Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
#11
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
I just came home with my elk mount yesterday and due to size the only place it would fit was over our living room stairway.Wifey O.K.ed it before hand and I even got a tape measure out to show her how far it would protrude from the wall and how high it would be to the ceiling.I hung it before she got home yesterday and was so please with it ,but when honeybuns arrived and saw it tears where flowing and I don't think they where tears of joy!I 'll let ya know if it ends up in the garage or stays,our prearranged deal was I would purchase her a new SUV in Jan . Maybe she ain't that bad she didn't ask for 2 Ferrari's
#12
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
ORIGINAL: dvdegeorge
I just came home with my elk mount yesterday and due to size the only place it would fit was over our living room stairway.Wifey O.K.ed it before hand and I even got a tape measure out to show her how far it would protrude from the wall and how high it would be to the ceiling.
I just came home with my elk mount yesterday and due to size the only place it would fit was over our living room stairway.Wifey O.K.ed it before hand and I even got a tape measure out to show her how far it would protrude from the wall and how high it would be to the ceiling.
#14
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
Montana Bob that was FUNNY as chit .... and Stunt looks like your living the "High Life" with a Nice home ... Sports Cars ...so I was wondering if the "Dog House"is large enough to hold your trophy's ;>) ... or you might try Ebay...
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#16
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 6
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
All my mounts go in my home office, exept for 3 duck mounts which I have in the Family room. I am addcited to collecting taxidermy, so it I am going to need to build a bigger office soon enough.
Heres my main wall.
W.
Heres my main wall.
W.
#18
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
A lot of my mounts will stay at my parent's house. My old man gets a charge out of 'em, and my fiancee, well, let's just say that she doesn't.
I understand that turkey heads and big buck heads aren't exactly "Feng Shui," but all's fair in love and war. So, I've fought the good fight and met a common ground - "The Man Room." The Man Room is where I will house all my firearms, treestands, bows, dead animals, wine and other random "Man-o-vations."
Tenatively, once the "ManRoom" is full, the garage is the fallback. I'm confident that I'll have softened her up by then.
She says my mounted turkey is "creepy," and looks "like a big scary black chicken."The nerve... LOL
I understand that turkey heads and big buck heads aren't exactly "Feng Shui," but all's fair in love and war. So, I've fought the good fight and met a common ground - "The Man Room." The Man Room is where I will house all my firearms, treestands, bows, dead animals, wine and other random "Man-o-vations."
Tenatively, once the "ManRoom" is full, the garage is the fallback. I'm confident that I'll have softened her up by then.
She says my mounted turkey is "creepy," and looks "like a big scary black chicken."The nerve... LOL
#19
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
i wonder what a lawyer would say when you told him you were going to divorce your wife because she wouldnt let you hang your mounts where you wanted. i think the lawyer would understand
#20
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brockport, NY
Posts: 613
RE: Where trophies go when the Housewife says "no"
Ill give you guys a different spin...as a taxidermist all day long, I dont mind NOT seeing mounts in my home. So, my cronies and I call my showroom the "Manlair". We do, however, allow females in from time to time, lol. You know, I spend a lot of time in Ohio, in Amish country. They usually have an outbuilding dedicated to just mounts, antlers, and "collectibles". To anyone with the room and the means to do so, its really a great idea. Theft and fire protection is easier, no children unattended to touch, and better insurance rates. Oh, and no Christmas decorations from our beautiful but evil wives, either...