What do you do when you run out of wall space for your trophies?

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  1. Drivingtacks

    Drivingtacks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    What do you do when you run out of wall space, granted your woman even lets them be hung in the house? Add-on to house? Only shoot monsters?

    The room is getting pretty full and the bowhunting obsession is only getting stronger. European mounts are cool and will save some money but they still take up room.

    What do you guys do when you run out of wall space?
     
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    Rent a building.
     
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    Swamp Stalker Legendary Woodsman

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    Pics please.......


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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Take the smallest mount down and move it to another room. After I get last years mount I will have to start culling lucky I still have room in the loft.
     
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    cantexian Grizzled Veteran

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    At that point it is time for a bigger house. I am with Swamp Stalker. If you have this problem you need to post pictures.
     
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    Start holding out for bigger animals.
     
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    Bought a bigger house
     
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    There are plenty of walls in my house. Plus I don't have any mounted yet...

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    EBAY the smallest mount. :evilgrin:
     
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    We do horn mounts for pretty much everything under 140, saves space and our taxi does them for free if we give him the hide for guys that cut the throat. I would move them out to the shed/man cave if I did run out of space


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  12. Drivingtacks

    Drivingtacks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Here are some pictures as requested.

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    purebowhunting Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Very nice, look forward to having the same problem!
     
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  14. Swamp Stalker

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    Ok now I see your dilemma!!!! Lol thanks for posting pics.


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    I've reached the point I won't shoulder mount any more whitetails under 140 inches (150 if a gun buck).
     
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    I've got a small "man cave" of a room. As such, I've got my first buck mounted (as seen in my profile pic) and everything else that is worth while has been getting euro mounted to conserve space.
     
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    If somehow I got in that predicament, I'd get rid of all the fish, turkeys, hides, and certainly the plates.

    But between the wall space I have now and the fact that I don't shoot bucks anymore :busted:, I think I'm in the clear.
     
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    Drivingtacks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    There is a lot of wall there but unfortunately most of the wall is actually windows... :cry:
     
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    That's why it's a Man "Cave".

    ... No windows. :tu:
     
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    ask the wife if you can add on a man cave to the house?
     
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    Pedestal mounts, and no more bird mounts lol
     
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