“Gravedigger” Mount!

  • travis_eckman
    Trempealeau County, WI
    Posts: 424
    January 3, 2011 at 7:18 pm #202307

    Hello Fellow IDO’ers!

    I wanted to share “Gravedigger’s” mount with you all. I’m very pleased with how well he looks and how fast I got him back! My taxidermist got him on Monday, October 25th and got him back to me on a rush order by Friday, November 19th!

    He officially grossed 173 6/8 as a non-typical and will go in the books with a typical score of 147 2/8. The “Godfather” Stan Godfrey and his wife Caroline from Fountain City, Wisconsin did the official scoring for this buck and for this year’s gun buck of mine (141 7/8 typical 10-pt before the 60-day drying period). Stan and Caroline have been officially scoring animals for 30 years and are truly classy folks! I would recommend them as your official scorer not only becuase of their experience, but also for their great hospitality, stories, and cheer upon visits! Together they have 29 P&Y harvests to their credit including whitetails, mule deer, mountain lions, rams, goats, bears, and many more! Thank you Stan and Caroline!

    I must also give props to my taxidermist Scott Schock! Scott is a true professional and has a definate niche of recreating a life-like animal! Scott is also a great guy to work with and will go above and beyond your expectations to produce your trophy!
    Scott’s information is listed below…
    River Valley Taxidermy
    Owner – Scott Schock
    608.989.2142
    208 West Broadway
    Blair, WI 54616

    The experience has been a blast so far…thank you all for sharing it with me!




    lick
    Posts: 6443
    January 3, 2011 at 9:00 pm #98152

    Wow he turned out really nice. Maybe someday I can see him in person

    Awesome wall too Travis

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    January 3, 2011 at 9:01 pm #98153

    looks great i love the tubed arrows behind him a cool touch congrats on a great buck

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    January 3, 2011 at 9:10 pm #98162

    Great looking mount

    DaveD1
    Eastern Iowa
    Posts: 44
    January 3, 2011 at 10:04 pm #98167

    He sure is a BIG BOY! The other mounts are no slouches but he just looks gigantic!

    Congrats!

    up man
    UP MICHIGAN
    Posts: 305
    January 3, 2011 at 10:39 pm #98173

    Sweet looking mount and great turn around time

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    January 4, 2011 at 4:10 am #98189

    He looks great up there. Awesome looking collection!

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    January 4, 2011 at 1:24 pm #98199

    Great mount job! Congrats on the new addition to your very impressive trophy wall!

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    January 4, 2011 at 2:23 pm #98208

    Even though it’s just a picture, it’s easy to see quality taxidermy. Gravedigger is such a special buck and he deserved to look his very best! Congrats once again Travis and thank you for sharing your trophy wall with us!

    chev70
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 1008
    January 4, 2011 at 3:39 pm #98226

    Congrats Travis on a Great Mount

    witte
    West Salem, WI
    Posts: 428
    January 4, 2011 at 9:05 pm #98270

    Impressive! Got to see the rack in person and he is truly a brute!!

    craig daugherty
    Osseo, Mn
    Posts: 689
    January 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm #98311

    Those are some Great Bucks! Congrats!

    DONOTDELETE
    Posts: 780
    January 9, 2011 at 12:49 am #98449

    He turned out great Travis.

    kentuckyboy
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 270
    January 14, 2011 at 12:31 am #98737

    WOW! Great buck and a great looking wall.

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