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Looking for ideas on bison shoulder mount.

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25 November 2012, 07:47
steel
Looking for ideas on bison shoulder mount.
Looking for ideas on bison shoulder mount. Anyone care to post some pictures of mount for ideas.
26 December 2012, 04:34
BigUglyMan
Here's mine on the wall. Only good one I have of it, sorry.




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28 December 2012, 03:57
buffybr
That's a lot like mine...



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28 December 2012, 06:42
BigUglyMan
Well, probably not that many forms on the market.

I never got tired of seeing bison on the side of the road for the two years I was in Behchoko. They were the highlight of the time there, actually.


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07 January 2013, 07:13
steel
nice bison. where did you take it. it looks like it has a nice shaggy coat.
09 January 2013, 16:03
tendrams
In my humble opinion, the straight mount and closed mouth mounts look much better and are more traditional in appearance. I have shot more than a few bison and would be reluctant to go with anything else short of a full mount diorama (if I had the room). Again, just my humble opinion.
09 January 2013, 16:06
tendrams
Frankly, my next bull might be done like this one by our own Mary Hilliard-Krueger.


10 January 2013, 03:38
Rembrandt1
I've got a shoulder mount similar to the one above, here's a Bison stampede at local Bass Pro.









10 January 2013, 06:25
steel
what bass pro shop is that at? I have been to the orlando and denver. denver was better in my opinion.
12 January 2013, 04:20
Rembrandt1
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Originally posted by steel:
what bass pro shop is that at? I have been to the orlando and denver. denver was better in my opinion.


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12 January 2013, 07:01
BigUglyMan
Man, I would not want to be the poor bugger that had to skin a half dozen bison for a diorama. I wouldn't even want to cape another one after doing mine!

Shot mine near Behchoko in the Northwest Territories. It was an unseasonably warm September so I'm surprised that he was as hairy as he is. You should see them during the depths of winter. But then again, what lunatic wants to skin a bison in waist deep snow at -30.


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12 January 2013, 21:16
Skyline
Skinning a bison in deep snow at -30..... done it a few times. Not a whole lot of fun. My NWT bull is a Euro mount. LOL That bleached skull looks great and really, how many bison shoulder mounts does a person need? Smiler


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14 January 2013, 10:05
tendrams
How many does one need? Well, I have one shoulder mount, two head mounts, and two euro mounts. Also kept all the full rugs and backskins so I have plenty of bedding and don't get cold in the winter.. I don't think I "need" any more.....but I'll probably still gather a couple more before all is said and done.
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29 January 2013, 13:09
TrackersNZ
quote:
Man, I would not want to be the poor bugger that had to skin a half dozen bison for a diorama. I wouldn't even want to cape another one after doing mine!



Always wondered how guys like Buffalo Bill, got all their animals skinned. (He shot 4,000 odd in two years. (That's about 40 a week.) I've skinned 5 in my life. Took me over an hour just to skin one. Would be interested to know how long it takes an expert to skin one.

One attempt I made...Long vid.


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31 January 2013, 07:31
BigUglyMan
Hello, took me 10 hours to get mine caped and busted into man-portable pieces and loaded into the truck. Then again, I am the rankest of all amateur bison skinners.


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