Painted Taxidermy

[tperry5]

My wife had an idea to paint some deer and antelope shoulder mounts just something different and if nothing else they make great conversation pieces. I was able to find some shoulder mounts through some different auctions, mostly for $30-$50 so about the right price range to try it out. Just thought I'd share with you guys to see what you all thought, so far people have either loved em, hated em or they grew on em.

This goat hangs in my boys room.


Another goat


Oh, and GO PACK GO!

 

[ivorytip]

wow, now tats different, interesting idea. not my cup of tea but I bet that can be big with the res folks and others.

 

[go_deep]

First off, love the cheesehead!
I like the one antelope that has less paint on it, I think it looks really nice. The one that has more paint not so much, and for whatever reason not on the deer at all.
Cool idea though, thanks for sharing!

 

[Hilltop]

I would fall into the hated them group... Just not my thing but kudos for trying something outside the box.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I've seen painted skulls before but nothing like this. I have to say I'm also in the hated em group.

 

[mallardsx2]

Interesting! but if someone did that to my mounts they would need a dentist appointment...

 

[Murdy]

I like them (except for the cheesehead! -- lol), wouldn't do that with a mount, but definitely interesting

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I've seen some fish mounts done this way, mainly big marlin & tuna.

 

[tperry5]

Ya, we've had a few people not like them too much but several like it (mostly men who hunt don't like it and women in general like them a lot, small observation), but the way we see it, as 'art' I think it does it's job, people talk about it whether they like it or hate it! Also I would never do this to my own mounts, that's why I got them through auctions, I find it easier to paint mounts that cost me $30 instead of $500.

 

[ivorytip]

I hear ya, I bet ya they'd sell pretty good at shops on a res. I can see that being a big thing. maybe im wrong.

 

[CrossCreeks]

Very Different , someone somewhere will really like em' just not me.

 

[badgerbob]

Not trying to a start a war here, but I think that is disrespectful to the animal. I have an antelope mount and my wife wanted to use it for a hat rack. No way. I think we have an obligation to the animal to treat it with respect once we take it. I saw one in a bar once that had a bow tie on. Never been back. I know this is all just my opinion, but I'm against it. Just doesn't set right with me and doesn't seem to be a good fallow up to a fair chase hunt. BB

 

[tperry5]

Not trying to a start a war here, but I think that is disrespectful to the animal. I have an antelope mount and my wife wanted to use it for a hat rack. No way. I think we have an obligation to the animal to treat it with respect once we take it. I saw one in a bar once that had a bow tie on. Never been back. I know this is all just my opinion, but I'm against it. Just doesn't set right with me and doesn't seem to be a good fallow up to a fair chase hunt. BB

You're not going to offend me, everyone is sure entitled to their opinions, I always find it interesting what people think about them.

 

[Tim McCoy]

First I've seen done like that, seen plenty of painted skulls. These are not my cup of tea, but I can see that some might like it. I've got zero issues with the idea, heck my youngest son hangs his sports award metals off a deer rack or two at the house and one mount proudly wears a Beavers baseball cap. To each their own...

 

[RICMIC]

I think you're spot on with the evaluation tperry, that hunters don't think much of it and that non-hunters and women like it. I guess that girly-men would absolutely love it. Fill a truck and bring them to a San Francisco auction and you'll make a fortune.

 

[swampokie]

Im not sure what to say. I know here in Oklahoma and specifically in Shawnee the painted horse statues are all the rage! That being said im not sure what to make of it

 

[480/277]

I don't find it disrespectful to the animal in any way,shape, manner or form. But like most here I don't like it. And I don't like painted skulls either .

 

[Matthoek21]

I agree with the others. Definitely not my cup of tea, but I could see someone using this idea for art or for decoration of some sort. Western Art Gallery maybe. I am like you definitely wouldn't do my animals like that. Have seen European skull mounts painted that look cool. Seen a bison once. Tperry maybe you can do your bison that way. What are your plans for the bison? Oh and congratulations again.

 

[tperry5]

I agree with the others. Definitely not my cup of tea, but I could see someone using this idea for art or for decoration of some sort. Western Art Gallery maybe. I am like you definitely wouldn't do my animals like that. Have seen European skull mounts painted that look cool. Seen a bison once. Tperry maybe you can do your bison that way. What are your plans for the bison? Oh and congratulations again.

Right now I'm working on cleaning up the skull for a European mount and a plaque for it, I'll post some pics when I get it done. I probably won't be painting it, I don't mind painting other peoples trophies tho...

 

[Musket Man]

Not in my house!