I've been a nut for superior taxidermy since I was a kid.
Not just run of the mill stuff, but the bring 'em back alive artistry of the masters.
I surround myself with the beauty of nature.
The finest Picasso or Rembrandt pales when compared to the incredible beauty I find in the outdoors.

Only a handful of human beings have the talent to reproduce this perfection.

I humbly offer up a few that can....

Eagle is a museum piece (100% legal)

The Bobcat,Coyote,and Lynx look like they're still alive. Thats some outstanding work.

Lots of guys can do head mounts of deer/elk but very few can do the smaller stuff well. Seems the face of bobcats, coyotes, ect just need much more skill to look real. Who did the work?

Those are great. I would love to get a cougar napping in front of my fire place.

And I'm guessin your significant other might have a small problem with your Cougar

I have always looked at those poses as defensive in nature as opposed to offensive.
Most often the shooter saw a lot of tooth & claw as the enraged lion fought the dogs that treed it .
Seems more docile poses are en vogue these days, however in my mind tooth & claw is what separates a predator from an herbivore.
A display of weaponry is fine by me if done well.

Docile works too though.

All I can say is WOW! Those cats look gr8

Simply awesome.

Want.

Beyond great. Amazing!

As always great stuff Sal

Super Cool!!

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I just read your PM.

Absolutely nowhere did you ask anything about the conservation organization orgs that I belong to.
I'm not much of a socializer at all & not really into chit chat., but do respond to most pm's.
Thanks.

Philip Soucy of Libby Montana has done a number of lifesize animals for me including the lynx above, he is a stud of a taxidermist, one of the best in the country.

http://www.philipsoucy.com/gallery/index.tpl

The birds were done by Eugene Streekstra of Florence Montana, a superb bird guy.

http://picasaweb.google.com/wildfowlunlimitedbirdtaxidermy

The deer were by Dustin Clark of Medford Oregon, he did my son's last two bucks, probably one the best Blacktail guys out there.

http://clarkstaxidermy.com/html/portfolio.html

The sheep are by Dewayne Dewey of Cody Wyoming, hands down the best sheep guy in the industry.

http://www.deweywildlife.com/photogalleries.cfm

Wildlifeartist Wayne Miller did the bobcats, the best bobcat guy anywhere, he doesn't do commercial work, he is in Michigan.

http://www.wildlifeartiststudio.com/galleryframe.htm

Did any of you guys watch "Taxidermy USA" last night? I think it was on the Discovery channel. Show based on three shops in different parts of the country.

What a bunch of hacks. Their work was terrible. I couldn't stop laughing at their finished mounts.

Last Saturday night? You are right about that.

I was in the kitchen and actually commented on how many thousands of dollars in Victoria Secret and Buckle Jeans (secret weapons of cougars and MILFS everywhere) was in the living room.

Haha yeah, either way really.

A few more examples of "The Good Stuff".

Come on, this isn't SOOO bad for a taxidermist in the 1700's...who'd never seen a lion before!

That's some good work there, mind if I get his contact info?

Isn't that the guy that perfected the jackelope?

Keith

Just saw this thread! Recognized the work of Phil Soucy right away! If I could've afforded the 6500 to have Phil do my 8 1/2 ft Tom I got this year I definately would have. His work is simply amazing, he is a second generation Taxidermist, passed on from his father and looking at his artwork simply makes your jaw drop! Since I did not have $6500 to spend, I went with the best Taxidermist IMO on the olympic peninsula, Don Strait of Strait's Taxidermy! He was recommended to me by a couple of the most avid hunters I know, so I took a look at his work and I'm pretty impressed. With a cat, you want somebody like Phil who can get the eyes right, from lookin at Don's work, he does bring the life back into all of his creations and does a great job on the eyes. I will get my mount back in August. It will be a lifesize mount with the big tom coming down to the right with mouth open. Lookin forward to sharing pictures with ya'll when I pick it up. Thanks for sharing Sal, those are all works of art.