Show me your kitty pictures --- mounted that is -- almost feel like I am posting on Walter's forum for redheads ---YIKES!!
But --- getting close to putting Mr. Spots into his final resting place on the wall or pedestal or ?? Problem is that I have not found or observed a form or mount that absolutely knocked my socks off. Thus if you have what you feel is the ultimate form / mount ---let’s see it!
Thanks
Garry

Look for 'Leopard & Hyena Mount' in Trophy Room Pictures forum April 2005 for Laros Taxidermy in Allentown Pennsylvania -- the best pix I've ever seen here! Search 'Laros' (I just did)

Garry here is my cat...

Mike



Wife seeing if there is enough for a coat..

The standard laying on a log pose. This one has a bushbuck coming soon that will be draped across the log.

Very nice, Palmer. Where'd you shoot the chimp?

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Originally posted by Kamo Gari:
Very nice, Palmer. Where'd you shoot the chimp?

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Originally posted by Lorenzo:

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Originally posted by Kamo Gari:
Very nice, Palmer. Where'd you shoot the chimp?

Looks like one of those endangered and protected chimps from central Africa!

Well I admit the chip has been stuffed but I wouldn't shoot him.

He sleeps on my pillow and keeps me safe at night.

Here's one my son shot in 2005:

Allen would love to see the entire room. Great woodwork

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Originally posted by Palmer:
Well I admit the chip has been stuffed but I wouldn't shoot him.

He sleeps on my pillow and keeps me safe at night.

Oh, OK. That's cool. Just make certain to resist the temptation to offer it any wine, music and Xanax. Just saying...

Here is mine.



465H&H

I hear Palmer shot his kitty in the belly button!

465H&H

Check the back cover of Safari magazine.(current issue). That one does it for me and 4,900. seems like an o.k. price for that type quality.
I have no connection with animal artistry, but a leopard deserves a cool mount. Good luck!

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I hear Palmer shot his kitty in the belly button!

Grrrrrr. I need a refund. I paid Dries extra to not tell that on me.

Actually it was one of my better shots considering that it glanced off the base of an adjacent tree and a warthog tusk prior to connecting.

Not sure why but Dries said I was the reason most PH's drink.

465,

Great giraffe mount! Was it a bull?

Dave

FREE ADVICE----FREE ADVICE---

You may want to consider 2 things

1. What type of wood, if any, to mount on. I did not think about this and received a mount on iron wood, which was incredibly heavy to move, maneuver and mount on the wall. Did a LOT of damage to the wall.

You may want to consider a lighter wood for mounting, if you use it.

2. Specify the distance between mounting brackets placed on the back of your trophy. We have standard 18 inch studs in our wall in the US, so some variable of that will facilitate mounting. In my case, the mounts were on iron wood and some odd distance that required me to either construct a frame to mount the leopard upon, or to remove and re-drill the brackets- which I did but it was a royal pain...

Here are photo's of my leopard









Aziz

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Originally posted by David Hulme:
465,

Great giraffe mount! Was it a bull?

Dave

His name is Gerald. It was a Valentines day gift for my wife. She loves giraffes and says she will divorce me if I ever shoot one.

465H&H

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Originally posted by 465H&H:

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Originally posted by David Hulme:
465,

Great giraffe mount! Was it a bull?

Dave

His name is Gerald. It was a Valentines day gift for my wife. She loves giraffes and says she will divorce me if I ever shoot one.

465H&H

Small price to pay. I mean not shooting a giraffe, of course.

Dave

Aziz,

That bush pig mount is fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!

I love it

L

Here's a couple of couples for you:

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Originally posted by David Hulme:

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Originally posted by Lorenzo:

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Originally posted by Kamo Gari:
Very nice, Palmer. Where'd you shoot the chimp?

Looks like one of those endangered and protected chimps from central Africa!

looks more lIke the chimp that ripped off the woman's face here in the US

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Mr dollar,

I like your mount very much indeed.

David

The pose has been captured impeccably.

done in RSA by Derek Robinson Taxidermy. originally designed to be hung on the wall. i converted it myself to a pedestal mount in a curio cabinet with a marble top.

Here's mine


And after a couple shows

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Originally posted by shakari:
Here's a couple of couples for you:

Ashamed to admit that this was the first thought that went thru my mind.
Thanks for putting it into pics.
Steve

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Originally posted by KINO:

Ah, now they're really coming out of the woodwork. I also think this is a fantastic mount. Tell us a little about it Kino, if you will.
Thanks to all you guys - there are some great mounts here and I'm sure a lot of proud hunters. I know that most of you worked really hard for these fantastic cats.

Cheers, Dave

I shot this one in June of 04 in Zim.
He's 8"1" nose to tail. He weighed about 200 Lbs.
Dirk Bawden is the taxidermist here in Utah.
I let him take it to some shows last year and he cleaned up. We may take it to the world show this year.

Most folks like the guard leopard in the lower right corner. Gives a new visitor to the house a start if they are on the porch and have not noticed him before.

One neat thing about getting your cat mounted like this one is that it weigh nothing and can be moved around the house as you like. It also is a heck of alot cheaper to have mounted than one with an enviroment.

Mark

Beautiful to look at, hell to find a place for it.

Taxidermy is a hobby of mine. Here is the leopard I took last may in Namibia.

Keep 'em coming guys. My cat will be back in any day and I am having a hard time figuring out which mount to use.

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Originally posted by KINO:
Here's mine


And after a couple shows

Can you share with us whom the taxidermist is??
TKS
Great stuff guys --- keep em coming
G

His name is Dirk Bawden, he is in Tooele Utah. I don't beleive he is listed in the phone, book. You can P.M. me for contact info.

Jines...
Really like your mount(s)! However, a man could finance another leopard hunt for the jack the taxidermy set you back ! Are you a lawyer or something? LOL!

Seriously, very, very impressive!