What Do You Do With..........

[Lawdog]

With a buffalo you can do a head mount.  Same with most other trophies you get in Africa.  A head mount for an elephant may be a bit big(and costly) so you can always cross the tusks behind your desk or whatever.  The ones you don't have mounts made out of you can always have rugs made out of the hides.  BUT what do you do with a Hippo?  Just wondering because my 8 year old grandson asked and I had no answer.  Lawdog

[Double D]

Lawdog,

Shoulder mount for the hippo.  Saw one in a Taxidermy shop. Decided when I win the lottery a hippo and giraffe hunt were top priority.  They made the neatest mounts.  Open mouth with the tusks, didn't look like warm cuddly animal at all!  The Giraffe stood on the floor and reached to the ceiling.

When I was in South Africa last year in the Airport at Capetown there was a shop selling fiberglass shoulder mounts. They had an Elephant shoulder mount on the wall, marked sold, 50000 Rand.  I would have to build a new house just to hang it.

[matt d]

mount it on the floor with its mouth ofpen and use it as a love seat in the tv room.