Elephant mount
 

Elephant mount we just finished.

I definetly would not want that big thing in my living room! I dont know much about an elephant but it looks like you did good on details and everything. Nice work!

Thanks, it was quite the project.

that is some very nice work. where in idaho are you?

Thanks, we are located in Weippe, Idaho.

:jaw:wow thats a first for me. i have seen a full body buffalo mount on some website and a sabertooth tiger mount

very nice.

OK, I'll bite--- Why??

Is it a full body mount or a head mount?
I don't know much about elephants but it really does look good!!
how long did it take? and how many people worked on it? How big is your studio? (lot of questions) but I don't see that everyday!! again Great Job Doc

Thankfully it was just a head mount, we had 5 people working on it, three of us took turns shaving on it for about a week, after we tanned it, it was mounted in one weekend, then finished the rest in another weekend once it had dried. We have a really big shop, although this time of year it doesnt seem big enough. Thanks for the comments. You can check us out on the web at www.artistryoutwest.com or our tanning site is www.northidahotan.com

Very cool mount!

You did an awesome job!

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! :D

How much does an elephant head mount cost? curious...

Nice work!

You are right, thank god it was just a head mount. Not looking foward to anymore, although the guy we did this one for is going back to Africa next year to get another, this one was his wifes.
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.

That looks incredible! How close are you to Montana? Might be having some business for you someday :)

great job....what was the cost?

look at post # 12

We are fairly close to Montana, check out our website. www.artistryoutwest.com or our tanning site www.northidahotan.com

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.

Life-size elephant mount? Holy crap! That man must own a mansion....or a gymnasium.

Great job on the mount. Looks fantastic

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?

It comes from Africa dried and salted, in a crate just like anything else. We are a U.S.D.A. certified clearing agent, most African hides and horns that are shipped to the U.S. come to us before they are shipped to other taxidermist. You shave it as thin as you can without cutting through the wrinkles, tideous work for sure. I will go through some of my pictures and see if I cant find some of the elephant before we rehydrated it.

Wow, that's an incredible mount!!!!