Tri-State does it again, my taxidermist sent me a couple of pics of his latest leopard mount, thought some here might appreciate it.

Great mount! Where to order?
Thanks for sharing!

Outstanding!!!

The artistry and composition is outstanding !

There is one thing that concerns me, as a PH, when it comes to leopard mounts. The ears. Most clients shoot reasonably, hopefully large, males whose head shape is massive. His ears are relatively small by comparison. Any of you guys who have shot the cats I mention should look back at pics taken shortly after being shot, and then compare with the mounted trophy. I'd be interested to know how many guys agree with what I'm saying.

With this particular mount,the ear position is fine, but they don't compliment the facial contortions. When the ears are pinned back like this he is generally being threatened or warning something to stay away; his eyes therefore should be a little more closed, with a small snarled appearance of the lips.

I also wish taxidermists paid more attention to the muscular definition when mounting with a prey animal. A pig of this size is no walkover weight, and although a leopard is more than capable of lifting it, muscles are still needed.

Nonetheless, a great mount.

Awesome!

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Neil-PH
one of us

Good comments!............Also agree it is a very nice mount!

Best Regards

Mike O