eastvalleyjerry Report post Posted February 18, 2022 After a couple years of frustration bowhunting these things I decided to switch over to the pistol. Decided to sit a water hole the afternoon of opening day and after 4 hours of seeing nothing but cows coming in I backed out spotted 2 pigs heading in the direction of the truck. Snuck into about 20 yards, made a couple quick shots and finally tagged my first HAM hunt Javelina. This guy had to weigh over 50 pounds. Looking forward to making some chorizo and also wanted to check if anyone has any recommendations of good taxidermist in the Valley? Preferably somewhere in the Chandler/Tempe area. I have always wanted a good Javelina shoulder mount and I am still deciding if I want to do a mouth open or passive mount. 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegunsmith2506 Report post Posted February 18, 2022 Congrats! Open mouth would be my vote. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted February 18, 2022 Nice one…congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSR Report post Posted February 18, 2022 I think the closed mouth looks way better and more natural. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastvalleyjerry Report post Posted February 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, JSR said: I think the closed mouth looks way better and more natural. I definitely like both of them. Might just have to plan on mounting another down the road so I can have both. The last image I have of this one alive was when it barked/charged me with its mouth open, so I might have to do this one like that. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSR Report post Posted February 18, 2022 I might be jaded because I have a bear rug that I asked the taxidermist to do closed mouth and when I picked it up the mouth was full open and it looks ridiculous. Fake teeth. The tongue looks like something out of a cartoon, etc. Im sure your taxidermist will do a better job. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted February 18, 2022 Javi's have such wicked teeth, I'd go with open mouth for sure. Growing up, dad had a couple mounted open mouthed hanging on the wall. The stuff kids nightmares are made of. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastvalleyjerry Report post Posted February 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, JSR said: I might be jaded because I have a bear rug that I asked the taxidermist to do closed mouth and when I picked it up the mouth was full open and it looks ridiculous. Fake teeth. The tongue looks like something out of a cartoon, etc. Im sure your taxidermist will do a better job. I worry about that look you are describing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazymonkey Report post Posted February 18, 2022 I'd see clay in payson mollogon taxidermy.He did a Awsome full mount for a buddy at work. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted February 18, 2022 Closed mouth Javelina mounts are a lot cheaper than open mouth. Unfortunately the open mouth forms cost 3-4 times more than a regular closed mouth. I used to hate open mouth, but have learned to really like them. Here's a few that I've mounted. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idgaf Report post Posted February 19, 2022 9 hours ago, JSR said: I might be jaded because I have a bear rug that I asked the taxidermist to do closed mouth and when I picked it up the mouth was full open and it looks ridiculous. Fake teeth. The tongue looks like something out of a cartoon, etc. Im sure your taxidermist will do a better job. Same thing happened to me. Every morning it would startle the he'll out of me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewlyMinted Report post Posted February 19, 2022 Congrats on your javelina dude! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastvalleyjerry Report post Posted July 5, 2022 Got my Pig back from Big Browns last week and think it looks awesome. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted July 5, 2022 59 minutes ago, eastvalleyjerry said: Got my Pig back from Big Browns last week and think it looks awesome. Thank you! I agree, it looks Awesome on the wall!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
