If you only wanted one animal mounted, what would you choose?

[Scott85]

Bighorn ram!

 

[Big Fin]

So far, of the animals in this family, a late season Mountain Caribou is the most impressive of the mounts we have. I love all the mounts in the house and office, but that one is an eye-catcher to everyone who sees it.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Definitely a caribou for big game.

Or a wood duck for smaller game.

 

[Elkoholic]

Elk

 

[Shangobango]

I can’t pick just one.

Big pronghorn, big mule deer, and a full body mountain lion.

 

[npaden]

We are taking a trip to Africa this summer and I told my son exactly that. He could pick one animal to get a shoulder mount of. He didn’t spend more than a second thinking about it and very confidently said that if he gets a zebra that’s the animal he would like to get shoulder mounted. His theory was that a zebra isn’t going to make a very impressive euro mount. If I get a zebra I plan on doing a “flat skin” of it.

I didn’t say I was going to limit myself to one shoulder mount and am having a hard time deciding if I get a kudu and a sable which one I would get a shoulder mount of. Might depend on which is the more impressive between the two. It also may end up being both.

Of the mounts that I have, I probably like my elk pedestal mount the best followed closely by my full body mountain goat. I do have a mule deer and pronghorn mounted and am happy with them too. Have a smaller elk that was my first 6x6 mounted and it is a pretty mount and at the time I didn’t know if I would ever shoot a bigger one so I don’t regret it. Still haven’t shot a whitetail that I thought was worth getting a shoulder mount done on.

 

[Trap]

Mule deer, but it would have to be big.

Giant mule deer if I could only have one.

 

[Nick87]

If I had to pick just one then I probably wouldn't and just do everything as a euro.

 

[kiwi hunter]

tur only because i couldnt afford the 100 grand fee for a marco polo

 

[Rooster Rome]

And a big ass black wolf hat like native American paint my face pitch Black red strip across my eyes for when the time comes we got to start taking scalp's from these people ruining this country. My Purge outfit LOL stay the out of Idaho pretty please cherry on top keep having supply chain issues I have to start protecting my deer lol

 

[BrooksRanger]

Really looking forward to having a Bull Muskox shoulder mount to enjoy after next Spring's hunt.

 

[huntin24/7]

If just a shoulder mount, either a big framed typical muley or a bighorn sheep with a really pretty cape.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Goat.

Only NA big game species that IMHO isn’t really done justice by a euro.

 

[brownbear932008]

That's a tough question. I'd have to say the story behind the mount means the most to me. So for me a monster non-typical Appalachian mountain buck would top the list.

 

[Bullshot]

If I had the space (I don’t) and the luck (maybe someday) to ever take a truly mature / trophy elk, I’d imagine a full body mount as my #1. Something about them just puts me in awe. As it is, I only have 1 whitetail and 1 pronghorn mount done for the wall and banished by the Mrs. to my little 10x12 “hunting room”.

 

[huntin24/7]

We are taking a trip to Africa this summer and I told my son exactly that. He could pick one animal to get a shoulder mount of. He didn’t spend more than a second thinking about it and very confidently said that if he gets a zebra that’s the animal he would like to get shoulder mounted. His theory was that a zebra isn’t going to make a very impressive euro mount. If I get a zebra I plan on doing a “flat skin” of it.

I didn’t say I was going to limit myself to one shoulder mount and am having a hard time deciding if I get a kudu and a sable which one I would get a shoulder mount of. Might depend on which is the more impressive between the two. It also may end up being both.

Of the mounts that I have, I probably like my elk pedestal mount the best followed closely by my full body mountain goat. I do have a mule deer and pronghorn mounted and am happy with them too. Have a smaller elk that was my first 6x6 mounted and it is a pretty mount and at the time I didn’t know if I would ever shoot a bigger one so I don’t regret it. Still haven’t shot a whitetail that I thought was worth getting a shoulder mount done on.

When we went to Africa in 2012, I got a really nice zebra stallion. I had them cape it so I could do a pedestal mount and kept the back skin of the cape to get tanned. I realized when we got home that I really don’t have room for a zebra pedestal and never got it mounted. The tanned back skin looks great draped over the electric fireplace. I always regret not getting the whole thing tanned or a flat skin like you mentioned.

 

[Hunt West]

A quality mounted wall hanging life size mature mountain lion.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Beaver

 

[Mica Man]

Beaver

Brazilian or North American?

 

[Knight.54]

A 1000+Lb. Atlantic blue marlin.