Mounting Options

Choose Your Display

Mounting Options for Every Trophy, Space & Style

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Shoulder Mounts

A classic wall-mounted option that highlights the animal’s head, neck, facial detail, and horn structure beautifully.

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Wall Pedestals

A wall-mounted display with added depth, giving your trophy more movement, shape, and viewing interest.

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Floor Pedestals

A feature display with custom base options, natural habitat detail, and strong presence in any room.

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Half Mounts

A larger display showing more body detail, movement, and character while needing less space than full mounts.

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Full Mounts

A life-size presentation that captures the animal’s full posture, scale, anatomy, and natural character.

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Skull Mounts

A clean European-style display that preserves the skull, horns, or antlers with a refined finish.

Boil & Bleach

Boil & Bleach

Professional skull preparation that cleans, whitens, preserves, and finishes your skull for long-term display.

Tan & Ship

Tan & Ship

Hides are tanned, prepared, packed, and shipped for clients completing their taxidermy work elsewhere.

Dip & Ship

Dip & Ship

Raw trophies are treated, cleaned, salted, packed, and prepared for approved export or onward shipment.

Flat Skins

Flat Skins

Professionally tanned skins prepared for wall display, décor, or long-term preservation.

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Rugs

Finished trophy rugs prepared with careful tanning, backing, and display-ready presentation.

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Custom Displays

Tailored bases, habitat details, shields, and presentation finishes created around your trophy.

Why Choose Us

Guidance for the Right Mounting Choice

Choosing the right display affects how your trophy looks, fits your space, and preserves the memory behind it. Our team helps you understand your options clearly before the work begins.

Custom Bases

Base and habitat options add depth and context.

Species Knowledge

Advice shaped around each animal’s size and character.

Fine Detail

Natural features are carefully shaped and finished.

Display Planning

Guidance based on your trophy, wall space, and room.

Clear Advice

We explain the process before your trophy begins.

Practical Options

Mounting choices suit different budgets, spaces, and styles.

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Mounting FAQs

Questions About Choosing a Mount

The right option depends on the species, available space, budget, and how you want the trophy displayed. Our team can guide you through the best fit.

A shoulder mount is displayed on a wall, while a pedestal mount gives the trophy more depth, shape, and viewing angles.

Yes. Custom bases and habitat tops can be created for selected floor pedestal mounts, full mounts, and display pieces.

Yes. Skull mounts offer a clean, space-conscious display while still preserving the skull, horns, or antlers beautifully.

Yes. Cradle of Man Taxidermy offers tanning for flat skins, back skins, rugs, and hides prepared for long-term use or display.