8 point

Yesterday afternoon I killed the buck I had been chasing during archery season. I set up yesterday morning about 200 yards from what I believed was this buck's bedroom. Just after daylight came, the farmer who leases our fields to plant corn, had two trucks spreading lime on the field next to where I was set up. I figured my day was ruined, but decided to stick it out anyway. Around 2:00 the trucks were finally done in the fields and 15 minutes after they left, this buck came by at 35 yards with his nose to the ground. I stopped him and squeezed off the shot. He is my biggest buck to date.
 

 

Also, before anyone mentions it, this deer is tagged. I pulled the tag off while taking a few pics

Well done! 

Good buck and he will eat fine....WF

Atta boy, Drake!
 
Ironhed

Very nice

drake my best advice would be to make sure you boil it outside, def not in a kitchen lol. nice buck!!

Nice buck. Nice high tines. I shot one just like that last year(also my biggest), except his broken brow tine was on the other side. 
 
I do my own skull mounts. I did two last year and I have at least two more to do this year. Just skin the head. Remove as much meat and tissue as you can before you boil, or you'll have to change the water a lot and it takes longer. You should add borax or Super Washing Soda to the water it helps to break things down. Also watch the heat. You want just a low simmer. A raging boil will force the fat into the skull making it look mottled and less white. FYI the smell is something you just don't get used to. Do it somewhere not likely to offend the family or neighbors. 

Nice buck.  Congrats.

Congrats, looks like he was still in the rut.    I've tried boiling my own deer and bear and have paid the pros to do it. If you have the money the pro job looks better longer in my experience and keeps the wife happier.  I never tried the Slabdaddy route but it does sound reasonable. I'll second him on peroxide rather than Clorox.

Boil skull in Dawn dish soap and peroxide,My son did my Ohio buck,and I'm going to do my Pa. buck also,they turn out very white ,he also makes his own wall wooden bracket that look great.

Now if the dude would just learn how to fish..................................

Here's mine from this year. I went with oxyclean in the water this year because it contains sodium carbonate and sodium tetra carbonate. It only took about four hours total. This was my best result to date.