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Lion mount
31 May 2012, 22:48
505 gibbsLion mount
Below is AR's very own "BA"'s lion from last year, mounted by Tri-State in Houston.
01 June 2012, 01:00
paulbacsBeautiful piece, excellent job, congrads to the hunter.
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01 June 2012, 01:30
matt uIncredible mount!!!
01 June 2012, 04:30
GraftonBeautiful!
01 June 2012, 04:47
LittleJoeVery nice. I really like it with the mouth closed.
fantastic mount! closed mouth, great body posture... nice!
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01 June 2012, 04:55
Brian ClarkStunning. Very nice job.
01 June 2012, 06:27
collectorProbably one of the best lion mounts I have ever seen .... Incredible !!!
01 June 2012, 06:43
BNagelWow!
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Outstanding. Beautifull work.
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01 June 2012, 20:33
A.DahlgrenVERY NICE ! Where from in Africa ?
02 June 2012, 19:15
BigUglyManWow. Awesome.
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02 June 2012, 22:44
hughmanAs a non-professional observer, it seems to me that one of the hardest things for a taxidermist to get right is the face of a cat. This one has it in spades!!!
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04 June 2012, 07:44
bo-n-aroWonderful trophy and a fantastic mount! The photography is outstanding. Congrats to all.
I am so jealous. I shot a great lion and gave my taxidermist total control on how it was to be mounted. I was/am disapointed. That is the mount I invisioned. In the future, I'll ask for suggestions, but never again give Carte Blanche.
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07 June 2012, 19:59
505 gibbsquote:
gave my taxidermist total control on how it was to be mounted. I was/am disapointed....but never again give Carte Blanche
SBT, sorry for your misfortune, the above is a dangerous proposition no doubt.
07 June 2012, 21:12
steve fLove that mount-congratulations on a great lion !
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10 June 2012, 07:47
bwanamrmThat is one of the best lion mounts I have seen. Well done.
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15 June 2012, 04:23
Bakkentaxidermy.comlove the action!!!!!!
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15 June 2012, 11:56
AndersAWESOME!
16 June 2012, 03:45
TMTAXIDERMYWOW that is beautiful!!
16 June 2012, 23:03
aoudadhunterGood work!!! Ben is an artist and a great guy to hunt with as well!!!
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17 June 2012, 00:52
Larry SellersDouble Wow and double amazing. Don't believe I have see one better?
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Holy smoke. That is incredibly well done.
I have always looked at the Tsavo maneaters in Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History as the benchmark for lion mounts -- mostly for sentimental reasons, but also because the taxidermist did so much with what he had. You probably know the story. John Patterson traveled around with those skins for years until he gave a speech in Chicago. The wealthy benefactor, Marshall Field, talked him into selling them to him for the museum.
Because Patterson never thought to mount the lions, the skins were not in the greatest shape and the finished mounts were quite a bit smaller than the original lions. Nonetheless, the two mounts make a very dramatic display. You can see numerous pictures by Googling Tsavo lions or seeing them in the Wikipedia entry.
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18 June 2012, 01:13
Use Enough GunYes indeed! Very nice!
Nice mount..
South African lion, I assume.
05 August 2012, 23:13
Mary Hilliard-KruegerWOW!
Beautiful cat!
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