Aren't most deer forms incorrect at the base of the skull???

A few words from the principle

 

A yearling, My confidence level on this one is not strong. Monte

 

I would say that if is about 10 months old

 

I have good news, and I have bad news.

Good news is SCT wins!

Bad news is, no mule deer reference. Ever think about trying your hand at fox squirrels?

www.whitetailsystems.com/TaxidermyReferencePhotos.html

The rudimentary pedicle is that of an old, old doe. Even after aging the meat, she was still the kind that made tough gravy. 7 5/8" nose to eye, with out looking it up, she was either a 14" or 15" neck.

Here's a shot of the head. Check out the asymmetry of the head where she doesn't have a rudimentary pedicle on the opposite side.

 

Semi-Sneeky Quiz #3!

First correct answer wins a reference disk!

What is the #1 common factor in these two photos?

 

They are both bucks. Early season. Full velvet. Look to be the same buck.

 

Both are in velvet, and have thier nostrils flared.

 

Dang! Dang! Double dang! That Greg Waite is not only sharp, he is major quick! Less than two minutes after the post was made, he just racked up another win!

Yep, same bucks. One photo was taken in mid afternoon (b&w), the other was taken that evening as the sun went down. I did flip the b&w horizontal, both photos were the right side of the head. I was trying to be semi-sneeky, didn't work.

While you're here, check out the head and neck unions on both photos and you can see how much that changes as the head and neck go up and down.

 

I was going to say they were both in the same post, on Tax.net no less.

 

"Sharp as a bowling ball" as ol' Foghorn would say. Thanks Glen. You actually gave me a really good idea for a reference tool Glen. I am leaving for the Bahamas in the a.m. but I will try to get in touch with you when I get back.

 

They can't be the same bucks , one is heading west and the other east

 

The parotid gland is a salivary gland, that's the grayish, cheesy looking thing if you have ever cut into one, or cut one open. That's the spit supply source for the lama when he wants to spit a hocker on you.

Cuzzin Ken had posted a photo of a buck with a swollen parotid in the reference section.
www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,2627.msg21525.html#msg21525

I down sized it and added to this thread for illustration purposes. You boyz show your manners and don't forget to thank yer Cuzzin Ken for helping to lead you off the pathway of ignorance..

 

Uppity Hillbilly Dick Shun Airy

zygomaticus muscle

Yall's look at the pitcher down yonder.

 

Thank you Glen and Ken.

 

Refer back to the previous page and look again at the photos of the same buck in two different poses. These two statements should then make a lot more sense, if you haven't already figured it all out.