What a jackass! You shot the animal, the least you could do would be to pay for whatever else you had in mind for it without begging others to pay for it. Why don't you ask for someone to dress and butcher it for you too? You're a disgrace to the hunting community..........
Yeah the GoFundMe thing is off-putting. That, and the bit about it being one of the smartest bucks ever. If it had been a world record, he could get endorsements. There may be ways to get the work done in exchange for having the mount tour for part of the year.
Hey, anyone can ask for anything. If you don’t want to give, don’t. It’s not like he wants tax money.