Elephant mount
#11
I bet that sucker was heavy and hard to work with, even though it was just a head. Or should I say, Thank God it was just a head!
How much does an elephant head mount cost? curious...
Nice work!
How much does an elephant head mount cost? curious...
Nice work!
#12
I am not sure what my boss charged him totally for the mount, I work in the tanning part of the shop and only help occasionally with the taxidermy part. I do know for just the tanning of the cape, four feet and the tail was $4000.
#17
#18
Talked to my boss, said we mounted it for $12,500. said he priced it kind of low, was alot of work involved. This elephant was the guys wifes elephant, he is going back next year and wants his done lifesize. Not looking foward to that! We have a giraffe that we will be mounting soon, will post some pictures of that also.
Last edited by fritz1; 12-27-2010 at 07:23 PM.
#20
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
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How and in what shape are they able to ship an elephant head hide from Africa to Idaho? Seems like you surely couldn't freeze it and just salting a hide that thick wouldn't work. How thin do you flesh the hide for mounting?