Zimbabwe 2010 trip

Booked with Arjun Reddy and
http://huntersnetworks.com/home.php

Taxidermy
www.philipsoucy.com

My first leopard and the smaller one. Leopard still "wet" and many minor adjustments are still to be made I was told.

Very nice!

Wow great looking mount!!

Looks great. Post a few pics when he gets some paint on him and gets home on the shelf you have planned for him!!!!

Awesome! Phil is the only one I trust with my cats. I have another cougar at his shop awaiting his services.

Anton,

Great cat and once again an outstanding photo. I've never used Soucy but he is excellent on cats.

Mark

Anton, Looks great.

Mike

Thanks the other one will be a standing on a tree branch

Beautiful cat and awfully well presented.

Ohhh, I like that - very nice, Anton. I assume you have a spot picked out?

Very nice!!! If I am lucky and score on my cat in the next few weeks I think I might steal that pose for my mount.

Anton,

Leopard should be done right, or not at all. Your cat is magnificent. Please post pics when he gets home.

Jack, I emailed Phil two pics ( look below).

I said take influences from that face and that painting and after that you have free hands. Phil answer was: You are quite artistic

David, good luck on you hunt hope you get one this time

Antlers I have a spot picked out for him, hope he fits

I have never seen Phil's work in person. But, from the photo's of his work I've seen , you made a excellent choice.

That is just too cool!

Very nice, Anton. Why did you ship them to the states for mounting?

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Originally posted by Odin:
Very nice, Anton. Why did you ship them to the states for mounting?

I wish I could find someone closer with some talent.

Second cat, alot of work left but you can get the idea.

Looks very nice Anton, cant wait to see the finished mounts.

Now to find you two lions to go with them .

Best Wishes,
Arjun
www.huntersnetworks.com

Excellent work, you will be proud of them when you get them situated.

Looking good Anton!

#11 on his web-site is the most natural leopard pose I've ever seen and the "what the hell do you want" look is amazing. Hard to believe the eyes aren't real.

Very nice indeed..!

Congratulations,

Looks awesome as usual. Nobody does cats like Phil. Number 6 on his website is my bosses leopard and it looks alive when you see it in person.

Very cool, Anton!
Your cigar room will be even more impressiv!

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and it looks alive when you see it in person.

Only good taxidermy looks alive. Unfortunately there are few who can do this and there are many mounts out there that look like they have been run over by the hunting car.

Yours cats look great Anton.

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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and it looks alive when you see it in person.

Only good taxidermy looks alive. Unfortunately there are few who can do this and there are many mounts out there that look like they have been run over by the hunting car.

Plenty of PHs look that way too.

Definetely two of the better leopard mounts I've seen. the proportions are very accurate and the facial expressions excellent IMO.

stunning!

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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and it looks alive when you see it in person.

Only good taxidermy looks alive. Unfortunately there are few who can do this and there are many mounts out there that look like they have been run over by the hunting car.

Yours cats look great Anton.

Agreed Andrew.

Fantastic job, I bet you can't wait to get them Anton

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Originally posted by reddy375:
Looks very nice Anton, cant wait to see the finished mounts.

Now to find you two lions to go with them .

Best Wishes,
Arjun
www.huntersnetworks.com

Damn I need another job...

As some of you know I have worked alot for these cats and couldnt leave them to some Swedish taxidermist that never had seen a leopard before. Soucy did good IMO


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Looking very nice. Be sure to post pics when he's "home."

It's been my experience that not only is it extremely difficult to get a great taxidermy job on a cat, but it is equally difficult to get a good photo of a good taxidermy job with cats. Of course, Anton is a good photographer.

These cats look awesome even in the photos. I don't know what it is that makes them so difficult but the cats just don't translate well into 2 dimensions. The neck usually looks too long and the eyes look squinted.

I can only imagine how well these two will look in "real life", so to speak! Stunning is my bet.

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Man! That is 1 awesome cat. Love the way the ears were set.

Makes me twitch...he's definitely going to swat you if you get too close.

Yep, that looks really nice!!!

Anton,

That pair of cats will make a stunning display I'm sure!
Well done to you & the taxidermist.

Jim

Great work!