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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Rob on June 09, 2009, 11:50:56 PM

Title: Zebra mount resting safely at home now
Post by: Rob on June 09, 2009, 11:50:56 PM: As noted elsewhere, the ear tips of this mount were damaged in shipping, but here are the photos of it in its final spot in the house. I am surprised how large this guy is. 6 foot 8 inches tall on the pedestal. Very beefy animal.

It is a Hartman's mountain Zebra. They are found only in Southern Africa, predominately Namibia. I shot this guy in the mountains at about 7,000 feet.

Note the brown face and unique back skin pattern that make this a differnet animal than the more common Burchell's Zebra found in large herds in the plains. Hartman's zebra typically travel in smaller groups of 3-6.

Here is the description of what I asked my taxidermist to do with this mount:
• Floor Pedestal Mount hard right turn to show off neck folds
• Interested in creative pedestal ideas.
• Black stone top with white marbling if available.
• Want the backskin wrapped around the pedestal in one piece that shows off the pattern on the hind quarters
• Overall height needs to be equal to or less than 7 feet.
• If it looks natural, have ears tilted forward in an interested expression

I think what he delivered was exactly what was described. Taxidermist is Jerry Huffaker in Abilene Texas (www.huffakertaxidermy.com)
Title: Re: Zebra mount resting safely at home now
Post by: Rob on June 09, 2009, 11:58:31 PM: Pictures of the pedestal and detail shots. Detail shots were taken before I painted the room. I'm liking the dark red wine color I used for the wall, makes the mounts pop out a bit better.
Title: Re: Zebra mount resting safely at home now
Post by: bucklucky on June 10, 2009, 08:48:47 AM: Looks good!
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Post by: Kent Hunter on June 10, 2009, 08:54:29 AM: Very nice!! Call me crazy but right at the top of my list for animals to harvest if and when I ever make it to Africa are Zebra and a Warthog. Especially Zebra. They make the very best pedestal mounts that there are.
Title: Re: Zebra mount resting safely at home now
Post by: Rob on June 10, 2009, 09:27:44 AM: Zebra was not even on my list when I went over. Had no interest. The place we were staying had a neat pedistal mount in the livingroom area that I looked at for 2-3 days. When I decided I did not want to shoot a Giraffe (long story but the bottom line is that it was not a challenging hunt) I decided to put Zebra on the list as a substitute. Turned out to be my favorite of the whole lot.
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Post by: stumprat on June 10, 2009, 07:05:31 PM: How does Zebra taste???
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Post by: Slider on June 10, 2009, 10:16:35 PM: Very Nice!!! I can't wait to get mine!!! :)
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Post by: 280ackley on June 10, 2009, 10:31:41 PM: Very nice.
Title: Re: Zebra mount resting safely at home now
Post by: Rob on June 12, 2009, 10:15:27 AM: Stat card for the Zebra.