Bobcat Mount

[3ChordTruth]

Great looking bobcat. Intense look, paw in the air, claws out gripping tree bark, lots of realistic detail in this one. Good job.

[W-O]

Looks great.

[Texastaxi]

I don't want to discount the guy's work, because he might be pretty good, but you can not judge anything based on that mount.

[Throwin Darts]

I don't want to discount the guy's work, because he might be pretty good, but you can not judge anything based on that mount.

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You can judge it by the fact that it doesn't look like crap like 99.9% of the other bobcat mounts

[Texastaxi]

You can judge it by the fact that it doesn't look like crap like 99.9% of the other bobcat mounts

True.
But it's not fair to say that this guy is a great taxidermist because he put a skin on a form that has all the facial features pre-set. There is very little talent needed to put together a mount like that. The guy that "invented" that system makes a bunch of small mammal forms like this ... fox, bobcats, and coyotes, so far, but the sizes/poses are limited. What would this guy have done with an extremely large cat, that didn't fit on any of the forms that have a pre-set face?

There's a good chance that it would have been on the other end of the scale.

Like I said, I'm not discounting the guys talent, but it's not fair to say he's a great taxidermist, or that he has a full time future mounting bobcats, based on THAT mount.

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

True.

But it's not fair to say that this guy is a great taxidermist because he put a skin on a form that has all the facial features pre-set. There is very little talent needed to put together a mount like that. The guy that "invented" that system makes a bunch of small mammal forms like this ... fox, bobcats, and coyotes, so far, but the sizes/poses are limited. What would this guy have done with an extremely large cat, that didn't fit on any of the forms that have a pre-set face?



There's a good chance that it would have been on the other end of the scale.



Like I said, I'm not discounting the guys talent, but it's not fair to say he's a great taxidermist, or that he has a full time future mounting bobcats, based on THAT mount.

This makes sense.

Kinda like a person buying a pre-made service pole from McCoy’s and setting it the ground. And someone saying he has a future in electrical work.

It would be different if all parts were delivered and the same guy had to build the pole instead of just set it in the ground.


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[AntlerCollector]

I will judge it. Looks beautiful

[breederbuck33]

True.
But it's not fair to say that this guy is a great taxidermist because he put a skin on a form that has all the facial features pre-set. There is very little talent needed to put together a mount like that. The guy that "invented" that system makes a bunch of small mammal forms like this ... fox, bobcats, and coyotes, so far, but the sizes/poses are limited. What would this guy have done with an extremely large cat, that didn't fit on any of the forms that have a pre-set face?

There's a good chance that it would have been on the other end of the scale.

Like I said, I'm not discounting the guys talent, but it's not fair to say he's a great taxidermist, or that he has a full time future mounting bobcats, based on THAT mount.

Sounds to me like a lot more taxidermist SHOULD use the pre set stuff. It is still not going to be easy to make one look this good. I'd rather a taxidermist that "cheated" and made my stuff look legit, than and "artist" whose mount looks like it got ran over by a dump truck.

[Texastaxi]

Sounds to me like a lot more taxidermist SHOULD use the pre set stuff. It is still not going to be easy to make one look this good. I'd rather a taxidermist that "cheated" and made my stuff look legit, than and "artist" whose mount looks like it got ran over by a dump truck.

I can't argue your point, but you've completely missed mine.

[Throwin Darts]

True.
But it's not fair to say that this guy is a great taxidermist because he put a skin on a form that has all the facial features pre-set. There is very little talent needed to put together a mount like that. The guy that "invented" that system makes a bunch of small mammal forms like this ... fox, bobcats, and coyotes, so far, but the sizes/poses are limited. What would this guy have done with an extremely large cat, that didn't fit on any of the forms that have a pre-set face?

There's a good chance that it would have been on the other end of the scale.

Like I said, I'm not discounting the guys talent, but it's not fair to say he's a great taxidermist, or that he has a full time future mounting bobcats, based on THAT mount.

I didn't see that the OP described him as a great taxidermist. He just said he was a firefighter and a taxidermist on the side.

Regardless, once again, the cat looks great.

[SB09]

If he's as good of Firefighter as he is at his side job, I really hope he is the one to come rescue me if I'm ever caught in a burning building. I'm impressed, off the shelf form or not.

[Man]

Well this one was no fun....its looks perfect.

[quackaholic1]

Great work. Preset form or not. I would let him do mine anytime.

[gfulton]

Looks great. It's all in how they set the eyes.

[ATXArcher]

I'm a little disappointed. I saw another bobcat mount thread and quickly opened it up to see the train wreck and all the comments.. Always like to see a good looking cat mount, but all too often that is not what you get.