I shot these two boar in February of 2014, one at Spikebox Ranch and the spotted one at Lincoln Ranch. They had pretty neat colors, so I decided to get my first hog shoulder mounts. There is a big difference in the quality and accurate representation of the mounts. The one from Spikebox is done excellently, as far as I am concerned. I just got the spotted one back today, and had some issues with it. This one was done locally, in OKC, and the other was done at Shumate Taxidermy, in Texas. The spotted one lost alot of it's hair along the way, so it is very thin, even though it was well prepared and cooled. Also, for some reason the cutters are pulled out, so they are nearly twice as long as they were in real life. That may impress some, but I find it annoying, but too late to do anything about it. Anyway, still pretty colors.
(http://i.imgur.com/9ATiaHW.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/uHK9I6Y.jpg)
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This is the pic of the first one, at spikebox.
(http://i.imgur.com/ovrngGf.jpg)
Here are pics of the spotted boar. He weighed 220#. I didn't weigh the spikebox hog, but he was a little bigger.
(http://i.imgur.com/nkzMn0e.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4NvW5Kj.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/ilduy63.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/f0ZowHb.jpg)
pretty cool.
Gilbert
COOL!...the nose and mouth look accurate on the spotted pig, the darker pig not so much. even though its got oversized tusk I think its a better taxi job.(from what I can see in pics.
still :thumbsup: cool!
Nice mounts, the picture of the spotted one hanging looks like the Lincoln Ranch.
Thanks. I guess the pics don't show it much, and the Spikebox hog is a poor quality shot that makes it look more red than it was and with it's head in the snow. When you are up close to the spotted hog, you see yellow through the hair, which I assume is glue, and a significant amount of the hair is missing. Won't be using them again.
Let's see. How do I respond to this. ..
Those are nice...I mean. Those are ugly...I mean. Those are ugly but nice.....those are ugly but that makes them cool.
Hahaha
Either way. Great job! Very cool!
Cool! I was on the fence about sending a big boar I shot to the taxidermist, but it turned out great and it's one of my favorite mounts...not that there's that many too choose from though.
These are actually the first critters that I have had mounted, other than european mounts. I will probably end up getting a mount of a nice javelina that I shot, but beyond that, I don't know. Gets to be too pricey, and I really don't have any room for what I already have.
That one looks like the ugly bastard I shot a year or two ago...too ugly to mount so he is european mount. LOL
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL285/1460516/24043253/408744382.jpg) (http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL285/1460516/24043253/409639935.jpg)
Looks great ;)
Great pics pat and some good looking hogs Thxs for sharing the pics!
They look great good job :thumbsup:
They look really great. The long wait payed off.
I like them both. Good shootin'. :thumbsup:
I have a few questions I've been meaning to ask about hogs, but I'll start another thread instead of hijacking yours.
Thanks for sharing.
Bob
They both look pretty good in the pics. I love the white ones, and that color is a death sentence to them if they walk out in front of me! I know what you mean about the teeth. I want my mounts to look just the way they did when i shot them. I don't want anything enhanced!
Congrats on some great hogs!
Bisch
Awesome...I think they look great.
Good Job Pat ! They look good to me! I've got a good taxidermist if you want his name, not Too far from you. :clapper:
Very nice mounts Pat!
Looks great to me. They would look great on either side of a bar.
On a side note, I've seen the taxidermy books and there aren't a huge amount of choices for tooth/mouth sets for the hogs.
You said the "cutters are pulled out". I assume those are not the real teeth but a replacement tooth/mouth as said above.
I have a javilina mount and will someday have a ferel pig mounted as I think they are the coolest thing you could put on a wall! Don't see too many pig mounts here in MN. Chad
Sometimes the taxidermist will pull the teeth out so they are longer than they actually were in real life....as there is about 2/3 more tooth inside the jawbone. It is common in some of the mounts I have seen personally...if the taxidermist does not put in synthetic teeth or clean the originals well you can see the gum line marks slightly.
The taxidermist wants to go for WOW factor and some hunters want it this way to impress their friends.
I prefer them to be natural like when first killed....
very cool
The spotted one has the real teeth in. The other one is molded like the actual cutters, color and all.
The spotted one has the real teeth in. The other one is molded like the actual cutters, color and all.
The spotted one has the real teeth in. The other one is molded like the actual cutters, color and all.
They look good. If you are really unhappy with those tusks you can easily cut those teeth with a dremel tool and a little epoxy and paint and they'll look fine. If its an artificial jaws they're only plastic.
I recently took a hog in to have mounted and was told they can leave the real teeth in but they have a tendency to dry out, crack and fall out over time so they recommend replacing with synthetic. They had three different sizes available to match the originals. If the taxidermist didn't give you the option as to what size to use I would use another taxidermist next time. Good looking mounts though. My wife likes my other mounts but at first said the hog has to go in the garage. I now have her talked into letting me keep it in the basement.
Synthetic teeth would not bother me as long as they are the original length...not pulled out. Don't care much for the wart hog look.
Agreed
Awesome boars! The taxidermy work turned out great.
Nice taxidermy work Pat. :thumbsup:
Two people on here named Pat that kill a bunch of hogs, one from Texas and of course one from Oklahoma. I envy you guys, got pigs here on Guam but not as big as there and a lot harder to hunt here in the thick jungle. Normally can set up on a mango tree dropping fruit but with the last storm the mango crop was destroyed, so gonna be a while before I can get after them again.
Yeah, it is all about opportunities, and I am very lucky in that regard. Hope the weather and oigs cooperate for you.
They look good! As has been said, probably 90% or more of hog mounts are done with synthetic mouths and teeth. They all pretty much look the same anymore in that regard.
Love those hog mounts
Nice!!!
Those look great pat. And I really dig the colors. I agree about the mysterious growth of tusks while at the taxidermists shop. I told Milann that was gonna happen when she got her hog mount done so we just had the guy do a closed mouth mount. Seems to look more natural I think.