King of the Rockies, Bighorn sheep, facial clay work on the best sheep face. Art of Taxidermy.

[@garysublett3493]

this is pure artwork...had to be a dream come true to mount one of biggest rams in world...i have a 202 5/8 ram mounted lifesize going into jack occonnor museum this spring..am super happy with...awesome video...thanks...👍

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

Thanks Gary.. yes it was an honor.

[@wendellshaw8164]

Great work, I was able to photograph this guy a few months before he died

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

thanks Wendell... I guess he was the celebrity of the rockies.

[@fredhorning8881]

Back in the day Al Hilbert

[@ckeg49]

Is that bondo that you're using here to sculpt and even out the transition from the skull plate to the form/head?

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

Nope… I’m using paper Mache.

[@ckeg49]

Ahh okay. I've never had great luck with it drying in a satisfactory amount of time. Seems to take a day or two, sometimes longer.

[@peterheinz9569]

Ken walker

[@pointychristmastree6564]

The best repro guy I’ve seen is Trigger Finger Replicas, in Utah.

[@LordRusty5]

Ben, were you able to remove those monster horns from the cores?

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

Oh yeah. Had to. I rot them out with water.., stinky but it’s the best I know.

[@LordRusty5]

@@ArtofTaxidermy Agreed! I saw a tip somewhere, using a fish tank heater secured to the inside wall of the bucket used to macerate the horns off a skull. The guy covered the bucket to reduce the smell, and the heater speeded up the process. Haven't tried it yet myself, but it makes sense! ;)

[@richardowens7897]

Duane Dewey

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻… you got it. That’s the Dewey change out head.

[@2anonymous]

Looks like a McKenzie / Precision Bighorn by Joe Kish. If it is, I wouldn't exactly call them the "best".

[@ArtofTaxidermy]

Nope it’s not. 😁

[@kman6349]

Brain D.