Here are a few photos I took of the trophy rooms my son in law built for me. The first shot is from the outside. The brown portion is new addition. The blue-grey part was built in the early 1950s. We gutted the interior of the old section.


As you enter the door, you see the light oak bar he built for me.


At the bottom of the stairs leading to the second level is my grizzly:


From the top of the steps leading to the second level:


Part of the upper level:


Another shot of the upper level:


One last one for now:
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That's neat. Thanks for sharing.

Nice room!

How did you construct the roof to leave the rafters exposed as they are? -TONY

Is that a full mount Sable hiding behind the post?

What is the animal to the right of the Eland?

Wow, what a great place to (literally) "hang out!"

Very nice and tastefully done. Thanks for sharing.
Bill

Very nice, and thanks for sharing your wonderful accomplishments.

I like the set up ,some good Animals in there.

Very nice room!!

When is the Open House?
Very nice room to remember your hunting experiences.

Very nice! Is that a buffalo on the back wall of the upper level?

Very nice.

Doug

Congratulations on a beautiful trophy room with trophies to match. I envy you the completed job as they are just beginning the addition to mine. Kudude

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Originally posted by Outdoor Writer:
Nice room!

How did you construct the roof to leave the rafters exposed as they are? -TONY

Tony, we tore all the interior walls out, and when we saw the exposed rafters and how rustic they looked, my son in law suggested we do the following: We insulated with styrofoam between the rafters and then put dry wall on that. He then did texture paint between the rafters on the dry wall.
When we put the addition on, he did basically the same thing, only using new spruce 2X10 lumber and then staining it with a light red-brown.

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Originally posted by thornell:
Very nice! Is that a buffalo on the back wall of the upper level?

There is a Cape buffalo on that wall, but what you see in that photo is a blue wildebeest. The buffalo is to the left and out of the photo.

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Originally posted by MAU MAU:
When is the Open House?
Very nice room to remember your hunting experiences.

Whenever you are in the area, MAU MAU.

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Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Is that a full mount Sable hiding behind the post?

What is the animal to the right of the Eland?

The sable is a pedistal mount, Wendell. The animal to the right of the eland is a New Zealand tahr, full body mount.

That's really neat. Thanks for sharing.

Kyler

Great looking trophy room!

Regards,
Dave

The kudu and waterbuck look good too. Do you know their length?

very nice

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Originally posted by kudu4u:
The kudu and waterbuck look good too. Do you know their length?

I have not measured either of them. PHs tend to exaggerate a bit. Phillip told me the kudu was 56 inches and the waterbuck 31. It matters not to me. I like them, but have never measured either. There are actually only a few things I have had measured, usually because the outfitter asked me to do it. The funny thing is that I am an official measurer for SCI. Go figure.

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Originally posted by patrkyhntr:

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Originally posted by kudu4u:
The kudu and waterbuck look good too. Do you know their length?

I have not measured either of them. PHs tend to exaggerate a bit. Phillip told me the kudu was 56 inches and the waterbuck 31. It matters not to me. I like them, but have never measured either. There are actually only a few things I have had measured, usually because the outfitter asked me to do it. The funny thing is that I am an official measurer for SCI. Go figure.

How true.

patkryhntr, what a great place to have a toddy and recall your memories. A lot of 'em there!

Nicely done, and thanks for sharing.

a beauty! I recommend you put a beautiful woodburning stove someplace.

Very well done Trophy Room and some great animals. Congratulations.

What I see represented here is a chance for someone to spread the joy of a hunt out over the rest of their lives, the chance to share each hunt with others.

Every time one looks at one of the mounts they can go back in their mind to the feel, sounds smells, and scenry of the trip.

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Here are a few photos I took of the trophy rooms my son in law built for me.

Wow, very very nice! Your son in law LUUUUVs you.

Hey George, Your room is excellent! , you had better get Mr. Walker ready I'll be out to share the experiences with you!

Well done my friend!

Really nice! Great animals also. Definitely something to be proud of.

WOW! Thats a nice room!