Sable taxidermy ideas

[ActionBob]

As my dear grandmother would always say, there is is no accounting for taste.

This is a sable chess piece pose. I think it looks contrived, but in the right lighting and location it could be interesting.

I would note that the OP was looking for wall suggestions.

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I shot an old cull sable in Limpopo. I think about 34 inch. It was cheap and a fun hunt to fill the afternoon time during a night hunt. Had that mounted as a chess piece. It is still in a large crate in Minnesota waiting to be hauled to Texas. So no good pics... But yea wall pedestals, or damn the floor space and do a triple full mount

@375 Ruger Fan you just don't het enough chest and shoulder with a standard shoulder mount.

 

[buck wild]

You can make wall pedestals into pedestals also and have the flexibility in the future

 

[Hunt anything]

If not a floor pedestal I would do wall pedestal and use a adjustable hanging system that can pivot on the wall such a the Full Range System.

 

[Rickmt]

I like chess piece pedestal mounts. I have seen whitetail deer in this head position while posturing/ fighting . I think sable and zebra in particular would be really nice in this position.
I also like any mount down low in a room . Floor pedestals or wall mounted animals have more visual impact when they are lower on the wall.

 

[Hunt anything]

I like chess piece pedestal mounts. I have seen whitetail deer in this head position while posturing/ fighting . I think sable and zebra in particular would be really nice in this position.
I also like any mount down low in a room . Floor pedestals or wall mounted animals have more visual impact when they are lower on the wall.

I’ve seen whitetail bucks posturing towards a rival in this pose as well but I poured over hundreds of photos of sable and roan trying to figure out what pose I wanted my roan mounted in and couldn’t find this posture in a live animal, they may be out there but I couldn’t find it. I sent a picture of the pose I decided on and he did the chess piece pose anyway so I made him remount the bull and it looks more natural. I am a stickler for natural poses in my taxidermy, some aren’t they just want a quality mount. I happen to want both.

 

[buck wild]

if you take some creative license and change the posture 90 degrees up.........

 

[Rickmt]

I’ve seen whitetail bucks posturing towards a rival in this pose as well but I poured over hundreds of photos of sable and roan trying to figure out what pose I wanted my roan mounted in and couldn’t find this posture in a live animal, they may be out there but I couldn’t find it. I sent a picture of the pose I decided on and he did the chess piece pose anyway so I made him remount the bull and it looks more natural. I am a stickler for natural poses in my taxidermy, some aren’t they just want a quality mount. I happen to want both.

With a quality mount I am sure you be thrilled! Please post pic of what pose you decided on!

 

[buck wild]

 

[buck wild]

I LOVE this one so much, it might be my next bronze sculpting project

 

[Just Gina]

The 42" sable that @Just Gina took in the wilds of Tanzania was looking back over his shoulder as Gina made a perfect shot to his last left rib placing the bullet in the front of his rright shoulder as he was quartering away.

Yesterday on the way to town we pulled over to take pictures of our neighbors big sable bull and he was posing in all manners of positions. That was in Texas so maybe they pose differently in Canada but rest assured it is not a North America thing

My Sable was 42 and A HALF, thank you!
Here is the sable @ActionBob is talking about at our neighbors.

 

[Connor Baumgarten]

if you take some creative license and change the posture 90 degrees up.........

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Fighting pose on a shoulder mount would be really cool to have. I saw a gemsbok charging shoulder mount one time and been wanting one like that since.

 

[buck wild]

Fighting pose on a shoulder mount would be really cool to have. I saw a gemsbok charging shoulder mount one time and been wanting one like that since.

I just finished these fighting gemsbok bronzes

 

[Connor Baumgarten]

I just finished these fighting gemsbok bronzes

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That’s beautiful. Well done

 

[buck wild]

That’s beautiful. Well done

Thanks. It’s a bad picture but all I could do short notice without a better backdrop

 

[Hunt anything]

I just finished these fighting gemsbok bronzes

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That’s a beautiful piece! If I had plenty of money and space I would go shoot 2 bull gemsbok and have them mounted just like that.!

 

[buck wild]

That’s a beautiful piece! If I had plenty of money and space I would go shoot 2 bull gemsbok and have them mounted just like that.!

Just do it- it's only money

This pic was my inspiration

 

[Wyfox]

Always liked the Sable chess piece

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Always liked the Sable chess piece
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Looks great, but the engineer in me thinks it wouldn't stand a chance against my grandkids. The base doesn't look wide enough for kid proof stability.