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Just arrived! Looks good to me. Wife likes him also.


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Michael Podwika... DRSS bigbores and hunting www.pvt.co.za " MAKE THE SHOT " 450#2 Famars
 
Posts: 6770 | Location: Wyoming, Pa. USA | Registered: 17 April 2003Reply With Quote
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Great pose.


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Looks great Mike! Love the concentration.


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Unique. I like it.


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very nice Mike!


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Posts: 2981 | Location: Lexington, KY | Registered: 13 January 2005Reply With Quote
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Your taxidermist knows his stuff and that is a very fine mount indeed.


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Truly Awesome tu2


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I want one.


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Posts: 7046 | Location: Rambouillet, France | Registered: 25 June 2004Reply With Quote
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One of the best leopard mounts I have "seen"...glad it was NOT made with a snarl!!!


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Remember which room you put him in (for when you have to get up at night to have a tinkle).

Sweet!!


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Posts: 4899 | Location: Bryan, Texas | Registered: 12 January 2005Reply With Quote
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Very nice Mike. a mount you can enjoy for a lifetime.


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Very, very nice... looks great !
Great pose on the cat.
I really like the rocks too... I am not a fan of some of the rock displays, but yours looks very realistic.
Andy


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Mike, great looking mount. Congrats!


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Posts: 1184 | Location: Indiana | Registered: 17 June 2002Reply With Quote
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Mike,

Your taxidermist really knows his stuff. Love the shoulder blades sticking up like that - that's exactly correct. Fantastic mount. You obviously did your research and picked a great cat taxidermist. Awesome!

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Posts: 282 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Registered: 20 November 2007Reply With Quote
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Mike:
Now that's a nice cat. Remember your pics from the hunt. Congrats to you and your taxidermist.


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Awesome, Mike! Ya done good, sir!


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Mike,
That may be the best leopard mount I have ever seen. Congrats man!!!


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Very nice Mike! Looks like a trophy to last a lifetime!


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Posts: 1370 | Location: Shreveport,La.USA | Registered: 08 November 2001Reply With Quote
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Great mount, Who do you get to do it for you?


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Very nice!!
 
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Wow. Awesome cat Mike. Obviously a custom form? How did you come up with that pose? Vince
 
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Friends, thank you for your kind words. The cat looks exceptional up close.
The idea on its mounting came from Jerry Huffaker,
he showed a cat and I liked the way it looked. Showed my taxidermist how I wanted it to look and the idea was Jerry's and we went from there.
The taxidermist is Dave Sorber Sweet Valley, Pa. 570-477-3193.

Mike


Michael Podwika... DRSS bigbores and hunting www.pvt.co.za " MAKE THE SHOT " 450#2 Famars
 
Posts: 6770 | Location: Wyoming, Pa. USA | Registered: 17 April 2003Reply With Quote
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Great mount! tu2
 
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Very nice. Just today I went to approve the form on one of two leopards I have in the works right now. I only hope that mine, when finished, look as good as yours.


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Well done.
 
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Great looking mount! Well done.
 
Posts: 111 | Location: Jackson, MI USA | Registered: 18 February 2008Reply With Quote
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That is a Beauty . Well done Mike !


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That looks awesome. Nothing better than a good cat mount
 
Posts: 57 | Location: Belton, TX | Registered: 16 June 2004Reply With Quote
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GREAT taxidermy and great cat! It takes a really good taxidermist to give a cat the face they have in the wild....I have seen many that did not look real because of face. Your man did a great job!
Interesting that my Leopard is very similarily mounted only with a kind of 1/3 to 1/2 snarl by my request by Taxidermy Enterprises in Bulawayo.
 
Posts: 696 | Location: Soddy Daisy, TN USA | Registered: 05 February 2008Reply With Quote
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Looks good Mike!


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Posts: 7149 | Location: Orange Park, Florida. USA | Registered: 22 March 2001Reply With Quote
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Agreed. Great looking mount!


Mike

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