Euro vs. Pedestal Mounts

11 August 2013, 22:56

Just interested in everyone's opinion on euro mounts vs. pedestal mounts for plains game especially Kudu and Gemsbok. I don't have much wall space. Nice to have the shoulder mounts but the extra money could be spent on more game.

12 August 2013, 03:22

Safari James

I have a wall pedestal of each and a number of euro's of each species. I personally like the euro mounts for Kudu and Gemsbok as they are cheaper, offer more options with/without skull, and save a ton of space.

12 August 2013, 06:47

LittleJoe

My pedestal mounts are a couple of my favorites. I have pedestals of 2 Kudu and a Zebra. Would not trade them for anything. Will double pedestal my 2 Gemsbok when they get home.

I have some euros but always prefer to have one nice mount before I start euro mounting others.

12 August 2013, 10:32

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by Safari James:
I have a wall pedestal of each and a number of euro's of each species. I personally like the euro mounts for Kudu and Gemsbok as they are cheaper, offer more options with/without skull, and save a ton of space.

I agree. And IMO there is nothing more impressive than a kudu euro mount placed in a place of honor, high on a blank wall facing the entryway(of the house, not the trophy room). I know most wives will say "no way", but if you do it while she is out shopping just before you host company there is a good chance it you will get to leave it up. Seriously, you would not believe how many non-hunters will stand in awe and go on and on about how beautiful it is. IME, this will be enough to make your wife change her mind and let you keep it on the wall.

Jason

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12 August 2013, 22:44

impala#03

I have a beautiful pedestal kudu mount that I killed in South Africa. I also have a beautiful euro kudu mount that I killed in Zambia. I also have a capebuffalo that is a full skull mount. I love them all. Depends a lot on space and budget. Euro mounts are cheaper, more game to hunt.

04 September 2013, 07:52

boarkiller

Always done European mounts, cheap and more money for next hunt.
Plus they look great and you can put more of them in room

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04 September 2013, 22:25

Grafton

A good way to handle this is to bring home all your capes and have them tanned. You will not be out a ton of money but you will have more options. Store them in the freezer. Mount the ones you know you want mounted and keep the ones you are not sure about as Euro mounts. Years later, you have the option of having a Euro mount made into a shoulder or pedestal mount with the tanned cape. The tanned capes of most plains game really do not take up a lot of freezer room. This strategy works out well if you shoot a bigger one next year and it also means you will have an extra cape if one is needed.