The Smiling Elk Pose...

[Coastal_native]

For future reference...

I asked my taxi if he could recreate a pose from a magazine picture I had.  The pic was of a bull that was just finishing off a bugle and was resuming an up right pose.  The picture was cool because the bull had steam rolling out of his mouth, and he had this really intense/focused look on his face.  Anyway, my taxi conceded to my idea, and we decided to take a semi-upright form and make some small mods and open the mouth.  The taxi work was great, but I think my idea fell short.  At certain angles (mainly from the side) he looks like he's smiling at me .  It's kinda cool, but he'll probably get bumped from my front room wall this spring...I opted for a more traditional pose with my last shoulder mount.  Since we live in a small house I think the future trend will be to mount the bull above the dining table for the duration of time that we are eating his steaks.... 

Moral of the story...if your taxi tries to hint to you that your idea might not be practical...listen to them, they get payed to do what they do for a reason

[Hyde]

You can always have it fixed.  Or just find a hanging location that forces you to view him from the front. 

[CAMPMEAT]

Try a cigar in his mouth, you know, like those dogs playing poker. Then make up some wild story about it.

[BLUEBULLS]

I think he's more luaghing than smiling.

A buddy of mine mounted a pheasant and it was terrible, he says it's what they look like right before you see them, just tell people that

I really don't think it's all that bad though.

[elkslayer069]

If it was a moo cow id say it was chewing its cud lol it doesnt look that bad

[ser300wsm]

If he had his rack pointing back towards the wall it might be better.... 

[bearpaw]

I always try to look for the bright side....

It's better than not having that elk at all! 

[longstevo]

Man, that's a nice black horned invory tipped bull on the other wall!

[jeepster]

Try a cigar in his mouth, you know, like those dogs playing poker. Then make up some wild story about it.

lol at this lodge i fished out of in alaska... there was a moose that had a "smile" kind of like that.... it was hung above a huge stone fireplace in the main room.... every night there would be a cigar/cigarette, toothpic, or a rolled up piece of paper immitating a joint in its mouth.... sometimes there would be a bent pair of sunglasses or a hat