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Anyone have a trophy room with just skulls? | ||
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Yes, in one room. Looks great with just well done euro mounts. | |||
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Mine is mixed so not just skulls, but I got a lot of them, mostly Roebucks, but a few Stags and African Antelope also. -------- There are those who only reload so they can shoot, and then there are those who only shoot so they can reload. I belong to the first group. Dom --------- | |||
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Bears, wolves, coyote and a beaver.  Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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Very nice Gents. Bears are a personal favorite. They look good on a piece of wood or on the shelf. | |||
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Here's how a mix of them turns out. Can't get a full room shot. I have a European Wall:  . . . and an African Wall:  Where Arica meets Europe is the "Stammtisch"   -------- There are those who only reload so they can shoot, and then there are those who only shoot so they can reload. I belong to the first group. Dom --------- | |||
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Waidmannsheil Dom, Nice place you have there. I love the target boards. | |||
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not a trophy room, but this is in the dining room. the wife likes euro mounts, not thrilled with the heads around the house.  <a href="http://s114.photobucket.com/user/coopermb133/media/IMG_1570.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/coopermb133/IMG_1570.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_1570.jpg"/></a> | |||
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 What a part of my little collection looks like. I'm a big fan of skulls as opposed to other mounts. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Is the beaver Brazilian or something akin ? | |||
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My trophy room is nearly all European type mounts. I like the look and it makes hunting/taxidermy and shipping MUCH more affordable.        "I speak of Africa and golden joys; the joy of wandering through lonely lands; the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible lords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary and the grim." Theodore Roosevelt, Khartoum, March 15, 1910 | |||
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Atticus, I like that a lot. My brother-in-law rate for taxidermy is still a ton of money and he's not that good. | |||
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I discarded all of my shoulder mounts years ago. Donated them when the IRS accepted taxidermy donations. Never regretted it once. When I retired ten years ago and downsized to a smaller log cabin in rural Alaska, I just went with skulls and a few skins and rugs (zebra, kudu, giraffe, lion, leopard, grizzly). For me, it fits. Cal    _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Nice Cal, I too like the carvings. I used to have a ton before I had toddlers. Since then I have sent most of them to their graveyard in the dump. What really hurt was alabaster ones from Greece. Nothing is faster than a toddler hell bent on destruction. I wouldn't trade my daughters for anything, even if they are a wrecking ball. | |||
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I love that hippo, Cal. I believe that Shockey has mostly skulls and euros. With the volume of animals he shoots and his interest in natural history I suppose it makes perfect sense. SCI Life Member DRSS "In those savage countries success frequently depends upon one particular moment; you may lose or win according to your action at that critical instant." Sir Samuel Baker | |||
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On a personal note, skulls show the bullet hole for frontal shots. I thank that is a cool thing to see that can't be seen on shoulder mounts. cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Just an observation here, but non-hunters do not react to skulls or horn/antler mounts in the same way they do to regular shoulder mounts. They know the animal was hunted and killed, but without the skin and eyes they are not effected in the same manner. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Many non-hunters also have a hard time identifying what species of animal the skull belongs to. I have only had a lake trout and a drake mallard mounted. I no longer have either. I will probably go with a euro mount in the future if I keep anything beyond pictures. Tom Tom | |||
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I stayed at an old German house in Northern Tanzania. It contained a lot of trophies, all European mounts. It was nicely done and quite fitting. And, they are low maintenance and will truly last forever. | |||
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Only skulls for me. I never could understand the cost involved or effort to get a dead animal to look lifelike again. | |||
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IF non hunters don't like it, they can stay the hell away, or get pushed out damn quick. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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