My second whitetail mount.

I can't say much about them I don't use them but how is you skin tanned and fleshed?

 

Cool sounds good just the thinner you have the skin the better the results will be maybe try to cut a small grove in the front of the eyes to the tear gland just remember all forms are not ready to put a skin on you can all way make it like you want and make sure you eye to nose length it right and you antler are not to far back when you put your skin on if it don't look right take it back off and change it to make it right you don't want to have to pull you skin down to your eye . I'm no expert but I have been through all your doing a long time ago just trying to make it a little easier on ya . Good luck and just haveing fun doing it is want matters you will get better every one you do

 

Yeah you can cut a small grove in between there and the eye I do it with a knife and rasp it down smooth I cut a wedge out at the top of the tear gland stick the knife in the tear gland at a angle down a little and in deep then cut down on both sides on top of the gland and then cut it across to each cut you made and it should come out like a wedge then sand just a little on it and stick it back in it should have just a really small cut there you skin will go in you tear gland when you mount you deer just pull the wedge out some put glue in it and when you push your skin in it you can push it down from the outside and stick a pin in it the skin should be hair to hair just keep a check on it for a week or two and it should stay there is kind of hard to explain hope you get what I'm trying to say

 

Look at some profile reference photos and take note of the level of the base of the ear butt and where it is in relation to the bottom of the eye. The ears and ear butts appear to be too large for that form and are quite a bit below the level of the eye. Be sure and test fit the ear skin with the ear liners.

 

The top of your earbutts from the rear should be slightly higher or even with the top of the skull plate. Yours sit well below the top of the skull plate from the rear.

 

Most forms already have a starting of the base of a earbutt just as the form you have . If you choose to use premade earbutt you need to cut the foam away to make them fit where they are supposed to be. If you don't cut the foam your earbutts will always be to long . Use good reference and study it will tell you everything you need to know .
Tommy

 

Congrats on the ribbon good job on the deer you will only get better with time and the more you do