finally got my cat back - 24hourcampfire

It took 2 years but it should look great at the cottage.

Very nice cat and mount BB, congrats.

Gunner

Agree,

Cat mounts are hard to do and great ones are the exception, not the rule, IMHO.

That one is great.

DF

Nice looking mount!

Very lifelike!

Great looking cat, any chance that you can give us your taxidermist name, and area that he is from?

I think your guy needs to work on his skills. That mount is nothing compared to the famous "WILDCAT:"

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Wild_Cat_Taken_with_my_S_W_#Post4589130

That's a gorgeous cat. Where did you kill him?

Travis

I'm no great judge, so just to my eyes, that is one of the best looking mounts I've ever seen. I like every thing about it. Thanks for posting it.

That is a very nice looking cat. The taxidermy work is outstanding!!

Reno

Seems that cats are one of the hardest to get right for taxidermists. Yours looks very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by Claybirds

Great looking cat, any chance that you can give us your taxidermist name, and area that he is from?

The Taxidermist is Carol Graham of Dream Season Taxidermy out of Rochester NY. She doesn't do a lot of lifesize mammals but I did get to look at a couple of bobcats she had done previously so I took the chance.

Dream Season

That cat had 2- #4 buck in the head that had me real worried that the face was not going to come out well, but given what she had to work with I'm well pleased.

I think it looks great, especially considering the head damage. Plus you never know if the skinning/fleshing/tanning process was done correctly. Its pretty cool that you were able to harvest one and get it mounted. They are not something you run across everyday except maybe in certain parts of the country.

Here is a pic of the last one I had done. I thought it was pretty good:

Originally Posted by deflave

That's a gorgeous cat. Where did you kill him?

Travis

Adirondacks of NY about a mile from my cottage.

Cat's ain't easy to do.
That one's pretty good.

VERY nice [iece of taxidermy there, and a great cat in all other respects, too. Congratulations!

Originally Posted by DMc

Very lifelike!

Shoot it again!!!!!

Definitely one of the better ones I have seen.

Very nice.

twofish

Getting a good cat mount seems to be rare enough that I dread opening a thread titled "Got my bobcat mount!" Most of the time the mount isn't good and I seldom comment because frankly I don't have anything good to say.

That isn't the case here. That mount is very nice, congrats on your kill and mount. I love bobcats!

Originally Posted by Bricktop

I think your guy needs to work on his skills. That mount is nothing compared to the famous "WILDCAT:"

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Wild_Cat_Taken_with_my_S_W_#Post4589130

Wow! So that's the famous "Wildcat"... Interesting.
Me thinks the one is this thread is s wee bit better...

Originally Posted by JCMCUBIC

I'm no great judge, so just to my eyes, that is one of the best looking mounts I've ever seen. I like every thing about it. Thanks for posting it.

+1

Originally Posted by Bricktop

I think your guy needs to work on his skills. That mount is nothing compared to the famous "WILDCAT:"

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Wild_Cat_Taken_with_my_S_W_#Post4589130

Oh man I remember this guy. That mount was laughable...

It's a "wild cat"....grin....

Congrats. That is one of the nicest bobcat mounts I have seen.

I agree with all the positive comments. Most of the time when I see a bobcat mount, I think "I'd be really pissed if that was mine!" Congrats.