European hunters consequently most often resort to making their own skull mounts. Reader Alan Belanger wrote in asking about how to make a European mount of his deer.

Peter Chen/The Post-StandardSteve Stahl, of Conquest, displays a European skull mount from a nine-point buck he shot two years ago. Steve Stahl climbed up the thin ladder to the second story of ...

He also noted that roe deer are territorial, and mating success is based mostly on a male's age and body size. (Related: "Rare Saola, Dubbed 'Asian Unicorn,' Sighted for First Time in 21st Century.") ...