How many of you DON'T mount all your trophies?

[meigsbucks]

I’ve mounted too much. On my first safari, I did do two euro mounts on duplicate animals. My second hunt, I did a couple of euros and a few culls I couldn’t bring back. Now I’m pretty much out of wall space, so going forward it will be just photos with only a few exceptions: I’ve always wanted a Nyala with those yellow legs showing, so a pedestal mount. A shoulder mount bush pig. A jackel rug. Maybe a few full mounts on some night critters or T-10.

 

[Rare Breed]

Our colleague mr @Red Leg has put it perfectly!
I can say nothing more.

I am about to finish my trophy collecting, exactly for the reasons described.
I can see myself collecting very few more trophies, and that is about it.

At the same time, this opens an entirely new set of possibilities in hunting non-exportable or management animals, at very reduced prices. (like two safaris for the price of one)

I just got my exporter invoice for my trophy blue wildebeest rug with felt lining. I paid $700 for the taxi work, $350 for the exporter just to the drop off point to ship from SA. I will probably pay another $350 when it arrives at Coppersmith. All in I will have a $1500 to $1750 rug thank heaven it will be my last and it took 15 months to get and I still do not have it yet from Splitting Image Taxi.