Topics posted in by JSmitty

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My 2012 New Mexico hunts are in.	24	04/16/2012 - 11:12
cowboy bedroll.....	9	04/19/2012 - 19:29
Presidental Candidate	5	04/25/2012 - 12:37
NM Results (This thread is from 2010)	31	05/03/2012 - 18:10
Returning Home	15	05/07/2012 - 10:10
Stallion Range in New Mexico (Oryx)	21	05/08/2012 - 11:48
Little Mother's Day Cruise	8	05/15/2012 - 13:09
Reward Offered for Finding Mountain Lion Mutilator	2	05/17/2012 - 11:49
NM leftover tags	7	07/16/2012 - 13:44
New Record - Honestly	4	07/23/2012 - 08:41
new mexico muzzel loader elk hunt unit 16e and unit 17 info wanted	3	09/25/2012 - 18:03
What rifle/maker will you be shooting this big game season?	26	10/05/2012 - 15:20
Unit 30 New mexico	12	10/15/2012 - 15:08
Few more days	5	10/18/2012 - 21:23
First season opening morning bull down!	13	10/19/2012 - 10:43
2012 NM Mule Deer Hunt	8	11/14/2012 - 17:57
Archery Bull	25	11/20/2012 - 18:36
Christmas list to give the wife....	9	11/26/2012 - 22:47
2012 Boulder Elk Hunt	5	11/30/2012 - 15:31
Skateboarder collides with Deer	3	12/17/2012 - 15:15
Colorado Deer hunt - Sept '12	3	12/19/2012 - 07:35
ALL WEATHER COWBOY HAT	5	01/02/2013 - 12:19
new mexico 2013 draw	2	01/15/2013 - 07:43
12'6" and 1600lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed	9	02/11/2013 - 22:06
No Hunting for me this year	13	02/13/2013 - 07:29

Hunting Tip: Skull Plate Mount Kit Tips

I recently completed my first skull plate mount of my buck antelope from the 2010 season. I used a kit from Van Dykes, and I thought I would pass along the tips my dad shared with me, as well as one or two I figured out on my own. I have only completed the one antelope kit, but these tips should work for kits for other species as well. 1. Leave as much depth to the skull as possible when you remove the antlers/horns from the skull of the animal. This...