SkunkApe is the winner!!!!!!!! Give him the mount and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
I was thinking, I would love to win first place and get a free mount but I looked up the guy who will be doing the mount (Dave) and if I looked it up correctly he is in Tampa and I am at Eglin AFB which is right at Ft Walton. That would be a long drive for me to take my deer to him and then drive back there to get it..
I don't think it is worth the gas it would take for me to make 2 trips to Tampa as much as I would love a deer mount. I would spend the cost of the mount in gas or more..
However, if you guys decide to give away a 2nd place prize I would definitely be interested.. Thanks!!!!!
Again, CONGRATULATIONS to SkunkApe!!!!!!!
I already got my buck hanging on the wall and paid for. I can not accept first place if I did not win. A pic is hard to tell which is bigger,my buck was an archery kill and my best Fl deer to date. All I can say is Dave did a great job on it and God has blessed me this past hunting season,with several other bucks and my sons first deer as well. I was with him when he killed it and he got to see his dad bust a few does. If my deer won fair and square than I'd accept first place.Gobbler if your deer has a larger rack then you deserve to be the winner of this contest.
Well like I said before, I would LOVE to win (fair and square) if I had the largest buck, but even if I have the biggest buck I can't justify driving down to Tampa to drop off my buck then drive back only to do a return trip to pick it up when it is done and drive back home after that. With gas, food and probably a motel room it would be too much money spent on my part for 2 trips.
I really appreciate Dave for donating a free mount and for the members of this forum for putting together a contest like this with the awesome prizes, but I'm going to have to decline the mount (even if I did win it)...
I hope there are no hard feelings from anyone for me not following through with this. I didn't realize Dave was in Tampa until I looked up his site... As a matter of fact I started looking where most of the members are located on this forum and most everyone is from Central or South Florida and I am waaaaaayyy over here in the Pan Handle.... Again sorry guys.....
Well like I said before, I would LOVE to win (fair and square) if I had the largest buck, but even if I have the biggest buck I can't justify driving down to Tampa to drop off my buck then drive back only to do a return trip to pick it up when it is done and drive back home after that. With gas, food and probably a motel room it would be too much money spent on my part for 2 trips.
I really appreciate Dave for donating a free mount and for the members of this forum for putting together a contest like this with the awesome prizes, but I'm going to have to decline the mount (even if I did win it)...
I hope there are no hard feelings from anyone for me not following through with this. I didn't realize Dave was in Tampa until I looked up his site... As a matter of fact I started looking where most of the members are located on this forum and most everyone is from Central or South Florida and I am waaaaaayyy over here in the Pan Handle.... Again sorry guys.....
All very understandable to me and certainly no hard feelings here, it was going to be money out of my pocket for the materials.......as I said from the beginning, I was just throwing that in to help CROCK and that forum and maybe spice up the winner's pot. Congratulations anyway on winning with a fine buck.
Congrats to Skunk Ape on being the official winner of the 2011-12 Big buck contest. Congrats on a fine deer, especially for Florida, and more especially for taking him with a bow.
A special thank you to Dave (DaveT) and James(Lonehunter) on your generosity for the prizes and incredible work in your respective fields.
This contest is officially closed.
