On the wall, FINALLY

[Fatback]

I went on my first cape buffalo hunt in 2022, having been postponed from 2020 due to Covid. I was able to take a nice buff and some really nice PG in Namibia. It took until August of 2024 to get the finished taxidermy home. Due to being gone on another Safari, hurricane Helene and my daughter getting married all last year and the fact I have to have help and a lift to hang stuff in my great room, the undertaking was put off until yesterday, when my son in law was up and my best friend’s son in law were in town to help. All it cost me was a nice dinner for everybody at the local Mexican restaurant and the cost of renting the lift. All minuscule compared to the amount of enjoyment I will have when I am reminded of that hunt and many others sitting in my great room. The new additions to the wall are the lechwe, sable and cape buffalo. Some other stuff got rearranged and this is the final view. My wife says I’m running out of room.

 

[PARA45]

Beautiful!!! I may have to drive south and pay you a visit

 

[JHT]

That looks fantastic.

 

[BeeMaa]

This is an amazing trophy room. Well done. As for running out of room, there is some space to the right of the window that would be perfect for a rowan and tsessebe.

Or you can switch to the Tiny 10 and do pedestal mounts.

 

[Green Chile]

Looks great. That's not running out of room...you could have bird taxidermy flying down between them or coming down from the ceiling...I don't see any life size bears standing in the corners...You could fit some ivory almost anywhere....that lamp on the table can be thrown out for a croc skull...I predict more will come.

 

[Datchew]

Love it.

 

[Fatback]

The bears are in the basement. Plenty of room yet, gotta be a bit creative is all. The roan is on the menu for August, if we can find the right one.

 

[Fatback]

You’re welcome anytime my friend.

Beautiful!!! I may have to drive south and pay you a visit

 

[DPHunter4570]

Beautiful! Looks awesome.

 

[SCHUNTER73]

Outstanding!

 

[Beck]

awesome

 

[franzfmdavis]

Something to aspire to!

 

[CamoManJ]

Helluva Trophy Room

 

[TTundra]

One heck of a wall! Congrats!

 

[Scott CWO]

Looks awesome!

 

[Nyati]

Nice, congrats !

 

[Hunt anything]

I had never been a fan of the newer wall pedestal style mounts UNTIL I zoomed in on your lechwe! The way it shows off the black on the upper legs running into the shoulders is absolutely perfect!! If I ever shoot another it will definitely get that pose!
Great room!

 

[ftrovato]

Lots of memories there. Congrats!

 

[Fatback]

I had never been a fan of the newer wall pedestal style mounts UNTIL I zoomed in on your lechwe! The way it shows off the black on the upper legs running into the shoulders is absolutely perfect!! If I ever shoot another it will definitely get that pose!
Great room!

That is excatly why I went with that pose, they are such beautiful animals and I think I would have lost quite a bit of that color variation/change with a standard shoulder mount.

 

[Fatback]

@Green Chile, here you go. Brown bear from Alaska and black bear from Alberta.