does this mount look worthy of 800 bucks?

thought i'd see what everyones else opinons were,,,,,,,would you shell out 800 bucks for a mount like this? maybe i'm expecting a lil more,,,,too much of a perfectionist?,,,,,he just don't look quite right to me

Looks pretty good if you cut the head off

It would never be hung up in my house, it’s not right

To answer your question in one word - no.

No

nope.

there are only a VERY few taxi's (in my opinion) who can do justice to a bobcat.

VERY few.

If the eyes were focused on the same place it would look good. So I'd say no unless he fixes that one glaring detail

No, I would address the taxidermist. That's BS.

Little Crosseyed

Cat faces are the hardest thing to do, that's not the worst ive seen but not good.

Definitely cross eyed. The rest looks pretty good.

Maybe he was about to turn a load loose...lol
Sometimes that will cross a mans eyes...lol

nope

Could you possibly get a direct, face on shot, please? Those eyes, as it is, are gonna haunt my worst dreams. I'd like to see how bad they really are.

I've seen worse, but still no.

I got the pic from a fellas facebook page advertising his taxidermy work,,,,,,,,,it doesn't look like an 800 quality mount to me. glad to see I wasn't overdemanding

Maybe for back in the 20s and 30s but mounts are so much better than this today.

http://www.stoneyhills.com/images/126.jpg

I've seen better and I've seen worse (you can buy a lot of cat food for $800 bucks which is a Canadian joke I think)

now thats a pretty mount

Nope

No not 200.

Always heard the eyes of a cat are the most difficult Guess that proves it Jurassic would know

I have never mounted any of the animals I have harvested, and I don't intend to start at 73 years old. For me selling the cat for $40 and taking the $800 and doing an out of state trapping week or so would be a better use of the funds, but that is just me and not the many on this forum who have many, many mounted and tanned annimals.

Bryce

AAAAAHHHHHHHH !!!!!!

My Eyes......Mt Eyes !!!!

I can't un-see that thing.

To paraphrase Fred Flintstone:

"I don't know what the taxidermist got
to mount that thing"...............

"But He should have got Life" !!!!!

w

No

.... doesn’t help that it was a butt ugly cat to begin with lol... I’ve killed a couple funky eyed cats before

If that's a early caught female it looks pretty good to me . If its a late caught Tom it sucks . I think the cross eyes are caused by the camera angle . The hair isnt laying all lumpy on the face like so many taxi cats do but it looks awfully feminine to me . Ive seen taxidermist with good reputations turn a 36 lb tom into something that looked like a sick 25 lb female

Very few taxidermist or tattoo artist can do a bobcat or mountain lions face justice. Most do what I call the "pink panther face".
Most taxidermist seem to be good with other species but one that can do the wildcats face is few and far between.
A cross eyed or pink panther faced cat is about like a smiling coyote mount !
I agree with your assessment.

Nope

One reason I don't have or plan to have any predator mounted, takes the right taxi and in my experience more money

Eyes don't bother me so much as the profile of the face.

True, Sniper. The face looks too flat and wide.....and the eyes don't help none! lol

Go back and look at the face of that pretty cat that Hilltop had a link to on the first page!

NO

WS

No. The head looks exactly like a housecat.

The eyes dont look terrible to me.......it looks like someone clubbed him between the eyes and there is swelling.

I have to go with the rest, NO.

neck back looks good.
Neck forwards NO!

I’m sorry for your loss.

Nope

The head is messed up.

Realize bobcats are among the hardest animals for a taxidermist to get to look natural and most taxidermists struggle. The forms they use are the first step and the premium forms sell for premium $$$ and most taxidermists go for the "better" type cast versus the "best" based on price.

bobcats are one of the hardest animals to mount , that being said I have seen a lot worse, need a better pic. to be sure

No

Looks like a nice mount to me. I noticed the eyes right away but that’s what seems to get screwed up on cat mounts a lot. I think if the cat was focused on some prey, that’s what his eyes might look like and might be what the taxi was trying to capture. Stick a grouse or rabbit in his line of sight and you might have something there, Lol, but would really need a better shot at his face straight on to make that call. I had one cat done and it was worse than that one, that’s for sure.

Not nearly as good as some of Uncle Fester's mounts.

Much better than this one:



I think the overall mount looks real good but from that angle the eyes look a little crossed to me. I different angle might show otherwise.

I remember those quality mounts

Is it just me, but it doesn’t look like he is putting any weight on his back feet. Back legs look off to me.

garbage. Wasted a good pelt. Take the 800 and add what the pelt would have brought that's your investment.

Ive RARELY seen a bobcat mount that looked like it wasn’t a cartoon or Caitlyn Jenner. Lol.

I'd never mount a bobcat. Very few ever look good. In my opinion, a tanned cat hide looks much better and a lot more friendly on my pocket book.

What a bout this mount?