African Taxidermy Mounts
African taxidermy mounts include the traditional shoulder mount which is far by far the most popular choice for African hunters. For some animals, especially the cats, nothing short of a full mount will do justice to the animal and the hunt memories.
As you take each of your African animals, you will be asked which mount you would like and the skin will be cut appropriately. The choices for African taxidermy mounts as far as the cutting of the skin is concerned, include shoulder, full, rug and half mounts.
You should also be asked if there are any other trophy parts you want to keep. These other items may include:
- Back skin - the remaining skin after a cape has been cut. These can be tanned (with fur) or leathered to make leather items, rugs etc
- If you decided on a skull mount only, you may want to keep the whole skin to be a rug or leathered.
- Feet/Hooves - antelope, buffalo, zebra hooves make interesting bookends or lampstands. Elephant feet are commonly made into footstools or umbrella holders.
- Tails - as a separate item. Tails with long hairs at the tip can make an ornamental fly-swat.
- Skin panels - usually of elephant or hippo. These can be used to upholster furniture like stools, footstools.
- Elephant tail hairs - make the popular knotted bracelets.
- Elephant ears - made into a painted wall ornament due to the shape resembling the outline of Africa.
Once you have decided...
- The trophy parts will be tagged as soon as possible to prevent them being mixed up with any other similar trophies and the PH will keep a taxidermy register up to date with all your species and the taxidermy instructions.
- At the end of the hunt you can review the taxidermy instructions and sign the register, keeping a copy for yourself.
- A copy of the taxidermy register will also go to the taxidermist who will review and finalise everything with you before work starts on the trophies.
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