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Title: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: Coastal_native on December 22, 2010, 11:07:26 PM: 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 :chuckle:. 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...:chuckle:.

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 :chuckle:
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: Hyde on December 23, 2010, 07:31:12 AM: You can always have it fixed. Or just find a hanging location that forces you to view him from the front.
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 23, 2010, 07:42:00 AM: Try a cigar in his mouth, you know, like those dogs playing poker. Then make up some wild story about it.
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: BLUEBULLS on December 23, 2010, 08:11:31 AM: 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 :chuckle:

I really don't think it's all that bad though.
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: elkslayer069 on December 23, 2010, 07:56:52 PM: If it was a moo cow id say it was chewing its cud lol it doesnt look that bad
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Post by: ser300wsm on December 23, 2010, 08:20:46 PM: If he had his rack pointing back towards the wall it might be better.... :twocents: :dunno:
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: bearpaw on December 23, 2010, 08:44:48 PM: I always try to look for the bright side....

It's better than not having that elk at all! :chuckle:
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Post by: longstevo on December 29, 2010, 07:36:00 PM: Man, that's a nice black horned invory tipped bull on the other wall!
Title: Re: The Smiling Elk Pose...
Post by: jeepster on February 11, 2011, 10:31:51 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on December 23, 2010, 07:42:00 AM
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