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Title: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: Shooting Stix on January 29, 2016, 02:17:59 PM: I have received my Red Stagg from Hungary which I am very happy with I won't lie to you I was really nervous because a lot of European taxidermists can compete with most American taxidermist there is crappy ones too. It's not perfect but I love it the only problem is I didn't realize how big the antlers are so its too high for our low ceilings
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Post by: idaho guy on January 29, 2016, 02:39:30 PM: looks great!
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: Shooting Stix on January 29, 2016, 02:53:07 PM: I am happy but the wife is not she isn't too much of a fan lol and I didn't pay that much for is 500 USD plus pedestal of 110 euros
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: HntnFsh on January 29, 2016, 06:42:57 PM: Can you cut the pedestal down so that you have room?
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Post by: Mark251 on January 29, 2016, 09:13:19 PM: Beautiful mount :tup:
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: Shooting Stix on January 30, 2016, 09:18:06 AM: Quote from: HntnFsh on January 29, 2016, 06:42:57 PM
Can you cut the pedestal down so that you have room?
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Yea I would have to find a woodworker to cut a foot off to be able to fit minimum
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: HntnFsh on January 30, 2016, 10:14:45 AM: That should be pretty easy to do. Any high schools around you with a wood shop? Bet they could do s great job for you. Beautiful mount!
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: lokidog on January 30, 2016, 10:19:47 AM: Quote from: Shooting Stix on January 30, 2016, 09:18:06 AM
Quote from: HntnFsh on January 29, 2016, 06:42:57 PM
Can you cut the pedestal down so that you have room?
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Yea I would have to find a woodworker to cut a foot off to be able to fit minimum

Easy to do, just carefully remove the bottom trim so that it can be reused after being cut to fit, no stain matching required.
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: HntnFsh on January 30, 2016, 10:27:09 AM: I was thinking it should be cut off the top to keep the base area large enough. But a foot or so may not make that much difference off the bottom.
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Post by: Kit Carson on January 30, 2016, 05:14:33 PM: Nice :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on January 31, 2016, 09:51:10 AM: Quote from: HntnFsh on January 30, 2016, 10:27:09 AM
I was thinking it should be cut off the top to keep the base area large enough. But a foot or so may not make that much difference off the bottom.

Not sure that would work, it looks like the top piece attached to the elk might slide over the bottom part. It is hard to tell from the photos though. You might have a point on it being tippy with a smaller base.

Any good, creative wood worker should be able to figure out something if it was in front of them. Matching stain can probably be figured out by talking to the original builder of the pedestal.
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Post by: gunnarnewt on February 01, 2016, 09:52:00 AM: very nice! :tup:
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: Shooting Stix on February 02, 2016, 02:15:04 PM: It would have to be taken off the bottom because the top part fits in the top of the pedestal and the part on the red Stagg
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Post by: Shooting Stix on February 11, 2016, 12:09:44 PM: This is a picture the taxidermist took
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Post by: Watimberghost on February 11, 2016, 12:57:57 PM: Looks great!
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Post by: Shooting Stix on February 11, 2016, 01:55:48 PM: Thanks I was a little worried because taxidermy is new to Europe compared to the states everyone gets skull mounts because houses are small here
Title: Re: Red Stagg mount from Hungary
Post by: MLBowhunting on February 16, 2016, 02:26:52 PM: :tup: awesome
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 16, 2016, 02:45:57 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Shooting Stix on March 23, 2016, 09:11:14 AM: This is the finished product after being altered
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Post by: lokidog on March 23, 2016, 07:21:17 PM: :tup:
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Post by: gunnarnewt on March 24, 2016, 09:20:14 AM: :tup: