Frank,
My dog had to smell alot when I first got it home, but she seems to be OK with it. She's been around alot of dead ones over the past couple years so she has grown abit accostomed to them. I think it would be a shame not to get yours full mounted. Once they get over 50 lbs. that is pretty rare even for the big ones we have up north.
When I got my 47lb. coyote, I had no doubt about getting it mounted, It was so much bigger then any other. Although when I first saw her I did not realize how big she was (yes it was female! that was another surprise.) I hope you decide on the full mount.
Rob
