I guess it's just not for me.

The rock is blood colored?

The cat has a very unnatural looking face.

I would be super pissed, but if your happy be happy.

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The cat has a very unnatural looking face

He's been shot and stuffed, how would you look after that?

Here are some better ones:



This one isn't bad



Neither is this one.



Shittier:

Here are some more unnatural looking taxidermy jobs.

I hate that first cat mount with the red rock. Not the worst mount I have ever seen of a great tom but near the top. Glad you like it.

Tundragriz,

Your cat mount is not bad, you should just get it on another base and you will be amazed how much better the all over appearance will be. You can take pictures of any mount, especially cats, and find some pics to be much more flattering to the piece, than others. Believe me I have seen terrible cat mounts and this is not one that would fall in that catagory. Be proud of that trophy, but get it on another base and lose the sign.

D99, not one of those cat mounts are better than Tundragriz's except of course for Jason's female and kitten mount. Jason's is not a commercial piece. He spent 4-5 times the amount of time a quality taxidermist spends on a commercial piece, on this mount, as it was entered in a WORLD show competition. It won best large mammal in the WORLD.(not an easy title to acquire) Cannot compare apples to oranges here!

Kindest regards,
Mary

Griz,

I like the mount, but I agree with the others about the base color. I guess that the tax tried to match the color of red-rock, but the color is off and it's glossy. I would re-spray the base a flat brown tone with a texture to it, and it will look 100% better.....that's just my opinion, but if you like it great!

As for the cat, I think he did a good job, good body proportions, and correct ear/eye positioning.

I agree....lose the sign!!!

BTW, you should move this to the taxidermy or trophy room section.

Nice Cat Congrats!!

Buddy of mine has two pumas in a refuge in El Salvador, along with several lions, a breeding pair of jaguars, and several other animals.

I have stared the pumas eyeball to eyeball at five feet, and the expression on the first cat's face is very authentic. His pumas do not like people, and they don't hesitate to show it.

Is that suppose to look like an elk carcus or something that the cat is standing on????

I'm with Mary on this one except I might just have the rock repainted a color that compliments the paneling behind it. Maybe a black and grey color. I would also peel the sign off.

I do tend to like the "at rest" mounts more than the "action" ones.

Terry