Buff Pedestal mount

[Redfishga1]

Lets see your buff pedestal mounts. I had originally planned on a euro but now im torn. I would like to see if they could make the pedestal part wine rack.

 

[MontanaPat]

Lets see your buff pedestal mounts. I had originally planned on a euro but now im torn. I would like to see if they could make the pedestal part wine rack.

The base I guess could have a wine rack built into it

 

[Hunt anything]

This one was done by the Wildlife Gallery in Michigan.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

A famous buff on pedestal. Rodin's "The Thinker" a.k.a. "Constipated"

Be aware that artificial "habitat" can be a headache to maintain. Dust catchers that are difficult to clean. Also colors in silk grass etc can fade out, especially in rooms with a lot of natural light.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I think euro on a wine rack pedestal makes more sense. Imagine having to duck around that monster shoulder mount to get at the wine bottles.

 

[migrabill]

 

[Huntforever]

I’m looking for a special pedestal for my buffalo

 

[Cecil Hammonds]

 

[Schüler Jumbo]

Hatari!

 

[Red Leg]

A cleaner, more classic pedestal works better with our trophy room concept which is a bit more old world. It also provides a surface for other memories.

 

[Spearhead]

May I ask a favor, when posting, could you say where buff was taken, and if taxidermy was done in the US, Africa, Europe or Australia please just for reference?

 

[Spearhead]

A cleaner, more classic pedestal works better with our trophy room concept which is a bit more old world. It also provides a surface for other memories.

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One mount and 3 euros? Is a mount a must or could I get as much enjoyment from a euro and use the savings towards another hunt? Trying to be realistic and practical.

 

[Mark458]

 

[Red Leg]

One mount and 3 euros? Is a mount a must or could I get as much enjoyment from a euro and use the savings towards another hunt? Trying to be realistic and practical.

If we were merely practical, we would not spend a dime bringing any sort of dead fauna back from abroad. Trophies are all about what pleases us during the remainder of our lives. I will turn 74 in a few months. I have had the privilege to hunt game for many decades in many different countries on four continents. I have no idea how many game animals I have taken. But, my trophy room contains exactly nine pedestal or shoulder mounts and three from the tiny ten - of which I have taken seven. I have not counted the number of Euro's, but something north of two dozen are hanging around - including all of my displayed antlered game. In the attic storeroom are somewhere north of thirty or forty euros, many of which are whitetail. With the dawn of the age of digital photography, most of my "trophies" are now in the photo journals I create following each adventure.

I would emphasize again the idea of what pleases you. When we are gone, any of the preserved animals on the wall are simply a burden to our heirs. No one will want them and they will recover pennies on the dollar. They bring me joy, and I love holding court while entertaining in the trophy room, but I am also sensible enough to realize that the only real treasures I might actually create are the photo journals. A great grandchild will have no interest in a tattered mount or skull, but a photo journal of the adventures of his or her great grandparents might just be a treasure.