Cougar

[Natures Way]

It is a Bill Lancaster closed mouth head form altered to open mouth with a mohr jawset, the rest is just carved out of a chunk of foam. Thanks

[blindluck]

Really Cool, If I ever get one and its not a bigun I will be doing something like the shoulder ped, their just cool.

[Pygmy]

I just saw the coolest cougar shoulder ped mount at cedar river taxidermy, If i were to get a smaller cat I would totally do that instead of a rug, since a smaller rug may not be that impressive. just my thoughts.

I think I saw the same mount. I will definitely have this done. Here's a couple pics of it in progress.  Rick - I hope you don't mind me posting these,  amazing taxidermy!

[blindluck]

I just saw the coolest cougar shoulder ped mount at cedar river taxidermy, If i were to get a smaller cat I would totally do that instead of a rug, since a smaller rug may not be that impressive. just my thoughts.

I think I saw the same mount. I will definitely have this done. Here's a couple pics of it in progress.  Rick - I hope you don't mind me posting these,  amazing taxidermy!

Yep, thats the one.

[BOWHUNTER45]

This is a small cat that I did a couple weeks ago that is going to be a table ped,it is not done in the photo it is just an Idea for you

WOW ...HANDS DOWN This is some of the best detail I have seen yet ...U could not make that look any more realistic ....awesome !!!!  Same for the closed mouth one ...that one really looks sweet !!!

[JODakota]

elkinrutdrivemenuts

here is what I tell my clients. Do what fits your budget and still makes you happy. Sure lifesize cougar mounts are cool but not if its going to cost you twice as much in marital counselling.

A rug will get you the most bang for your buck IMO and take up allot of wall space.

My only suggestion would be to not tan the hide rather have a taxidermist turn flesh and salt the hide and give it to you tannery ready with the green measurements. A properly prepped hide will last years if kept safe and dry. that way when your ready to move forward with the project you take the prepped hide to the taxi and they send it out to tan.  the problem with having the hide tanned is that most tanneries recommend mounting any tanned skin within one year of tanning. not to mention that if you take the tanned hide to another taxi in a few years they may not pro-rate the tanning to the overall cost of the mount. 

Kuduman

Jeff did my cougar rug. I'm not being biased at all, but the rug he did for me is the best cat work I have seen hands down. I do not regret not getting a full body mount. I love the rug and wouldn't change a thing about it . It was about a grand and money well spent.

[Natures Way]

Doing a cougar rug is like making a 400 inch bull into a horn mount! Just one of those things you shouldn't do. Like all of you that is my
Lets see pics of your rug.

[huntnphool]

This is a small cat that I did a couple weeks ago that is going to be a table ped,it is not done in the photo it is just an Idea for you

WOW ...HANDS DOWN This is some of the best detail I have seen yet ...U could not make that look any more realistic ....awesome !!!!  Same for the closed mouth one ...that one really looks sweet !!!

 that is not even close to what they look like, these are not smiling near enough as the others ive seen being posted lately.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Gotta have a big smile on em...

[seth30]

I have never seen a cougar shoulder mount that is cool.

[Rainier10]

Gotta have a big smile on em...

The smiling cats are the ones that are happy to be on the wall in a warm house.

Both of these examples actually look great and very lifelike.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

   I agree both are good. The first has a cool look to it.