Got my lion back from taxidermy!
I got him 2/26/18 in the Bighorns. The taxidermist I originally brought it to ended up getting sick then finding out he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was a real good guy and taxidermist, sad, he was young around 50. He had a backlog and with being sick, my lion was there for 3 years. One of the taxidermists that took over some of his work reached out to me to see if I wanted it finished (hide was wet tanned and frozen) as a mount or rug. He was backlogged for about 2.5 years so I said lets continue with the full body mount and I can wait another 3 years. I happy with the way it turned out and the wait was worth it. I had to compromise the location in the house though as my wife isn't super happy about a full size cat on the wall (she doesn't like cats, period).
Note that the tail is short with no tip. My guide figured as a young male he probably lost it in a fight or possibly frost bit. Anyway, little different looking.
I got him 2/26/18 in the Bighorns. The taxidermist I originally brought it to ended up getting sick then finding out he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was a real good guy and taxidermist, sad, he was young around 50. He had a backlog and with being sick, my lion was there for 3 years. One of the taxidermists that took over some of his work reached out to me to see if I wanted it finished (hide was wet tanned and frozen) as a mount or rug. He was backlogged for about 2.5 years so I said lets continue with the full body mount and I can wait another 3 years. I happy with the way it turned out and the wait was worth it. I had to compromise the location in the house though as my wife isn't super happy about a full size cat on the wall (she doesn't like cats, period).
Note that the tail is short with no tip. My guide figured as a young male he probably lost it in a fight or possibly frost bit. Anyway, little different looking.
