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Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« on: July 26, 2010, 04:13:59 PM »
OK, I have been saying I would post this for a little while, and I was just back home in Kettle Falls this weekend, so I took a picture.
This was the first deer my dad ever shot in the United States, back in 68 or 69, after immigrating here from Europe.  A mulie he took off Mount Abercrombie near Northport, WA.
A friend of his offered to mount it for him as a favor.  Made the form himself out of plaster and chicken-wire(the thing weighs at least 30 lbs, this would also explain why the eyes appear on the front of it's face, as opposed to the sides), fleshed the hide, stretched it on the form and sewed it up (basically, it's rawhide).  Once it dried, of course the hair on it's face and ears puffed out, the eyes bulged, nose shrunk, and it developed the largest grin biologically possible on a mammal.
My dad passed in 1981, and my Mom has kept it right where it's always hung in the living room.  She refuses to let me remount the thing. 

SO...What is the worst mount that you have a picture of?

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Re: Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 04:26:21 PM »
NICE!  Looks like they used the actual skull to do the form.  That's hardcore! :tup:
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Re: Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 04:39:59 PM »
Wow, wastickslinger.

It looks like someone took the dead deer and pinned his head up on the wall.  Is that the reason its hanging outside?
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Re: Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2010, 04:51:37 PM »
OK, I have been saying I would post this for a little while, and I was just back home in Kettle Falls this weekend, so I took a picture.
This was the first deer my dad ever shot in the United States, back in 68 or 69, after immigrating here from Europe.  A mulie he took off Mount Abercrombie near Northport, WA.
A friend of his offered to mount it for him as a favor.  Made the form himself out of plaster and chicken-wire(the thing weighs at least 30 lbs, this would also explain why the eyes appear on the front of it's face, as opposed to the sides), fleshed the hide, stretched it on the form and sewed it up (basically, it's rawhide).  Once it dried, of course the hair on it's face and ears puffed out, the eyes bulged, nose shrunk, and it developed the largest grin biologically possible on a mammal.
My dad passed in 1981, and my Mom has kept it right where it's always hung in the living room.  She refuses to let me remount the thing. 

SO...What is the worst mount that you have a picture of?

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Good for your mom, I applaud her. Not to often do you see old style do it yourself taxidermy anymore.

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Re: Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2010, 04:54:47 PM »
OK, I have been saying I would post this for a little while, and I was just back home in Kettle Falls this weekend, so I took a picture.
This was the first deer my dad ever shot in the United States, back in 68 or 69, after immigrating here from Europe.  A mulie he took off Mount Abercrombie near Northport, WA.
A friend of his offered to mount it for him as a favor.  Made the form himself out of plaster and chicken-wire(the thing weighs at least 30 lbs, this would also explain why the eyes appear on the front of it's face, as opposed to the sides), fleshed the hide, stretched it on the form and sewed it up (basically, it's rawhide).  Once it dried, of course the hair on it's face and ears puffed out, the eyes bulged, nose shrunk, and it developed the largest grin biologically possible on a mammal.
My dad passed in 1981, and my Mom has kept it right where it's always hung in the living room.  She refuses to let me remount the thing. 

SO...What is the worst mount that you have a picture of?

 (No finding stuff on the internet!  Your pictures ONLY.... :chuckle: )


Good for your mom, I applaud her. Not to often do you see old style do it yourself taxidermy anymore.

Joe

It sure gets a lot of funny looks.  When I bring people up north to hunt with me, I never warn them, I just walk in the front door, hug mom and wait for someone to whisper "What the hell IS that?".... :chuckle:
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Re: Worst mount that you have actually seen hanging on a wall
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2010, 04:58:36 PM »
LMAO, I would look at it but never say a word.    When I went to school they had some old mounts made out of an old hemlock logged carved and then the skin put over that. That dang thing weighed 50+ pounds. Was just awesome to see how the entire process got started.

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