I would love to see some of your Ibex mounts. I shot a Free Range Persian Ibex in the Rugged mts of Texas last weekend, and I want to do a full body mount.
Any help is much appreciated.
W.

Here's a couple I like, none mine though. Photos from various taxidermists' websites. Good luck choosing a pose, let us know what you pick!

Avilla's Taxidermy


Weller's Wildlife Studio


James Marsico

Post some pics of your ibex? would love to see him!

Heres a p icture of my Persian Ibex.
Shot free range in the steep mountains of texas which basically looked like the top third of the rocky mountains. Almost unwalkable.
Thanks,
W.

woodsie,

What a great animal! Was it on public or private land? Guided? Where abouts in Texas?

Woodsie,

Did you decide on a pose for your ibex? Any chance you have some pics from another angle, it's such a great looking animal.

Thanks Guys,
Unfourtunatly its the only picture I have.
What do you guys think, Should I full body it?
Look forward to what you guys think?.
Thanks,
W.

woodsie,
Nearly all the Ibex-goats in Texas are crossed with Spanish goats. If the horns lack the large anterior knobs and the ears hang down--even in death, then it is almost certainly a cross.
There are a few pure Ibex on High-fenced areas, and then there are the pure Persian Ibex in the Florida Mountains in southern New Mexico along the mexico border.
http://www.kauffmanoutfitters.com/top10ibex.php

I would suggest you check out some web-sites that have pictures of Ibex crosses, and see what you think. A large pure Ibex should rightly be considered for a full-body mount, but the much more common Ibex crosses might be better done as a shoulder mount, and money saved for another hunt. Just my opinion.
It's a nice trophy, no matter whether it's pure or not.

A bit on the "YO ibex":
http://www.texashuntlodge.com/YO_Ibex.asp

I'll be interested in what the expert taxidermists here may have to say.

Thanks for your Help.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Take a look at these two pictures though.
It looks more like the one I shot.
W.
http://www.texashuntlodge.com/photos/ibex_wieser.asp
http://www.texashuntlodge.com/...bex_hunt_package.asp

Woodsie,

I would agree with SSGraves that your ibex is a hybrid (as are all the one's pictured in the links). It doesn't detract from the beauty of the animal though. Your ibex exhibits great coloration and has a nice set of horns and I think is well deserving of a full body mount.

It may interest you to know though that even back in the home range of the Persian (aka Bezoar) ibex, there are hybridization between goats. I've attached some photos from Caprinae Safaris' website: www.caprinae.com

Here are two examples of pure Persian (aka Bezoar) ibex:




And here are two examples of the hybrid ibex:




I still think it is a great looking animal you should be proud of and I'd still say get a full body mount of it!

The pics of the goats in the links that Woodsie provided are more Spanish/Boer goat than they are ibex... They don't even begin to resemble a pure ibex of any species. They are just regular billy goats. Just because the outfitter is selling them as ibex doesn't mean they are.

There are NO pure free ranging ibex anywhere in the United States other than the PURE bezoar ibex found in the Florida mountains in southern New Mexico.

Plenty of goats in TX with a little bit of ibex blood floating around in them though. Just enough bred into them to give them a set of horns that "resembles" an ibex of some sort. If you want a PURE ibex in TX, you'll have to hunt behind a high fence. Plenty of diff ranches in the hill country that do offer them..

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Originally posted by Sevens:
Woodsie,

I would agree with SSGraves that your ibex is a hybrid (as are all the one's pictured in the links). It doesn't detract from the beauty of the animal though. Your ibex exhibits great coloration and has a nice set of horns and I think is well deserving of a full body mount.

It may interest you to know though that even back in the home range of the Persian (aka Bezoar) ibex, there are hybridization between goats. I've attached some photos from Caprinae Safaris' website: www.caprinae.com

Here are two examples of pure Persian (aka Bezoar) ibex:




And here are two examples of the hybrid ibex:




I still think it is a great looking animal you should be proud of and I'd still say get a full body mount of it!

Heres pic so you can see the hybrids close together.

Thanks for all your help. I think my picture defianatly resenbles the bottom two hybrids that you showed. I am going to go with the full body I believe.
thanks again,
W.

Woodsie:

Congrats on a very impressive trophy that will certainly make a very impressive mount!

One option for other than a lifesize would be a 1/2 lifesize.

We recently did this one for a client that had some space issues.



1/2 lifesize ibex

Best regards
Mike Ohlmann
Mike's Custom Taxidermy Inc.
4102 Cane Run Rd.
Louisville KY 40216
502-448-1309
Mike@mikescustomtaxidermy.com

here are my Sindh Ibex full mounts,