how should i do my eroupean mount?

I used one like this on the big two point that I got a few years ago. Just an idea.

http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/product/40000037/solid-walnut-european-wall-mount-panel

i like the plaque ones that come off the wall and the antlers go paralell with the wall just a thought thats how im doing my archery buck euro

I've posted this before, but here's a Diorama I did for my brother.
You could easily add some legs to the base of the Diorama and turn it into an end table too.

I've also seen people use a set of sheds as the base to hold the skull off the wall. Sorry no pic but it looks cool.

NotEnufTags i really like that idea and might do somethin similar to that. that is really cool. did you use like real sage and grass or what

"Coloradobuck" wrote:NotEnufTags i really like that idea and might do somethin similar to that. that is really cool. did you use like real sage and grass or what

Yes I just picked up a piece of dead sagebrush and pulled some desert grasses out. The brown "ground" that you see is rock mix from Trufitt taxidermy supply. It comes with powdered dyes so you can mix the color from anything from white to black for your base. I spread the rock mix on chicken wire mesh. While it was still wet I stuck the grasses into the wet mix.

Here's a pic of the base before I put the rock mix on.

awesome i will have to look into that how much does that mix cost?

"Coloradobuck" wrote:awesome i will have to look into that how much does that mix cost?

I don't remember the exat cost. It was under $20. I think it was in the $14 - $16 range.

NotEnufTags,

+1 on his design, crazy good. :thumb

Thats a great idea NotEnoughTags! How long did the process take?

notenuftags, that is very impressive. I really like that. =D>

"Muley Shed Freak" wrote:Thats a great idea NotEnoughTags! How long did the process take?

For me the bulk of the process was the work involved in picking all the meat off the skull while simmering in Sal soda. Once the skull was whitened the Diorama didn't take too long. I spent an afternoon making the base with the 1/4" mesh wire attached. I took a day to go shed hunting and pick up the right piece of dead sage and desert grasses.

Here's the shed I found that day.
I ended up dipping strips of news paper in flour water to lay over the mesh. On my first attempt the rock mix was too thin so the newpaper layer (like making a pinata) worked great to spread the rock mix upon. I let the news paper dry one night and did the rock mix the next day. It took a day to dry. The diorama process took me about four days. The skull cleaning/peroxide whitening took me longer than that, but I'm a novice.

I used an old tent stake (nail type) driven through the bottom of the base, as a support for the sage brush piece. I drilled a hole into the bottom of the dead sage so that I could slide the sage down onto the nail. The rock mix holds the sage down onto the diorama base.