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Title: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FOsteology on June 03, 2013, 10:30:09 AM
My taxidermist finally completed my leopard I killed in Zimbabwe back in 2011.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/bad_leopard_zpsed0b8072.jpg)
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: HuntnCarve on June 03, 2013, 12:09:40 PM
Come on FOs!  :laf:  Looks more like a leopard bench. :alscalls:

Dave
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 03, 2013, 12:18:52 PM
Fos,

I am glad to see that he/she/shit is finished.  :innocentwhistle:   I can tell that you are VERY proud of it.  Since the relatives in San Antonio just sold there house I doubt that I will ever have the chance to see it "up close and personal."  I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the work you are having done when you post the images.

Jerry
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FOsteology on June 03, 2013, 01:03:18 PM
 :alscalls:
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FOsteology on June 03, 2013, 01:04:41 PM
Actually, a big 18-wheeler just left. Just got done unloading my taxidermy. I'll need to wait until my boys are out of school to help muscle everything up two flights of stairs and then set up.

Pictures later...
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Todd Rahm on June 03, 2013, 06:03:48 PM
Lol, looks like he killed fit a second time!!
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on June 04, 2013, 08:15:24 PM
:wo: All I can say is them folks over in Zimbabwe sure has got's themselves some weird and funny different looking leopard critters. :huh:


:innocentwhistle:



 
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FinsnFur on June 04, 2013, 08:57:27 PM
Did the same Aborigines that guided the hunt, mount that?  :laf: :laf:
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FOsteology on June 05, 2013, 09:59:36 AM
Apologies in advance for the substandard pictures. I haven't got my lighting installed, and this mornings sunlight is pretty harsh.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050017_zps80b3817a.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050016_zpsfd315fc3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050015_zps1f44de6c.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050014_zpsfb22aac4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050013_zpsb1179767.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050010_zpsde645ad4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050007_zps08965174.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050006_zps488b9532.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050005_zps97fabf33.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050004_zpsdce24472.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Taxidermy/P6050003_zpsa2a4fcf1.jpg)

Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: HuntnCarve on June 05, 2013, 10:24:44 AM
Outstanding FOs!  Glad to see you fired your first Taxidermist.  :laf: That leopard is magnificent! Heck, everything looks great!

Dave
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on June 05, 2013, 06:32:20 PM
:highclap: Now that's more like it, beautiful work!!!  :thumb2:

Even if the lighting is a tad off those mounts look to be Museum quality, if not better! 

Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: FinsnFur on June 05, 2013, 07:38:29 PM
Mannnn o man, that Leopard is absolutely beautiful. :yoyo:
Kudos on the Kudo too...I've never seen one alive let alone mounted, but someone did some fine work.
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 05, 2013, 08:58:30 PM
WOW!  Those look really great.  Not as good as the original (  :rolleye: ) but darn good.

Jerry
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Dave on June 06, 2013, 05:38:56 AM
Beautiful mounts, Fos!  Really like that close up pic of the leopard - you wonder what he sees.
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: HaMeR on June 06, 2013, 07:17:15 AM
SWEET!!!!!!!!  All great mounts & pics!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: nailbender on June 06, 2013, 05:17:35 PM
 Very nice !   :yoyo:
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 06, 2013, 09:02:11 PM
I have looked at these several times and that leopard would probably scare the life out of me about every time I rounded a corner and came face to face with it.

Jerry
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Okanagan on June 06, 2013, 09:34:47 PM
Those are superb.  I'd love to see those mounts in person.

Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: iahntr on June 07, 2013, 06:45:38 PM
All very nice !  :bowingsmilie:  :highclap:
The leopard of course has the coolness factor !
But I really like the double pedestal mount on the Kudus ! 
Might hafta keep that in mind for whitetail too.
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: BMD on September 29, 2013, 12:53:33 PM
Great work and great trophies.  Congrats!
Title: Re: Leopard Taxidermy
Post by: Coulter on September 30, 2013, 07:58:41 PM
Holy crap...and my wife gets annoyed about all the ducks I have mounted. Actually I just picked up a mount from some birds I harvested last season. I'll have to post up a picture. :innocentwhistle:

Very nice mounts...quality specimens and quality work :highclap:

Steve