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Was fortunate enough to take a good size 6x6 on public land a few years back. Got home from the hunt and found out I didn't have enough space for a traditional mount. Ended up doing this, and am satisfied. The antlers are 51" wide and 44" high and stick out about 32" from the wall. Never scored it. Doesn't matter to me, biggest doggone thing I've ever shot for sure. I wasn't an experienced elk hunter and didn't truly understand how much more room a set of elk antlers occupy, compared to typical deer antlers. A full traditional mount was out of the question, once I got home and took a look at the available space.



Economical, and space-saving, but it doesn't have the impact of a full head/shoulder mount. Relatively easy to find a place for the antlers, right above the fireplace!

Beetle cleaned and coppered.

My largest bull to date and my only caribou hanging in a buddy's hunting lodge because I wasn't as smart as you to ask questiosn like this first!

totally unhappy with the one on the right, was supposed to be a sneek mount he used a cows hid (look at the color and the lack of beard) and look how he put the rack straight up. Hard to believe the same guy did the excellent job on the buck. I aim to have the elk redone some time.

Hey Broncolope,
Who was the taxidermist? Derrick Rich in Woodland Park did my mount. He is moving back to Texas. However he is making a drop off at a friends place and will pick the mounts up and take them to Texas. He said that he comes back to Colorado Several times a year. He does excellent work. Do you know of any other local taxidermist that does great work?

The first one was by timberline which was the most recommended in the area, but they have gotten big so the guys doing the work are different, they did a pretty good job. The second was someone in his garage a friend recommended. I am still looking for someone for the next one. I might try someone up by westcliffe or salida. Have to research it, and have to shoot something worthy of it - lol

If you're willing to drive a little ways, there's a guy near Casper, WY who's done a couple of mine and done an outstanding job. Better than the job he does he's also quite reasonable. His name is Mike Herrick, Antler Taxidermy.

I'm pretty sure this is how elk mount



Sorry, couldn't resist

Older thread, but bump. Looking for some more elk mount ideas.
Thanks.

Here is my 2006 Colorado bull. Full sneak.



And a side few of him and my brothers bull.

Another Euro:

Outside of another bighorn or a first mountain goat, euro is the only way I plan to fly. Some of those mounts look really nice, just take to much coin and room for me to justify.

Got my two best bulls done Euro...JMHO..but I think they are the coolest Euro ever...looks really good with southwestern decor for some reason....
Sorry, no pics..but mine are surrounded by " White trash Chic" anyway

Ingwe

I don't have any of mine 'done'. I do 'em my self. I don't have beetles for cleaning, and am just too cheap to pay anyone else to do something I can do myself. That said, I've figgered out that boiling is a messy, stinky job. And being not only cheap, I am also a tad lazy. I've discovered you can leave the skull lay out until the stink is gone, and whatever meat/brains is good and dry, then just slather a little construction adhesive/subfloor glue on it and cover the whole shebang with leather. Then all ya gotta do is screw it to a plaque. Or not.......










As ol' Chef Tell would say, "So beddy, beddy seem-pole. So beddy, beddy ee-cee".......

Great pics guys!!! I like that full sneak pic elkkill2006

Ingwe, personally I just don't like taxidermy. It's a dead animal and no amount of morgue work will make it otherwise.

A Euro mount, OTOH, is "honest"... it is what it is and there is, to my eyes, more beauty in all that elegant bone. But I was trained in fine art and have an artists bent, so that's where my mind and eyes go.

Just some aesthetic/philosophical observations from the cheap seats and obviously every one's preference is different. No right or wrong...

here's one of mine

Brad, have you ever seen a Euro sheep mount that "works" ???

Brad...I like both, though as I got older I leaned more and more towards euro...for a variety of reasons...
Ive had a little, pretty informal , art training myself...and also find something aesthetic about the "bones"...

If you like that stuff..you'd Love some African stuff...







Now I'll bail and let this get back on topic...

Ingwe