09 Buck is Home

TreeGuy · #1 01-21-2010, 11:51 AM

My 2009 archery mulie was delivered last night and boy am I ever pleased with how it turned out. As always, Islander did an absolutly fantastic job. Thanks bud!

There's a couple of things to mention about this deer that make it a really unique trophy. (The full story and field pics can be found here: http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=46029)

First, the buck had a broken front leg. Kindda figured it was from a sparring match, but it didn't end there. While Islander was in the process of preparing the skull, he discovered that the nose was also also badly broken, as well as the orbital bone. However, the most devestating injury was in his mouth. Not only was the roof torn off but the bone beneath was also shattered! I can't imagine how much pain he must have been in at the time, and with the way the weather turned in December we're fairly certain that this old warrior would have perished. Hopefully the monster that inflicted these injuries makes it into next season.

Tree

Just had to throw in a kid pic!

Broken nose (glued into place).

Broken Orbital (glued back into place).

Roof of mouth. The piece of bone fell compleatly out.

The 2009 Collection.

steve · #2 01-21-2010, 11:54 AM

Wicked euros tree, congrats again

buckbrushoutdoors · #3 01-21-2010, 11:55 AM

thats crazy he must have been in some serious pain! they look great tho!

Walleyes · #4 01-21-2010, 12:03 PM

Great looking trophies Tree realy nice. Congratulations and thats one great lookin kid as well.

Thx for sharing..

gramps73 · #5 01-21-2010, 12:05 PM

Great mounts, Islander sure does some nice work.
congrats on a great season
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Rockymtnx · #6 01-21-2010, 12:32 PM

Looks great Tree

Rackmastr · #7 01-21-2010, 01:07 PM

Looks good man!

davetree · #8 01-21-2010, 03:59 PM

with all that damage he might have been fighting with a truck?
nice euros

TangoKilo · #9 01-21-2010, 04:12 PM

Very nice deer, Tree!

Tony_S · #10 01-21-2010, 06:21 PM

Good lookin' mounts....I'm guessing the big guy took a kick in the side of the face to cause that much damage.

Winch101 · #11 01-22-2010, 08:38 AM

And you say there was minimal damage to your vehicle

Those muley racks blow me away ....

Rocks · #12 01-22-2010, 08:54 AM

Looks good Tree!

albertabenbuckkiller · #13 01-22-2010, 10:57 PM

Nice looking trophies there Tree! Hey do you think that mulie might have been hit by a car? Seems like too much damage to me from just fighting. Broken leg, maybe. Broken face, maybe. But broken leg and face from another deer?? Seems unlikely to me. But it doesn't matter in the end either way. Great job and thanks for the entertaining dialogue throughout the season! Regards! Ben.

BrownBear416 · #14 01-22-2010, 11:00 PM

Looks Great Tree

marlin1 · #15 01-23-2010, 12:48 AM

looks great ,nice job

drake · #16 01-23-2010, 01:23 AM

great job.....congrats man. best of luck tracking down the bully that inflicted all the hurt on your buck

TreeGuy · #17 01-23-2010, 05:24 PM

If not for the damage to the roof of his mouth, I'd have said car too. My partner got a crack at one in there the previous week that he described as, "an absolute MONSTER". His standards are so impossibly high (described Stinkey Coyote's 200" as very nice), that this was likely the beast that inflicted the damage. Hopefully he winters well!

Tree

Family Hunter · #18 01-23-2010, 08:59 PM

Great deer and even better with the story about the damage.While at the taxidermist this fall he showed me a euro mount that had a broadhead in the nose cavity.The shaft went to the outside of the nose and the bone had grown back around it.It would have suffered this ijury in a previous season and while it was alive showed no signs of a earlier injury.Never would have discovered this if not for euro mount.Just wish I would have gotten a picture of it.Again great story and deer.FH