Originally Posted By: sprkplug

Would a replica deer/horns mount invoke the same memories?


I never thought about that, but to me, if they matched what I saw and had the opportuntiy to kill, I believe so. Now, getting the replica to match what I saw would be the hard part. How would that be accomplished if it was a skin mount vs. a european mount, and how to match the uniqueness of that particular set of headgear?

re: the best genetics. For me, if I had the opportunity to kill a deer/elk/pronghorn with a weird set of headgear vs. a perfectly symmetrical specimen, I'd go for the weird one every time.

For instance, this:


vs this:

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