npaden
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Well it has been a while, but my Mountain goat that I shot in Wyoming in 2014 is back from the taxidermist. We hung it on the wall yesterday and I'm very happy with it. We should have put it outside first and took some pictures because where it is in the house is pretty hard on camera exposure but I took some pictures anyway and thought I would share.
If you haven't read my post on the hunt here is a link - https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?260812-2014-Wyoming-Mountain-Goat-Hunt!
Here are the pictures of the goat. I've been worried about how it was going to turn out because the taxidermist has been worried about it's cape this whole time. He didn't think the tannery got it white enough. He's been looking at all kinds of different options over the years to whiten it up. When it was all said and done he decided to go ahead and mount it and then get a hair dresser to come in and peroxide it to whiten it up. Once he mounted it and got it combed out though, it turned out that it didn't need whitened at all, it just needed a good brushing which took some time but I think the end result turned out pretty good.
mountain goat side by naathan2, on Flickr
mountain goat angle by naathan2, on Flickr
mountain goat back by naathan2, on Flickr
mountain goat front by naathan2, on Flickr
mountain goat close by naathan2, on Flickr
I think it looks better in person, I really like the way it ended up on the wall and how it fits overall with the room.
mountain goat far by naathan2, on Flickr
This is a picture from last night sitting in my chair in our den. I wasn't sure I would be able to see it very well from up there but I can.
mountain goat room by naathan2, on Flickr
It was a long time coming, but I am happy with the end result. I think it looks like a mountain goat.
These things have a LOT of hair and getting it to look right is pretty tricky. We used an air compressor to blow it out after we got it on the wall and it did make it look better.
At one point I was really second guessing whether I should have just done a shoulder mount instead of a lifesize, but I'm glad that I didn't change it.
Just thought I would share. Nathan
If you haven't read my post on the hunt here is a link - https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?260812-2014-Wyoming-Mountain-Goat-Hunt!
Here are the pictures of the goat. I've been worried about how it was going to turn out because the taxidermist has been worried about it's cape this whole time. He didn't think the tannery got it white enough. He's been looking at all kinds of different options over the years to whiten it up. When it was all said and done he decided to go ahead and mount it and then get a hair dresser to come in and peroxide it to whiten it up. Once he mounted it and got it combed out though, it turned out that it didn't need whitened at all, it just needed a good brushing which took some time but I think the end result turned out pretty good.
mountain goat side by naathan2, on Flickrmountain goat angle by naathan2, on Flickrmountain goat back by naathan2, on Flickrmountain goat front by naathan2, on Flickrmountain goat close by naathan2, on FlickrI think it looks better in person, I really like the way it ended up on the wall and how it fits overall with the room.
mountain goat far by naathan2, on FlickrThis is a picture from last night sitting in my chair in our den. I wasn't sure I would be able to see it very well from up there but I can.
mountain goat room by naathan2, on FlickrIt was a long time coming, but I am happy with the end result. I think it looks like a mountain goat.
These things have a LOT of hair and getting it to look right is pretty tricky. We used an air compressor to blow it out after we got it on the wall and it did make it look better.
At one point I was really second guessing whether I should have just done a shoulder mount instead of a lifesize, but I'm glad that I didn't change it.
Just thought I would share. Nathan
