state land. what a gold mine that area once was. has it come back yet?? we shot a lot of nice deer in a lot of areas up their.

[InTheNorthwoods]

lungdeflator.

shot him about 2 miles east of lake bemidji. i went to school at BSU 97 - 01. taught a couple of years in the area, then took a job elsewhere. we hunted the area real hard from 97 - 03, then periodically till 06 ish. the bowhunting was second to none in that area as you probably know. by the mid 2000's the refuge had a taken serious hit in deer numbers and buck quality, so we stopped hunting the area. i will never forget some of our hunts back around 99, 2000, 2001. simply unbelievable, we hunted some private as well as state land. what a gold mine that area once was. has it come back yet?? we shot a lot of nice deer in a lot of areas up their.

No, the refuge has not come back yet. It really took a hit when they opened it to gun hunting and the state expanded the number of tags in the area. Also, there have been a couple bad winters mixed in that hurt numbers. Like you, I had great times bow hunting the refuge area a decade ago, but haven't done much since then due to the decline in deer numbers and quality (there are better areas to hunt in the region that have less pressure).

[bassnbucks]

Here is a few pics of our basment. I know it said shoulder mounts, but I was looking at the pics I had on our computer and put them all up. I am getting my 2011 rifle buck done, so hopefully a couple more months.

My wifes first rifle buck 2007

My first bow buck 2005. The rack on the left was my 2010 rifle buck. Hard year of hunting.

2010 Bow Buck

2006 Rifle and a random shed. (I have sheds in every nook and cranny.)

I went 3 for 3 one day pheasant hunting, (this guy was the 3rd.) The perch I caught in 2001 and the gill my wife caught a couple years ago on a big hula popper while bass fishing!

And my bigger eye 29.5" just over 10lbs. While fishing for bass in MN. Same lake my wife caught the gill on.

[certified jumbo]

bass and bucks, thanks for sharing, nice bucks!!!

i really like the euro mount with the broadhead plaque for the bow kill. you make that yourself??

[bassnbucks]

bass and bucks, thanks for sharing, nice bucks!!!

i really like the euro mount with the broadhead plaque for the bow kill. you make that yourself??

No a guy here in Fargo does only euro mounts, turned out good.

[Scoot]

bassnbucks- who's the guy in Fargo you're referring to? Just curious...

[leech~~]

The 10 & 14 on my Avatar.

[bigbucks]

2009 Archery 11 pts

2009 Firearms- rifle 10 pts

[paceman]

Great mounts guys! You to Rodd:)

[lungdeflator]

Jumbo that area is probably within a mile or two of my house. I hunted the refuge frequently during high school. But I was just starting out bowhunting and didnt know too much. I shot a 5pt and an 8pt out of there and was thrilled to have the oppurtunity to take them as the first 2 bucks with my bow. I saw one pretty big one the first year I hunted there and that was it. Pretty neat area but really close to town and easily accessible so it gets alot of pressure.

[jigginjim]

Great looking mounts guys, Here are some of mine and client mounts I have done.

[james_walleye]

Last years archery 10 pointer

2005 shotgun 9 pointer

[certified jumbo]

nice mounts guys, thanks for sharing.

[skies]

Just got it back in time for the deer classic! 2011 shotgun season green scored 159 and 5/8ths.

[bassnbucks]

I haven't looked in this thread for awhile, sorry for the late reply. I have it in my phone as Euro guy (Bruce) So Bruce is his first name and I do have his number if you want it.

[JBone]

That was my favorite buck pic of last season from Kandy!!! Solid wide 8! Congrats

[leechlake]

374 Muzzleloader Elk, luckiest hunt ever

[Huntin&Fishin]

Nice ELk! Is that a MN elk or out west?

[leechlake]

New Mexico on Public land, thanks