Taxidermy Delima

[KentuckyTJ]

Well the buck I killed this past Saturday had a G3 broken off. I thought nothing of it other than that stunk. When I dropped him at the Taxi yesterday, he asked if I wanted him to fix the missing point. If it were a small point I wouldn't do anything about it, but it has a large base the same as the opposite side in diameter and that other G3 is 8" long so it was a substantial point.

I am having mixed feelings. What say you?

[Bladepeek]

Personally, I'd leave it the way it is. If it were record book eligible, the repaired tine would disqualify it. For my own display, I'd look at it as an example of bucks fighting. I think it's kind of cool.

[steadman]

The only buck I have mounted had 2 broken points. I had one fixed (the longer one). I'm glad I did. But that's my personal opinion. Congrats on the buck buddy!

[DanielB89]

I would say fix it or leave it.  haha.  I don't know.  I kind of feel like you should leave it how it is, how you took the animal.  

But then again, i see nothing wrong with fixing it.  

Do whatever you desire, you will be pleased either way!

[JimB]

TJ,it's entirely a personal thing.If it was there before and the rack isn't going for official scoring,I personally like to see them restored to their former glory.There is no right or wrong to this.The taxidermy mount is just a representation of the animal you harvested.You just need to decide if you want him represented as he was before or after the break.

[hunthold]

I'd leave him just the way you killed him!

[Steve O]

If you have trail cam pics with it on I would fix it. With that said, my best buck is all gnarly and broke up.

[ChuckC]

Whatever you want, do it.  You need to be proud of the deer looking at it, and unless you enter the deer into the books with the repair (bad boy), make it look good .  I might have the repair done, myself.  The book had its place but means nothing to me now.

ChuckC

[JoeM]

Me personally I leave'em the way the woods gave'em to me.  I feel it tells part of the story.  I have two deer with breaks mounted and my moose with a hole through one his palm from another bulls brow tine.

[wapiti792]

Even supermodels get a little nip and tuck    I killed a 160ish whitey awhile back with a broken G1. I had it fixed and "restored" to his prerut glory. Love it    

[Beau J]

I agree with everyone else that it is strictly your personal choice.If it was me I would have to leave it the way I shot it. The taxidermist that I use goes through a lot of trouble not to disturb any moss or dirt the rack has on it when I bring it in...Congratulations on killin one to hang on the wall....BeauJ

[KentuckyTJ]

Score doesn't mean anything to me either. Its simply a way to understand what a rack looks like. They are all special, I don't need it to appear in a book to confirm that for me. What I like about a mount is that every time I look at it, it flashes back all the memories of that day for me.

Steve, I don't have any trail cam pics of him. If I did I think that would make it an easier decision (for me) to make him the way he was.

[Hot Hap]

Your call-I would restore-Hap

[Gen273]

Tom,

I think I would fix it, but it is up to you.

He will make a nice mount either way.

Charlie

[elkken]

If it was on when I shot it I might fix it, if not I would leave it off because that's the buck I shot.

[Rob W.]

I had one center punch a tree once. I had it repaired.

[KyRidgeRunner]

I'd fix it!

[Sockrsblur]

You shot him and drug him through the Woods.. Do what makes you smile the widest looking at him on the wall...

I'd say no. leave it just the way you killed it.
 I had a kid ask me to repair (rebuild) a whole side that was busted off of a buck he killed. I said no, that aint what you killed.

[varmint101]

I say no.  The buck died as he made himself.  Now, if it were late season and the antlers fell of on the run or something I would probably feel differently!