How many inches to justify a shoulder mount for you?

[tracker12]

I’m all for looks and adventure over inches. I shot a 370 plus bull a few years ago. Can’t envision that big thing in the house. I shot a nice 300ish bull in UT I willow get done first if I was so inclined

 

[Rockchuck]

All Euros for me, they look great, are relatively cheap, don't take up a ton of space, and don't have to worry about how they will hold up over time. I have an audad hunt next winter and started thinking of different mounts for that if I tag out, but will stick with a Euro there too. Whenever I finally draw my mt goat tag, will rug that though if I am lucky enough to tag out.

 

[slim9300]

Is the bull you shot at 330" the one on the far right?

Yes. Pictures are deceiving. 329” gross with 51” main beams. He would have been a lot bigger if he had decent tine length. The other two 6 points are 299” and 293” but the lower is a Cascade Roosevelt. I have a handful of others in the 260-280s all gross inches since I will never submit an animal.


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[Elkoholic87]

Yes. Pictures are deceiving. 329” gross with 51” main beams. He would have been a lot bigger if he had decent tine length. The other two 6 points are 299” and 293” but the lower is a Cascade Roosevelt.


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Great bull. The one I shot last year is around 330”, just rough scoring. He’s at the taxidermist, so I’ll measure him when I get him back. looking at yours and looking at mine, makes me think he’s at about 330”. It’s the same bull that’s my avatar pic.


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[slim9300]

Great bull. The one I shot last year is around 330”, just rough scoring. He’s at the taxidermist, so I’ll measure him when I get him back. looking at yours and looking at mine, makes me think he’s at about 330”. It’s the same bull that’s my avatar pic.


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That’s a great one! It’s hard for me to pass up anything that’s a mature 5 point or even the small 6 points. After all these years of killing elk with my bow, I still struggle to keep it together in the heat of the moment. There is nothing like that feeling.


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[slim9300]

Love the Euro's Conlan!

Thank you David. I hope you are doing well! The garage pile is getting a little out of hand.


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[Pony Soldier]

I have a 337 in the house and a 320 both with just a skull cap. I have a 350 in the barn. Both are a big enough headache keeping the cob webs off of them. Having a shoulder mount would even be a bigger mess.

I have piles of muley horns in the barn and no desire to put them on a wall. They are just fun to look at once in a while and remember when.

All that and I have a 16 ft wall for them. I can't tell you how many houses I have been in where it would be dangerous to wander in the dark.

 

[Huntnnw]

340 plus.. until I get one then i wont have another done unless its 370 plus

 

[Dos Perros]

The problem with shoulder mounts is...you kill this awesome animal, and boom you gotta give it away for 6+ months.

 

[Squirrel Master]

If I ever kill any antlered elk at all I'm getting a full body mount done and putting it right where my coffee table used to be.

 

[Smoxley]

I prefer Euro mounts to shoulders personally.

 

[Short Track]

The problem with shoulder mounts is...you kill this awesome animal, and boom you gotta give it away for 6+ months.

1 year, 6 months is more like it.

 

[Farmer72]

1 year, 6 months is more like it.

Mine only took 6 months but I was only without the horns for about 2 months.

 

[mavinwa2]

380+

 

[Hntelk]

Just euro for me, I use that extra money to do more hunting, euros are easier to move around and adjust. I did a shoulder mount my first nice bull 320" ( had killed several rag horn-good meat bulls) and was talked into it by taxidermy, should have listened to my gut because I was pretty new to elk hunting and thought I would never get a bull bigger then that...Now only way I will go to shoulder mount is 400" plus...I doubt I will have to worry about that in this lifetime, LOL

 

[Alberta Jonny]

Euro for me, unless its a true cranker. Elk take up a ton of room.

 

[wapitibob]

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When you die your kids get to haul the shoulder mounts to the dump. They can toss the euros in the back yard for the squirrels.

 

[Banded_spooney]

Been seeing a lot of these 'I don't do shoulder mount' threads latley.... Guess I'll be the odd man out here. I love dead shit on the walls. Just wish I killed more, bigger animals to throw up there.

Fun fact, my buddy and I have a beattle skull cleaning side hustle and I personally wouldn't ever put even the nicest euro in my house. That's a shop piece for me.

 

[Banded_spooney]

I do have my first bull which is also my only nice bull on the wall. God, what a PIA to always have to find a place to put it. House shopping taking that into consideration... My youngest just got her own room and I got kicked out of my office so my bull is now in my in-laws house, next to my father in law's first. As far as the original question, my mother in law would be pissed but if I kill one 1 inch bigger than the one I already have on the wall, she'll have three bulls in her stairwell.

 

[Challis]

Another Euro for everything, no matter the size or story.