Rooster came out pretty well!

[grossklw]

I got my WI rooster from December 2022 back this week. Turned out pretty good I think, what do guys think?

I’ve shot 200 pheasants over my golden, but this one crossed all the boxes for the most part of what I wanted (plan to get one over each dog mounted). Color was ok, shot around home on a public wild spot, late season bird and a tail feather crossing 26”, long 60 yard blind retrieve in the cattails, wasn’t shot to shit, had to pull the trigger on making a memory with my buddy.

 

[JeffP_Or]

Looks good but needs a photo of your buddy and the retrieve laser engraved on a silver or bronze plaque to fasten to the background driftwood....a regular photo on a piece of barn board nailed to the bottom of that driftwood would work too

 

[grossklw]

Looks good but needs a photo of your buddy and the retrieve laser engraved on a silver or bronze plaque to fasten to the background driftwood....a regular photo on a piece of barn board nailed to the bottom of that driftwood would work too

That's not a bad idea! It'll be going on an old Ford tailgate we have on the wall, but that could be a nice addition below it.

 

[Vaultman]

That is a cool idea for a bird dog!
I am not a phesant hunter, but that looks like a pretty awesome mount to me.

 

[CMP70306]

Looks good, I second adding a photo below the mount as I have started doing that with some of my deer. Helps preserve the memories of that day.

I also have a golden that I am working to train as a bird dog. Here in PA we only have wild pheasant in one location that is not yet open to hunting while the rest are released by the game commission. Since I hope to eventually get her on wild birds as well as shed hunting my plan is to eventually get a mount of a wild game bird standing on top of a shed she found.

 

[grossklw]

He’s up and looks great! I’m planning on getting a pic of the pup made on canvas to put under the tailgate with a limit of roosters as well. Adding another to the other side will be a nice touch at some point too.

 

[Arcola]

That’s a great mount and a better idea. Wish I’d had one mounted for each of my dogs passed. Going to have to start doing that from here on out.

 

[TSAMP]

Mount looks good. The bird looks odd on the tailgate. I think id move it off there if it was me. Since you posted it to the interweb you get my opinion for free.

 

[full choke]

I got my WI rooster from December 2022 back this week. Turned out pretty good I think, what do guys think?

I’ve shot 200 pheasants over my golden, but this one crossed all the boxes for the most part of what I wanted (plan to get one over each dog mounted). Color was ok, shot around home on a public wild spot, late season bird and a tail feather crossing 26”, long 60 yard blind retrieve in the cattails, wasn’t shot to shit, had to pull the trigger on making a memory with my buddy.

Great looking bird and mount!
Congratulations!

 

[PAwhitetail82]

Nice mount!