Out of space for trophies advice/suggestions?

[Bigguns]

Good suggestion, but functionally, the floor space is mostly occupied either by furniture, mounts on the floor and mounts above.

There is house in my neighborhood that on a “spring or fall evening”, the garage door is up.

There is cigar smoke escaping from inside the garage.

3 or 4 shoulder mounts on the wall and a flat screen.

That will be my next move along with being selective about additional trophies.

 

[curtism1234]

One option may be to sell or donate some of the ones that were probably too small or crappy looking to mount but you did so for some reason anyway - I think we all probably have a couple of those. It depends if you can part with memories; it can be hard.

As to photos, I guess I have a different view than many here. I feel like just taking a photo is taking a life for very little tangible gain. The fact I can't take meat home already puts me at unease that I'm being wasteful (although I know someone eventually will eat it). Taking a picture and leaving everything else behind makes me feel that more wasteful.

Another option going forward would be hunting via a different method - iron sights or bow. It is a lower success rate (which fills up a wall slower) and is more challenging.

 

[Erny]

I am currently facing a similar situation. We are looking to either move or do a major remodel to our existing home. It’s amazing how fast 5 trips to Africa can fill up a home with taxidermy.

 

[Charles de Ribeau]

I'd say use your half of the bedroom and then learn to enjoy sleeping on the couch

That could be a solution. For one or two weeks (until the next trash collection) I could admire it at the bottom of the dumpster. Then it would be gone forever.

 

[CBH Australia]

Rent a warehouse space. Put in a bar, big screen TV, a Lazy Boy and couch. Port-a-poty in the corner. Open the fridge and grab a beer.

Lease a Hotel where the trophies suit the decor, find a good accountant so collections trophies for the business is tax deductible.
No one in the family will complain about being burdened with a hotel after the wake and the trophies are immortalised.