Top of Texas Siberian Tiger

[gizmo]

so a zoo up the road had this tiger die of natural causes. They brought it to us to have rugged. Here is the final product.
It is a little over ten feet from the nose to tip of the tail. It weighed 600lbs even after being sick with cancer.

 

[LivingTheDream]

That looks awesome! Nice work!

 

[gizmo]

That looks awesome! Nice work!

Thanks

 

[Bullthrower338]

Not everyday you get to work on one of them!

 

[Divernhunter]

anyone know about how old it was?

 

[gizmo]

anyone know about how old it was?

I have the age on the paperwork but don't remember exactly. Old though for a tiger.

 

[edward]

state of the art.

 

[cpr0312]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Jody]

Anybody else remember reading a news report about a guy creeping around a zoo with a high powered rifle a few months back????

Looks great bud.

Did you get to do the skull also or did they just bring you the hide?

 

[CAustin]

It looks really good ! To bad they didn't spring for a full body mount!

 

[gizmo]

Anybody else remember reading a news report about a guy creeping around a zoo with a high powered rifle a few months back????

Looks great bud.

Did you get to do the skull also or did they just bring you the hide?

Yes I did a Euro on the skull.

 

[Wheels]

Not very many tiger rugs out there.

 

[Bullthrower338]

I bet that magician in Vegas has one after it attacked him!

 

[Redruff]

Looks good.

R.

 

[kathy]

Awesome, didn't realize they had blue eyes. Forrest

 

[Ridgewalker]

Great job Gizmo! One of a kind. I am a cat rug fan because it really shows off the patterns well. Rugs for the wall are my plan for my small Africa cats on my Sunset to Sunrise hunt.

Have a good turkey season Gizmo.

 

[Shootist43]

Unusual to say the least. Thanks for sharing. I didn't realize that you were a Taxidermist. What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?

 

[Royal27]

That's really cool Gizmo.

I love cat rugs. If I ever do a lioness it would be rug instead of full mount.

 

[BWH]

Didn't you also do one for your friends Siegfried & Roy?!?!? LOL

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

That looks great. Excellent work Erik.
Witold