How have you memorialized your kids first kills for them?

[cshold]

My son got his first deer (a doe) at 14.
Did the tail mount for that one.

His first buck was the traditional rack mount.

[El Chivo]

That's amazing that your son can kill a deer with his fist already!

[Sixgun]

Looks nice. He will always be proud of that, plus, it gives him the incentive to get a bigger one. I have done about the same. I had his first deer and fox mounted, after that, it was just a rack mount. -----------Sixgun

[HEAD0001]

The shooter should always get the first piece of steak off the plate.

The way you did your two mounts is great. But I do not like it when a father does a full shoulder mount on a spike buck.

Tell your child you will mount his first 8-point. We he gets that mount it will mean something to him for his whole life. Tom.

[shawn45]

Lots of photo's and at least one 8x10 on the wall. The 8 point he got last year is going to be done with a mount on a nice plaque.
plus I am keeping a tally with them the 12 year old has killed 12 pigs a doe an eight point a turkey hen and a nice gobbler. I had him write a small story in a journal just for wildlife stuff. My 8 year old has only one pig and 2 dove and they are both pics on the wall.

[cshold]

That's amazing that your son can kill a deer with his fist already!

ooops!! Those dang typo's.

[O.S.O.K.]

Well, I mounted his 8 point. Much to his mother's chagrin.

It's in my shop right now but will move into my office when he goes to college and I get the room.

My youngest needs to get his still - and I'll mount that too (by God).

[dr walker]

My first was a spike, one of the antlers was mounted to a rough cut plaque and a small brass piece was engraved with my name the year. All of this was unknown to me and given as a gift the following hunting season. I still have it. Mounted on the wall in my reloading room.

My daughter has joined me on a few hunting trips and does go to the range with me, but so far has not decided she wants to hunt.

casastahle your mounts look great.

[AJMD429]

Still trying to get the ants to finish de-fleshing his buck skull for a "Texas" mount. Might have to buy the beetles...