Full body mounts

[rinehart0050]

If I count fish and birds I currently have 10 life size plus 2 half mounts. I also have my Toklat Brown Bear, Mountain Lion. African Civet, and Caracal at the taxidermist being mounted life size.
One of my first life size mounts was this Pheasant that lives in the corner of my bar in my Trophy Room...
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My fish mounts include my largest Northern Pike and Grayling...
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My other bird mount is this Wood Duck, which beside being beautiful birds they're not real plentiful in Montana...
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Moving on to my critters, I shot this Wolverine in the Northwest Territories while packing out my Dall ram...
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My Cape Grysbok...
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My Himalayan Tahr from New Zealand...
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My West Texas Aoudad...
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My Mozambique Leopard...
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And my Northern Canada Musk Ox...
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Love the pheasant in the bar! I'm saving that for my own future bar!

 

[reineke]

These I found worthy, together with a full-Size croc situated in the pool aerea...

 

[johnnyblues]

forgot to add my Tahr! And my Damaras dik dik…

 

[zip4644]

forgot to add my Tahr! And my Damaras dik dik…

love the cats....think Leopard is next on my list....

 

[VertigoBE]

some beautiful mounts @reineke and @johnnyblues !

 

[reineke]

yes-thank you for your appreciation.
The male cats all made the book - Rowland Ward I mean....

 

[Hogpatrol]

All small ones, no room for the big stuff, I have a caracal with a guinea fowl in it's mouth, a springhare being chased by a jackal, porcupine, gennet cat, african wildcat, aardwolf, baboon, two monkeys. and two white breasted crows. I still have room for a postage stamp in that room. Also have a ringneck pheasant shot by my father behind my grandfather's house. I was either two or three and with him when he shot it.

 

[ActionBob]

Taxidermy is a real conundrum. Love it, but it's expensive and just now seems to be going up a lot, especially with the logistics challenges of getting trophies home from overseas. Whether finished or dip and pack. I started with mostly shoulder mounts, a half mount bushbuck, and a full mount duiker, as well as a couple skulls and a zebra rug (which was mixed up so never delivered). Moved on to some pedestal mounts, a couple artline wall mounts, and more full mounts. Now need to build a trophy room... definitely adds up financially. However on the full mounts, at least they may have a future after I can no longer enjoy them. I feel the full mounts should have a great future in a museum or some other place where many people can enjoy and perhaps learn from them.

 

[wesheltonj]

Bears, cats, some sheep & goats and Bongo.

 

[zip4644]

Taxidermy is a real conundrum. Love it, but it's expensive and just now seems to be going up a lot, especially with the logistics challenges of getting trophies home from overseas. Whether finished or dip and pack. I started with mostly shoulder mounts, a half mount bushbuck, and a full mount duiker, as well as a couple skulls and a zebra rug (which was mixed up so never delivered). Moved on to some pedestal mounts, a couple artline wall mounts, and more full mounts. Now need to build a trophy room... definitely adds up financially. However on the full mounts, at least they may have a future after I can no longer enjoy them. I feel the full mounts should have a great future in a museum or some other place where many people can enjoy and perhaps learn from them.View attachment 437544View attachment 437545View attachment 437546View attachment 437547View attachment 437548View attachment 437549View attachment 437550View attachment 437551View attachment 437552View attachment 437553View attachment 437554View attachment 437555View attachment 437556View attachment 437557View attachment 437558View attachment 437559

your mounts are exceptional.....

 

[BourbonTrail]

Taxidermy is a real conundrum. Love it, but it's expensive and just now seems to be going up a lot, especially with the logistics challenges of getting trophies home from overseas. Whether finished or dip and pack. I started with mostly shoulder mounts, a half mount bushbuck, and a full mount duiker, as well as a couple skulls and a zebra rug (which was mixed up so never delivered). Moved on to some pedestal mounts, a couple artline wall mounts, and more full mounts. Now need to build a trophy room... definitely adds up financially. However on the full mounts, at least they may have a future after I can no longer enjoy them. I feel the full mounts should have a great future in a museum or some other place where many people can enjoy and perhaps learn from them.View attachment 437544View attachment 437545View attachment 437546View attachment 437547View attachment 437548View attachment 437549View attachment 437550View attachment 437551View attachment 437552View attachment 437553View attachment 437554View attachment 437555View attachment 437556View attachment 437557View attachment 437558View attachment 437559

The rhino!

 

[slam8031]

Besides a few ducks, I have a bobcat on the wall. A genet and caracal are currently being mounted, and a leopard and great nasty bushpig my son shot this summer are in production as well. When they arrive I will post pics!

 

[Kenneth McMillan]

Any animal looks good as a full mount even giraffe and elephant if you have the space

 

[TheGrayRider]

Full-body mountain lion back this week from January 2021 hound hunt in Manti National Forest, Utah. Best of luck this upcoming fall hunting season, TheGrayRider.

 

[Fixfire]

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Full-body mountain lion back this week from January 2021 hound hunt in Manti National Forest, Utah. Best of luck this upcoming fall hunting season, TheGrayRider.

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Gorgeous. Who did the taxidermy??

 

[Hunt anything]

Beautiful!!!

 

[buffybr]

I've added two more life size mounts this year...
My Mountain Lion that is temporarily living in front on my fireplace until I can remodel my living room with higher side walls.

And my Toklat Brown bear that I shot in Alaska last year.

 

[Fatback]

I’ve got a springbok, brown bear, black bear, alligator, bobcat, otter, several different ducks, gray fox, warthog and my Dall sheep is being delivered in a couple of weeks.

 

[Scott CWO]

My full mounts are bongo, leopard, nyala, suni, brown bear, Marco Polo, Rocky Mountain Bighorn, desert bighorn, Stone’s sheep, Dall’s sheep and my wife’s mountain goat.

On the way to the taxidermist are bushbuck, hyaena and serval. Hopefully a lion in 2023.

 

[CBH Australia]

I don't have any taxidermy only a couple of skins I tanned myself.

If I could hunt and mount anything as a dream hunt for a trophy I would be torn between a Lion and a Bear. Both would be costly.

I've seen a lot of taxidermy and seen some from members here. Nice work and a full mount Warthog got my attention

There are some amazing animals and mounts Blackbuck is another I like.