Happiness is picking up a crate of trophies........

[Red Leg]

Nice trophies, but I still covet that fireplace

 

[sierraone]

Agree with Red Leg, a gorgeous fire place that emphasizes your trophies even more! Wow, what a room!!!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Nice trophies, but I still covet that fireplace

@Red Leg Good thing there are only 10 Commandments or you might have some explaining to do........
I think "thou shall not covet thy fellow hunter's fireplace" was number 11 or 12.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Looks awesome Dave,

I need to come over and have a beer with you

Both you and Colin need to cross the pond and come to DSC and we can have a beer or two.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Very nice Dave! What a splendid room! Only thing it is missing is @tarbe @me and @Macallen18!

A little longer drive than meeting at "Taste of Texas" but we can put together a plan.

 

[enysse]

Beautiful trophy room! I agree with @tarbe there are some bare spots!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

I think I see some bare spots, lol!


Very nice Dave!

Scaffolding and/or scissor lift will be required to safely reach the upper tier. I've maxed out what I can do with a 10 ft step ladder. I'll have a red stag to add towards the end of this year and who knows what the future will bring. I'm going to be pretty selective.

 

[Bhfs300]

You might have to move the Eland to a new place and put the Red Stag in its place

Tom

 

[Ridge Runner]

Nice trophy room. I like that vaulted ceiling adds plenty of room for the Long Horn/big antlered animals.

Know what you mean about picking up your crate, I picked up my 2018 trophies from Coppersmith last week.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

You might have to move the Eland to a new place and put the Red Stag in its place

Tom

@Bhfs300 , Tom........I'm actually keeping the wall over the fireplace as an "African Wall." If I ever get a Cape Buffalo, I plan to move the Eland up higher and the buff will go in it's place.

The plan for the Red Stag is to go on the opposite end of the room from the fireplace, the "TV Wall" or currently the "North American Wall. The spot currently reserved for the NZ Red Stag is marked with the red "X".

 

[Philip Glass]

The pic of the Corona and the drill made me feel like I was there and enjoying the excitement. I know what you mean about the screws. My Zim crate was so well put together it took nearly an hour to take it apart!
I am rolling the dice with a couple African taxidermists. I’m just tired of waiting 18 months on everything after a year in some cases of getting skins back. Your trophy room is really looking nice. I like the pair of bushbuck and warthogs!
Philip

 

[Philip Glass]

Scaffolding and/or scissor lift will be required to safely reach the upper tier. I've maxed out what I can do with a 10 ft step ladder. I'll have a red stag to add towards the end of this year and who knows what the future will bring. I'm going to be pretty selective.

I have really high ceilings in my trophy room/guest lodge so I have to rent a scissor lift to do most things. I’ve found the smaller ones are very inexpensive to rent here. It’s a pain to move furniture etc but I just plan to do it once a year. In between times of mounts come in they just have to sit on the floor a while

 

[Philip Glass]

Scaffolding and/or scissor lift will be required to safely reach the upper tier. I've maxed out what I can do with a 10 ft step ladder. I'll have a red stag to add towards the end of this year and who knows what the future will bring. I'm going to be pretty selective.

I have really high ceilings in my trophy room/guest lodge so I have to rent a scissor lift to do most things. I’ve found the smaller ones are very inexpensive to rent here. It’s a pain to move furniture etc but I just plan to do it once a year. In between times of mounts come in they just have to sit on the floor a while

 

[johnnyblues]

Looks great! Beautiful trophy room. Congratulations

 

[kevin masters]

Awesome room full of awesome trophies! And that fireplace is the cherry on top!

 

[Spearhead]

@375 Ruger Fan Dave, the eland above the fireplace was done here? If so, I'm interested to know who? I'm way down in Mandeville, but traveling for good taxidermy is not a problem.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

The big eland over the fireplace was done by Rich Bradbury in Livingston, Montana. Rich has probably done about half the animals in my man cave. http://wildlifeartistrymt.com/

This is a report I did on the 15 animals that Rich did for me. Very happy with his work.
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/trophies-delivered-trophy-room-almost-done.44400/