Bean Counters 2014 Arizona Bull

[Bean Counter]

So this being my first shoulder mount I was too ignorant to ask the guys this question. Is it norm for there to be a 3" ridge  on the hide over the snout? I think ive seen this before and it looks as  though it's supposed to simulate a blood vessel  the paranoid voices in my head tell me that the hide got bunched up and stuck together in the mounting of the hide. I don't know if glue is used or not which would cause it to be stuck... 

[fishngamereaper]

Not an obvious flaw like bad stitching or poor eye sets. I know some taxis add little things to achieve realism. One taxi I use puts super glue drops on the whiskers. Looks cool. I think the main thing is do you like the overall mount. From the pic you showed it looks pretty good.

[jackelope]

So this being my first shoulder mount I was too ignorant to ask the guys this question. Is it norm for there to be a 3" ridge  on the hide over the snout? I think ive seen this before and it looks as  though it's supposed to simulate a blood vessel  the paranoid voices in my head tell me that the hide got bunched up and stuck together in the mounting of the hide. I don't know if glue is used or not which would cause it to be stuck... 

Are you talking about the crease looking ridge right above the nose?

[Bean Counter]

Yeath

[jackelope]

 

[Bean Counter]

Yeah I don't see anything like it on yours. So this should get fixed?

[jackelope]

Yeah I don't see anything like it on yours. So this should get fixed?

Those aren't mine. Not even close. Here's mine.

[Bean Counter]

  you need to get down here for 20 minutes so I can put you on the bull in my avatar

[Bean Counter]

Here's the rest of him.

[blacktail378]

If its what im looking at maybe its a scar in the hide?

[Bean Counter]

I don't remember there being a scar. But he was on 'roid rage and screaming his head off at a couple other bulls that I had to chose from in the moment of truth 

I cut a 3mm hole under his eye when caping and hat was my highest fear.

[kentrek]

Hard to tell what's going on there...

Awesome bull tho 

[Kuduman]

OP

What did the Taxidermist say about it when you asked him.....Or did you even bring it up ?

[Bean Counter]

I didn't. I'll ask him when I pick it up in a few days. I didn't want to look stupid 

[jackelope]

Is that a Coues in the background?
Wow..

That crease/scar/ridge whatever you call it doesn't look like it belongs.