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When you don't have a Leopard foot, make one

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This Leopard was caught in a snare and lost it's foot. The client really wanted us to try and hide the lack of a foot. at first we were going to hide it in foliage but she wanted him standing on a branch. Then we came up with the idea of why not just replace the whole foot. Now leopard skins are very high dollar and can only be purchased within the state, and who will give up their Leopard for a foot? So we decided to use a Mountain Lion foot and bleach it, then dye the spots back on it.

What do you think? did we pull it off?

 

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I saw this at the seminar, pre-spots. Looks good Jim.

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Wow! looks like there is no way to tell, awesome!

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The first foot photo....I thought...."Umm...not so much."

Then I saw the second photo, and thought, "Unless you KNOW it is there, you will never see it."

 

Great job saving the mount. Looks amazing.

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Awesome job Jim!! By the way the Javelina you did for me back in 2003 still looks as good as the day I took it in to you. Very impressed!!!

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Wow good thinking, that looks great!!!!

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