Euro Mounts

[grand veneur]

So, I have a question for you well traveled guys. I saw many euro mounts while stationed in Germany, but none with the teeth, which is common today, they use a saw jig and cut the top jaw off. It makes a much nicer mount, then with the teeth, I think. My question is why do people call what we have now a euro mount, when it is mostly a American fad?

Traditionally we always had trophies mounted without the teeth, but nowadays it seems to have become to leave them on. All my recent larger African trophies, buffalo and eland, were delivered from my taxidermist to me with their teeth on. I would have preferred it without teeth, but then it is much more difficult in many cases to fix it to a wooden plate.

 

[Troubleshooter]

Euro's are a great choice for most African game. I do not care for leaving the upper teeth in. Except for Spain, most of Europe slices the skull so it lies flat on the mounting plaque. Perhaps the whole skull, which to me looks like something found on the back forty, should be called an Amerco or something.

I very much prefer the look of the euros done in Africa with the nose of the skulls flat on the plaque. I have both the USA taxi done, and South African skulls to me they just look "proper".

Agreed, except that I have also seen the upper teeth on mounts from some other countries. I have to wonder whether the difference is due to the influence of northern European hunting traditions vs. other portions of the continent.

So, I have a question for you well traveled guys. I saw many euro mounts while stationed in Germany, but none with the teeth, which is common today, they use a saw jig and cut the top jaw off. It makes a much nicer mount, then with the teeth, I think. My question is why do people call what we have now a euro mount, when it is mostly a American fad?

I felt strongly enough about it that I bought one of those cutting jigs to modify some roe deer mounts. A slight learning curve, but not too difficult once you get the hang of it. I plan to add a small tag to each one denoting the location and year.

As for why people refer to the other type as a "Euro mount" -- perhaps because popular culture has told them that those are Euro mounts and they just don't know any better?

 

[Red Leg]

Agreed, except that I have also seen the upper teeth on mounts from some other countries. I have to wonder whether the difference is due to the influence of northern European hunting traditions vs. other portions of the continent.



I felt strongly enough about it that I bought one of those cutting jigs to modify some roe deer mounts. A slight learning curve, but not too difficult once you get the hang of it. I plan to add a small tag to each one denoting the location and year.

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As for why people refer to the other type as a "Euro mount" -- perhaps because popular culture has told them that those are Euro mounts and they just don't know any better?

Very nice. Where did you find the jig?

 

[Troubleshooter]

Oddly enough, at Frankonia Jagd. It fit perfectly in my checked-baggage along with the trophies. And it was on clearance sale! But the jig is only large enough to handle smaller skulls. It wouldn't do for a larger deer such as for example, a red stag, fallow deer, whitetail or mule deer, etc. Apparently they carried the larger version at one time, but no longer do so. The search term you should use would be "Gehornabschlagvorrichtung."

Thanks to the efforts of Rinehart0500 however, I was also able to locate one of the larger versions at a vendor who operates a shop near Munich. Unfortunately my itinerary did not allow for a visit, nor did I have room in the checked baggage. And that particular vendor does not ship merchandise. You can try searching under "Geweihsage Hirsch" or I can DM you the website information (not sure that I'm allowed to post it here).

 

[Drywaller44]

I went with all euro mounts from my trip in 2023 to save money and am happy with the results. Lauriston did the work and I didn’t have any issues.

 

[Garciamarquez1918]

I went with all euro mounts from my trip in 2023 to save money and am happy with the results. Lauriston did the work and I didn’t have any issues.

I think these look fantastic -- especially when we don't have high ceilings they just fit the room better.

 

[vati]

The plaques are available i e in Germany.

 

[SCHUNTER73]

I’m a big fan of Euro mounts, and I think they look great with and without the back plate. I have 4 shoulder mounts leaving RSA soon and I wish I had done at least 2 of those as Euros. I got caught up in the moment I guess.