favorite antelope shoulder mount form?

[Stonewall308]

What form do you think looks the best for antelope? If I am lucky enough to get one, I am still waffling between euro mount or shoulder mount.

 

[hobbes]

Antelope have never done a lot for me as a shoulder mount but there are exceptions, a really big buck or a once in a lifetime antelope hunt would be exceptions. Shoulder mount preferences are going to be all up to the individual. If I were going with an antelope mount I'd want the head up high. I'd also think about where it's going so the turn had it facing into the room and not into a nearby wall.

I'd go with an upright sweep:

Antelope Upright Sweep

Antelope Upright Sweep Gameheads by McKenzie Supply. Outstanding anatomical accurate shoulder mannikins in popular sizes!

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Or probably my favorite would be a wall pedestal:

Antelope Wall Pedestal

Antelope wall pedestals are a great mounting option. McKenzie Taxidermy offers a wides selection of antelope gameheads by well known sculptors.

www.mckenzietaxidermy.com

 

[MTClacka]

I'm a big fan of wall pedestal forms for antelope. I have a couple and have mounted several, and it is always what I recommend. Look at the Mckenzie forms, and also Dave Ferguson's wall pedestal forms for a bit more turn and dimension.

 

[TaperPin]

I really like the unique color of antelope - get a mount shape that complements the space it’s going into.

When done well, a mount should look lifelike and the contrasting colors around the eyes, lips, etc make it even more important to get right. By looking at a number of antelope mounts the differences in taxidermist ability really pop out.

A euro mount also looks really nice because of the black on white. Down the road you can always buy a cape and have the shoulder mount.

 

[Rich M]

I like the look of a live antelope. Shoulder mounts, not so much. Thinking to get a euro.

 

[Scottf270]

I have 7 antelope mounts. My favorite is the wall pedestal. Shows the antelope and it's colors much better than a normal wall mount.

As a lot of antelope horns look similar, I will only ever mount another if it's a truly exceptional buck. I actually had my taxidermist carefully remove the horns off a mount and put my 2021 bucks horns on the mount as it was bigger. He then put the old horns on the new skull as a euro. Saved me a ton of money and room and still honored both animals.

I do like euros on antelope. But I prefer truly large or unique horns on a mount.

 

[Huntthedistance]

I really like the pedestal mounts and then European.

 

[bowuntr]

McKenzie semi sneak wall pedestal... Ed F

 

[Touchdown88]

This is a McKenzie form I used when I mounted my antelope. Make sure you take enough hide if you want a wall pedestal.

 

[Jaker_cc]

I like this floor pedestal I had done

 

[ndsportsman]

I prefer pedestal mounts, upright forms

 

[BBkiller89]

I’m with everyone else about wall pedestals. I have my first antelope as a wall pedestal. My wife liked it so much she got one of her first antelope as well.

 

[Mojave]

McKenzie semi sneak wall pedestal... Ed FView attachment 605506

This is very striking and an absolute monster of a goat.

 

[Mojave]

I like this floor pedestal I had done

I think floor pedestals take away from the animal.

To me they look random.

My brother in law did one for my dad on a 95 inch antelope. I wish I had a photo of it. It looks like trash.

Everyone has their own opinions and that is fine. I just don't like them.