How do you display your EURO mounts?

[Tony Trietch]

I'm not home so I can't post any pics but my taxi puts the wall hanger (just a loop on a metal band) on the rear of the skull at it's highest point. This makes the skull hangs so the nose of the buck is about 30 to 40 degrees from the wall, making it a more natural angle to view the antlers. The bottom pic in atrietch's#5 post of the whitetails on the floor is the right angle, except mounted on a wall. Most of the mounting plates made now display at that angle but if you want a cleaner look, the method I described works well.

Too often,euros (and skull plates) are mounted flat against the wall so the nose is pointing down which isn't natural. That only occurs when the buck is feeding and isn't a good angle to view the antlers IMO.

That's sounds like a clean look! If you get time later to post pics, I would love to see how it works.
I really just want a clean look that doesn't take away from the animal. If I were to make a wood plaque, it would need to be smaller than the skull.

 

[robby denning]

I'll get you a pic when I get home

 

[Browtinemt]

Also did a euro mount of a dall sheep on an old style trapper pack Mr Stid was kind enough to gift to us. The "bedroll" underneath is actually the left over hide from my mountain goat shoulder mount.

Becca that is a great idea with the trapper pack!

 

[BackcountryMT]

Stand a built for some deer skulls

 

[Nick Muche]

I picked up a Trapper Nelson pack a few months ago, can't wait to do something with it!

 

[BackcountryMT]

I picked up a Trapper Nelson pack a few months ago, can't wait to do something with it!

I always thought some furs and a moose shed hanging off one of those frames would be sweet.

 

[robby denning]

Here's the method I was writing about:

 

[yhudson]

Skull Hooker.

 

[Tony Trietch]

That is thinking outside the box!
Thanks Robby! I like it.

 

[kyburley]

 

[charvey9]

I like a little more rustic look, so I found some reclaimed barn wood and did this for my blacktail euro.

 

[TXCO]

I use a wire loop on my bear and cat skulls and hang them in a set of rows or on narrow walls between windows.

 

[timberland]

Here's my bow buck from this year. A taxie friend of mine primed, painted then dipped it for $50 after I got it cleaned up. I think you can buy dipping kits online for about $70 and it probably would do 3-4 skulls.

 

[TEmbry]

I have skull hookers for all my skulls. Two whitetails, two sitka blacktails, an elk, and a caribou. They are all in storage however. Been living out of a duffle bag since May and won't have my own place until July of 2015.... can't come soon enough.

 

[Micahmoose]

I saw a episode of solo hunter. He was in Idaho or Wyoming interviewing this guy that makes a deal similar to the skull hooker but instead of metal he makes a casting of a spine. About a foot and a half long you mount your skull onto this spine and you can put it in any position you want. I have tried to find it but can't. Does anyone know what I am talking about.?

 

[Brock A]

I saw a episode of solo hunter. He was in Idaho or Wyoming interviewing this guy that makes a deal similar to the skull hooker but instead of metal he makes a casting of a spine. About a foot and a half long you mount your skull onto this spine and you can put it in any position you want. I have tried to find it but can't. Does anyone know what I am talking about.?

Stuck N the Rut guys.

http://www.stuckntherut.com/store/skeleton-mount

 

[birdman1]

I weld a horseshoe and a half together to hang them, its a good use for all the used shoes I have hanging around!

 

[Zbowman1]

Skull Hookers for me as well. Here's one I got back this weekend

 

[jquarnberg]

Here is one I just did for my buddy. He found the shed horn off of the buck he killed just before killing it so I stained the horn and mounted it on the horn. It sits nice.

 

[jquarnberg]

I usually mount the skull hooker on a barn wood plaque like this and I think they look great (the skull needs to be tilted up, which is very easy with the skull hooker). View attachment 22224