Hippo mount

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I have a question for you guys:
I have a plan for hunting hippo in June this year, When I shoot this hippo (I`m pretty sure that I shoot it)
What option do I have for the trophy?

I Know that shouldermount is an Option, but I have a narrow space, and the Hippo are big.
What other option do I have?
 
I saw an interesting skull mount on the internet. They had it on the floor with a clear glass table top on it to make it into a coffee table. It looked nice IMO. I’ll try to find the picture again.
 
I saw an interesting skull mount on the internet. They had it on the floor with a clear glass table top on it to make it into a coffee table. It looked nice IMO. I’ll try to find the picture again.

This one is pretty cool.

I just have my skull on the floor. It doesn't take up a ton of space.
 
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/hippopotamus-taxidermy-pictures.13377/

There’s a table in this thread. Not the one I remember. I think it was rectangular glass.

Another:
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The shoulder mount is not that big, surprisingly.
I had mine done with imitation teeth/ tusks, then had the REAL teeth mounted on a plaque which I put below the mount, with the tail next to it.
 
Here’s my idea of what I would do when I shoot one. Low octagon base with the skull laying in the artificial water they use surrounded by reeds . Possibly small led lights to illuminate the water at night.
 
this is my answer.bronzed skull with ivory teeth by jonas bros,cape used for floor mount.

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I've seen the table with the oval top that @Ridgewalker posted and thought it was pretty cool! @SafariA has a neat one too, but I would probably have the wood underneath be shaped like Africa, with oval glass on top.
 

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