European Trophy mount?

I was watching a show on OLN yesterday about elk hunting in Colorado.The guy on there with his guide`s help  shot a good 5x5 bull.The guide and the hunter were talking and he said something about his bull would make a good European style mount.I am not much on taxidermy,actually I know nothing about it.I was wondering what a European mount is?P.S. don`t flame me too bad.Not too many elk to mount down here in Texas..

Morning TIMBER  >>  The cut for such a mount is along these lines.  It's the way I'm gonna do last years Whitetail.  The flat surface on the back varies depending on the preference of the fella doing the mount (how much head he wants).  As BEAR said, bugs of many kinds can do the tissue cleaning for ya.  I've done no more to mine then what you see below.  They dried completely that way.  I'm gonna set aside some time when I can get them boiled clean.  Mount on a wood pedestal platform for the wall or a desk viewing and you're set.  The bleached out bone turns white.  I much prefer the typical, felt covered skull mounts, but this european style does give an interesting look.  Later.  >>  klallen

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Missed the text on the prior post.  It is a European mount of an Impala. I've got a few of these and I think that when you have a few mounts in a room, the skull format helps in the overall presentation.

BEAR

I've done my own elk that way a couple of times. I like the way it looks and it's cheaper than having a shoulder mount done. I'm holding off for a whopper before I do that.

I think I may have my next buck done like that.It would look nice on a peice of mesquite with a brass plate under it with the date engraved on it.

Unless it is a real good buck , then I`ll opt for a nice shoulder mount..

due to my son's awesome buck this year, we've got a new interest in this topic in the tasunkawitko household.

klallen, how did that turn out with your boiling it? being the time of year it is, we're not going to have any insects handy to do the work, but boiling might be an option. we also might simply skin and freeze until spring and then let the ants or wasp have their way with it.

what a timely topic - especially for tas!

if you want to use bugs and you live in the sticks, bury the thing lest the coyotes make off w/ it... experience is a good teacher!

Y'all be carefull boiling a skull. They tell me that the fat gets in the bone and causes problems. I had a friend do one for me and he bleached out the antler bases. Note - cover with foil if you insist on boiling. I never could get them back to an accurate color using stains. There's a company a friend has used and been very pleased, link below.

http://www.skulltaxidermy.com/