Relive Your Hunting Memories

By Ethan O. Tanner

A successful hunt is full of memories, and one of the best ways to preserve these memories is to mount your antlers if you are skilled or lucky enough to harvest a nice buck. Other ways of preserving your hunting memories include a hunting photo album, a special hunting photo mounted on a plaque, a slide show of the favorite hunt pictures, and many other personalized products preserving the special moments of your hunt.

Antlers are true bone and different from horns. Antlers are renewed each year, and with age the antlers enlarge their size, points and mass. Bucks need to live to be at least three years of age or better yet Five years for quality antlers. There is a tale behind every buck a hunter harvests, and mounting these horns will cherish those memories.

There are several unique ways to mount your horns. There is a traditional mount that is basically the horns and the top half of the deer skull mounted to a plaque. The skull cap is usually covered with leather like fabric and fixed tightly to the mount with screws. A European mount is prepared of the whole skull with the horns boiled clean with the entire skull and horns mounted to the plaque.

A great way to immortalize your hunt is through a good sportsman's photo album. There are wooden, leather and vinyl photo albums that will save your best memories of your hunt for years and generations of new hunters.

One product titled "Forever Hunting Memories" is a distinct way to permanently relish your hunting memories. This product takes a 5" by 7" color print that is mounted on a thick slab of wood. Then the photo is hand painted with an outdoor environment, and epoxy is added to this plaque for everlasting preservation. This is truly a great way to enduringly remember your hunting experience.

The Iron buck antler mount is another great way to create memories of your hunt. You can proudly display your antlers with this unique polished steel antler system. A work of art can be created by simply sliding your antlers between the two polished plates, and tightening the screw. This is a fast, easy and versatile system for mounting your deer horns.

Another great method to exhibit your hunting rack is through laser engraving. A laser engraved picture plaque is a great way to commemorate your first buck, a trophy buck or your hunting gang. There are several versions of this article on the market. One version is a completely engraved plaque. In another version, you would add your picture to an engraved plaque. All of the methods to relive your hunt are priceless ways to keep the great outdoor traditions in your family. - 31499

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