Looks like whomever did the mount knows what he/she is doing. The eyes make the mount to my way of thinking and they look great to me.

All 6.5 year old bucks are trophies. By that age they know all about not getting dead.
You do need diligence and skill, but good luck is likely a bigger part of killing one.
Nice work either way.

That's a Beauty!

nice

Real nice!

Thank you all for the kind words, honoring this magnificent creature, I feel truly blessed that I was given a chance to match wits with one of God's beautiful creatures. I'm glad you all enjoyed the picture. Nate

Not many like that where I hunt in MO most years but the acorns sure make them tasty.

Noice Nate,,,,, there went all your shed money…..

Awesome buck.Congrats

Lol, the shed is a done deal, now just have to fill her up with junk, I'm going to eventually use it for canning but the cherries are ripe and the black raspberries are ripe I've been making pies and jellies, cooked up a pot of squirrel stew today if I ain't careful I'll be rolly polly and won't be worth a darn!!