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Office/Tropy Room
« on: March 18, 2019, 10:03:12 AM »
My parents are in the process of downsizing to a smaller house so I made a road trip to Texas last month to pick up a good deal of his taxidermy.  It took quite a bit of work but I managed to fit nearly all of it into my office/trophy room.

It is probably too crowded, but I love having his mounts in the house.  We were on all these hunts together and I was with him for nearly all of the shots.  So many memories.

What is even better is that I have the mounts AND my dad.  I always figured I would be adding these in after he passed away, but I am in the enviable position of having both.  I know a lot of folks don't see the value in taxidermy and I don't judge that viewpoint - but for me the taxidermy has huge meaning.  I work from home so I spend a lot of time on conference calls soaking up the memories of these hunts. 

Brought back the following:
Pedestals:
-Eland
-Kudu
-Gemsbok
-Cape buffalo

Wall Mounts
-Impala
-Red Hartebeest
-Two Pronghorn
-Blue Wildebeest
-Mule Deer
-Whitetail

Full Body:
-Hyena

The Hyena has been banished for now.  First, there is no room for it, and second my wife absolutely hates it! 
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2019, 10:04:02 AM »
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2019, 10:08:03 AM »
The banished Hyena...

Not pictured are the Pronghorn as I had to put them into the reloading room and it's a mess in there!
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2019, 10:41:31 AM »
Initial thoughts:
WOW!!!
What a wife!
A fella could easily get impaled in there if not careful
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2019, 11:00:39 AM »
Outstanding! Looks great thanks for posting. I love taxidermy and have a similar "office" at home. Waiting for my Africa stuff to arrive this week love looking at the African mounts
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2019, 11:02:19 AM »
Wow!  You definitely do not want to get all liquored up and stumble around that room!  I like the monkey wearing a skirt.  :chuckle:
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2019, 11:03:42 AM »
Quote from: bracer40 on March 18, 2019, 10:41:31 AM
Initial thoughts:
WOW!!!
What a wife!
A fella could easily get impaled in there if not careful

Ironically my wife is a vegetarian because she does not like the idea of killing animals - we married young, and after nearly 28 years I can say I made a good call!  That's why I cannot get upset for the banishment of the Hyena...
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2019, 11:04:19 AM »
Quote from: idaho guy on March 18, 2019, 11:00:39 AM
Outstanding! Looks great thanks for posting. I love taxidermy and have a similar "office" at home. Waiting for my Africa stuff to arrive this week love looking at the African mounts
Be sure to post photos when they arrive!
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2019, 11:06:09 AM »
Quote from: PolarBear on March 18, 2019, 11:02:19 AM
Wow!  You definitely do not want to get all liquored up and stumble around that room!  I like the monkey wearing a skirt.  :chuckle:
My wife added the kilt..  here is a non-kilt view from our old place and I think you can see why she wanted him clothed!

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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2019, 11:12:25 AM »
Poor guy could use a hand.
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2019, 11:20:38 AM »
I am curious what caliber was used on that Meerkat?

 :chuckle:
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2019, 11:29:34 AM »
I traded a copy of MS Office for that to come back with my shipment!  I wanted a Disney tribute display...

I did however use a 375 HH on both the monkey and klipspringer!
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2019, 11:40:26 AM »
Awesome room. Thanks for sharing. Lots of great memories sitting in there. Glad you still have the old man around to enjoy it with
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2019, 11:54:47 AM »
Good ole blue-balled monkeys. :chuckle:  From the looks of it, I wouldn't argue with the wife on the hyena....it looks like you've done quite well in obtaining space in the house for your trophies so far, so don't push it. :chuckle:
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Re: Office/Tropy Room
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2019, 12:14:24 PM »
Wow that’s a lot of mounts. I’d hate to think of ever having to move.
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