Hippo mount

[Franco]

Hippo mount arrived earlier this week. A little bigger than I thought.

 

[MontanaPat]

Wow very interesting mount!

 

[Franco]

Wow very interesting mount!

Thanks. In addition to those weird tusks he had huge scars on both sides of his body. Unfortunately during the tanning process, when the hide was shaved, most of those scars were cut through.

 

[Andrew62]

Awesome hippo!! Never seen such interesting tusks! Wonderful trophy!!

 

[Franco]

Awesome hippo!! Never seen such interesting tusks! Wonderful trophy!!

We had no idea of the tusks until he was pulled out of the water. All I saw was the back of his head sticking out of the water. We were quite surprised.

 

[Flbt]

Very nice.
I like unusual trophies.
Very interesting looks

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Amazing!

 

[Mekaniks]

WOW!

 

[Don458]

Fantastic

 

[WC86]

I keep finding other people to show this to and your post has only been up for an hour

So strange and so cool. Glad you got the shoulder mount

 

[Franco]

I keep finding other people to show this to and your post has only been up for an hour

So strange and so cool. Glad you got the shoulder mount

Thanks.

I'm glad I did too; I have the skull with the real tusks - but it doesn't do it justice.

 

[Sabre]

Thanks.

I'm glad I did too; I have the skull with the real tusks - but it doesn't do it justice.

That is incredible, congratulations!



Could you post pictures of the skull as well?

 

[sniper7]

Got pics of the animal and the kill?

It looks sadly fake

 

[Sabre]

Got pics of the animal and the kill?

It looks sadly fake

It sort of sounds like you are accusing him of making up that he got that hippo, which seems like a weird thing to do.

He has posted pictures of this hippo to the site in the past.

 

[Franco]

That is incredible, congratulations!



Could you post pictures of the skull as well?

Here's the skull

 

[Franco]

It sort of sounds like you are accusing him of making up that he got that hippo, which seems like a weird thing to do.

He has posted pictures of this hippo to the site in the past.

Thank Sabre.

 

[Franco]

Got pics of the animal and the kill?

It looks sadly fake

As Sabre stated; pictures of the animal were posted after the hunt. I've got better things to do than fake a hippo - unless you're referring to the taxidermy job.

 

[Beck]

Gnarly looking beast!

 

[coreydb]

I like the tusks as well....like atypical antlers on deer. That hippo was a fighter!

 

[MarkB]

I say wow. NO FAKE in my eyes, when I see the skull and the mount I say your taxidermist did an outstanding job. Totally lifelike and a representation of an odd none typical specimen. Never seen a form with tusk position like that. All custom, I also guess they had to custom make those special shaped tusks and position accurately from your pictures.

Great job, thanks for allowing us a look.

MB