I met the outfitter at the Denver Sportsman's show on a Saturday. Had a cranky grandson, so went back on Sunday and talked to him. Friday morning, I got a call from him. Saturday afternoon had the cat on the ground.
He was an old, battered warrior.
It was a hard hunt in the sense that once the cat was treed, it took 2 hours hiking through hip-deep to knee-deep snow to get to him.
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Thanks. You've asked the hard question. My trophy room is pretty full. Two years ago, I took a large lioness. I had her made into a rug. I had planned to drape it over the back of the sofa. It turns out that she is too big for that. So, she is taking up floor space that was really free anyway.
So, to answer your question, I think that I'm going to have to have the mountain lion mounted as a full body. The next hard question is which pose.
Thanks. You've asked the hard question. My trophy room is pretty full. Two years ago, I took a large lioness. I had her made into a rug. I had planned to drape it over the back of the sofa. It turns out that she is too big for that. So, she is taking up floor space that was really free anyway.
So, to answer your question, I think that I'm going to have to have the mountain lion mounted as a full body. The next hard question is which pose.
The link in your post is broken.
"Some of those cuts look fresh. Any chance you were able to weigh it?"
Yes, there were fresh cuts. Makes you wonder about the cat that would be willing to take on that big boy.
No scale, but the guesses in the field were 200 - 220 lbs. Afterward, the outfitter said he figured it was 210 lbs. The old guy who ran the hounds told that it was a "once-in-a-lifetime cat" Because of the snow, they had to quarter it to bring out the meat and hide.
When I took it to the taxidermist, it created a stir. Their "cat guy" (main guy for mounting cats and also hunts them) described it as a "helluva cat"
I've started carrying a small digital scale to the tree so we can weigh any cats we take. We treed this guy the last week of the season. Probably150 lbs or so. Let him go but should be able to identify him again with that broken canine.
"Only a full body mount would do it justice, add on if you hafta." I agree that it deserves a full body mount.
Well, we already did one addition, so we're about out of room for that. The only other option would be to move - and I can't afford the alimony that would result from that.
In the end, regardless of my cat's score, I have never agreed with using skull size as the measurement of the carnivore's "size" Of course, I have a problem with record books overall - but don't get me started on that.
