Thoughts / Opinions Sought Regarding Taxidermy

[FOsteology]

Received word that all the documents and bureaucratic paperwork is in order, and my leopard has been cleared for shipment/export. Will likely make it's way across the pond and cleared by USFWS after the holidays.

Consideration now has to be made on how to have him mounted. I've narrowed my choices down to the following:











Obviously the decision will ultimately be mine alone, as I'm the one who will have to look at the gato everyday! Just throwing it out their to see what the fellow FnF'ers think.
I'm leaning towards the first mount pictured....

[Todd Rahm]

I like one and three!!!

[CCP]

I like the 1st mount I also like the 4th mount except for the way the ears were done.

[Hawks Feather]

I like the first one the best.

Jerry

[coyote101]

I like the first one, but my wife likes the second.

Pat

[FinsnFur]

I used to have 115lb Golden Retriever who wouldnt harm a soul. He was all heart from nose to tail.



But to this day I will never forget the looks on peoples faces when they stepped into the house and he would every so slowly rise up off the floor, front shoulders first without ever losing eye contact with them.

I mean thats a lot of dog to be getting eye balled by, and the gesture (although wrong) given by that posture was a little more then most people expected.

I always told myself that if I ever got a big cat or wolf mounted I was going to have it in that pose. It's natural, and it makes people do a double take.
Almost the complete opposite of your first pic/.  Getting up instead of going down.  High shoulders, etc

[Okanagan]

If you have the space and the right place for it, # 1 is the most dramatic.

[Yotehntr]

I hate to sound like a broken record Fos, but #1 is my favorite... he's really putting the "hunt on"... I like it!

[HaMeR]

I like the look of the hunt too. Jim's idea is killer. But I really like the majestic look of #4.

[iahntr]

yeah that's kinda tuff, there all nice in there own way.
I'm leanin towards one or two.

[Carolina Coyote]

My two cents worth is for # 2 . cc

[shaddragger]

I like one and three!!!

Ditto!

[bambam]

1 and 4 are my favorites.

[Biscuit]

1 and 5 would be my choices. Really like Jims option.