So I caught my first Bobcat today! A nice big and pretty Missouri tom. I was looking at getting him mounted, thought it might be cool to have him mounted in the trap, like the picture below. Has anyone else had a Bobcat taxidermied in a similar fashion? If so, would you mind sharing pictures? Thanks!

That sure is a pretty cat!

…. Nice one partner…. I’ve always thought about having one mounted but end up selling them instead


… some real pretty ones too

… when I was tossing the idea around I saw some forms in the McKenzie catalog that might work for what you’re thinking

Wow he is stunning! Very handsome!

That's a good looking cat.

Has a lot of color for a Missouri cat.

Congrats

Nice rosettes on that one.

Never seen on mounted like that...wouldn't hurt to be the 1st. Show your taxi the pic.

Beautiful nice going

Beautiful cat. It would make a nice mount but what would you have him mounted on. Don't know if a piece of log would look right. Never the less, congrat's on catching him.

Here is the catch and the mount. It cost $1300 for the mount

You might want to contact Amy's Animal Art Taxidermy in Hamptonville NC. See mounts a lot of cats every year. Maybe she could supply you with multiple pics of cats she has done in different poses.

It's worth looking into, she has a great Youtube channel. She even has about a 45 minute full "how do I tan bobcats" video online.

That's a beauty! Congrats on your first!

Just an idea. You could have it mounted and then place a trap on the base. Most people will put two and two together.

choose your taxidermist VERY CAREFULLY!

in my opinion, there are only a handful of taxidermists I'd trust with a bobcat...they are notoriously difficult to mount correctly.

One I had done a few years ago

Update:

Thank you all for the responses and the advice, I really appreciate it! I’ve looked around and I found a guy a few hours away from me that does an excellent job with cats. I’ve been looking at some forms, and I found this one which is almost identical to how he was in the trap. Going to see if I can’t make something work with him!

About only taxidermy supplier anymore. Can charge whatever they want . Shipping is over 20% of my cost. Where in MO, guy thinking east of Farmington that is traveler and has won and judges all major events.

That's a great-looking cat you've got, CoonCatcher.

One of the best cat mounts I've seen was done by Nathan Kelsey, from Kirksville, MO.

Take a look at her work to see excellent cat (and all other) taxidermy.

https://amystaxidermy.com/

Here's her FB link
https://www.facebook.com/amysanimalart/

I’m in northern MO, so I’m taking it to a guy in Mercer MO. Muddy Creek Taxidermy, he does great on cats.

Just doing the same as others, making you aware that cats are difficult to get perfect.