Well, I just got a few mounts back from the taxidermist so I thought I would post a few new pictures. It is always exciting to see the finished product and to find out if the taxidermist captured what I requested. Without a doubt, Dean came through again.

First, a couple pictures of the leopard:


The leopard is looking up at my nyala, which seems to have just noticed something amiss behind it. Sorry for the cluttered background, but I hope you can see the look of concern on the nyala:




A few other pieces I had before this delivery, but not since I last posted pictures. Here is my Zim bushbuck:
Let's see if I can rotate the next picture:


And finally one showing the overall room:


And just for good measure, one shot of my zebra and kudu in the other room:


Bill

Excellent trophies, Bill. That bushbuck is HUGE! how big did he go? Same for the kudu. jorge

Wow Bill, I can honestly say that I am jealous. I've never seen a leopard done like that, and I really like it! I guess shoulder mounts of animals like that just don't suffice. Nice room all around.

Very nice.

Thanks for sharing.

Kyler

Nice looking mounts

Two thumbs up to the kudu pedastel mount!

Yeap, it is a done deal now. That is how I'm going to have my zebra and kudu done once I get back over and collect them.

Excellent pics!!

Very nice! The zebra is beautiful as well as the nyala. Thanks for sharing.

Jorge,
The bushbuck is 17" on the right, and a hair under on the other side. The kudu is just an average mid 50's bull, but the taxidermy does him justice. I must admit that I do have a fondness for the pedestal mounts. Animals like the bushbuck and nyala really deserve lifesize mounts, however.
Bill

Thanks for the info Bill, that is one nice bushbuck. Mine's only 15.5" but I am having a life size mount, sort of in a lying dwon position. jorge

quote:

Mine's only 15.5"

jorge, that is a very good Bushbuk!!!!

You need a bigger house!

I like the second-to-last picture where it looks like the leopard is about to pounce on the nyala. Well done.

Doug

very nice! Man I'm having second thoughts about my bushbuck now... Might have to go full body on him! Your's is beautifu!

Nice worthog... Is that a hippo skull to the right of the bushbuck?

WM: Thanks for the compliment, but as you can see, it's not EVEN in the same league! jorge

Excellent mounts,
thanks for sharing them.You will need a bigger place sooon.

Ivan, You are correct, there is a hippo skull on the floor next to the bushbuck, as well as a few warthog and impala skulls laying around.

Jorge: That is a very good buckbuck. I know how fortunate both of us are to have taken such good trophies. I hunted several different trips for a bushbuck before taking mine.

As everyone has noticed, I have long before reached the point of needing a bigger house. Don't think my wife doesn't mention it regularly, either! I am fortunate that she enjoys having the trophies as much as I, because they are now scattered through every room of the house. I have added a few more below to show the crowded mess these trophies have become. I need to take them all down and start over, but it is quite an undertaking. I have another mule deer and dall sheep yet to add - somewhere! Not to mention the animals still to come from the taxidermist in a few more months. Tough problems to have, I know.
Good Hunting,
Bill


A really crowded wall, that badly needs reorganization!

Here's a Vaal Rhebuck that goes 9 3/4" from RSA.

And finally a sable from Zim.

LLP: My house is in the same "predicament" as yours. With a new load of trophies coming this summer, I am "maxed out" for space. I plan to retire within the next two years and we are contemplating whether to move elsewhere (what I want) and to a new house, or just add on and stay in Florida (what *she* wants). jorge

god work.makes me feel like coming over to watch the world cup soccer