I had never considered it until my wife and I went to Willoughby/McCabe in Dallas and saw a huge rug on the hardwood floor and it was gorgeous! Mama thought that would look great in the front room, so the die was cast. On our second safari, we went after an old dark stinkbull that had been run out of the herd but was causing problems. After we spotted him, it took about an hour of stalking to finally get a shot, they know when you are after them and get into the thick stuff. One 300 grain 375 Swift A-frame to the heart and the collapse was impressive! Mama was right, it looks great on the floor and the rifle slip that has a full length mane down the back is very nice.