Nico van Rooyen Taxidermy, Pretoria

[Mopani]

How good (or bad) is Nico van Rooyen Taxidermy, Pretoria? I would like to have a buffalo mounted, european style, which means the skull mounted on a wooden shield. Who has done it like that? Pictures very welcome.

 

[WAB]

They are one of the best on buffalo. Check out the taxidermy section in Peter Flack’s buffalo book. Their work is featured there.

They mounted the buffalo in my avatar. A pedestal mount and one of the best buffalo mounts I have seen.

 

[CD24]

I had a wonderful experience working with them but be very clear what you want. My buffalo was blind in one eye and they took the extra time to hand paint the eyeball smoky blue just like it actually looked. My warthog and baboon also came out excellent.

One of my buddies wanted a leather skullcap made from the buffalo scrotum and that got lost in translation. Now I have a buffalo scrotum champagne chiller which might actually be better in hindsight. I would use them again in a heartbeat.

 

[Mopani]

I want something like this, without the carvings.

 

[WAB]

They will do just fine.