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Reasons To Choose A Full-Body Taxidermy Mount

10 August 2022

Wade Moreno

When you harvest an animal during a hunt and plan to display the animal in your home, you'll need to promptly find a local taxidermist and begin discussing your options. One of the questions that the taxidermist will ask is how much of the animal you want to have on display. Many hunters opt for the head and shoulders. This is a common idea for animals such as deer and elk. Another option is to choose a full-body taxidermy mount, which means that the taxidermist will prepare the animal's entire body and display it in a manner that suits you. Here are some reasons that the full-body idea may appeal to you.

Visually Impressive  

A big reason to choose a full-body taxidermy mount is that this display will be visually impressive. If you have a specific room in your home in which you'll feature a number of taxidermy mounts, there's little question that a full-body display will garner the most attention when guests enter this space. This can especially be true if the taxidermist prepares the animal in an interesting pose. For example, instead of having a bear pose as though it's walking, many people favor having the bear standing on its hind feet in an aggressive pose.

Understanding The Size

Some hunters exaggerate the size of animals they harvest. If you've harvested something that is particularly large, choosing a full-body taxidermy mount is a good way for your fellow hunters and friends to understand and appreciate the animal's size. In the case of a large deer, for example, it can be difficult to understand just how big the deer was if you only have the head on display. A taxidermy preparation of the animal's entire body will show your friends that you weren't exaggerating when you told them the size of the animal.

Respecting The Animal

A lot of hunters have a deep sense of respect for the animals that they harvest, endeavoring to use as much of the animal as possible. When you choose a full-body taxidermy mount, it can convey extra respect for the animal because less of it is going to waste. If you were to choose a display that only features the animal's head and shoulders, the rest of its body would be discarded. It's a sign of respect to have the whole body on display in your home.

Contact a company like Mounts For Sale to learn more about taxidermy mounts. 

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