Opinions on Mountain Goat!!

My taxi is ready to start working on my full body pedestal mount for my 2011 mountain goat.
I know what pose I want and we are going to get a form picked out in the next couple days.
Since this may be the only goat I ever harvest, let alone get mounted, I want to make sure I do it right.
My questions for all of you:

1.) This billy has HUGE glands (almost to the point of being ugly). Would you suggest replicating them as they were, or trying to reduce them. Do you think they detract from the horns? I haven't seen a mount done yet with glands that large.
2.) This billy had about an inch of horn broken off his right side. Would you suggest repairing this to match his right side to show his true potential or leave it broken as harvested. (I knew before shooting him that he had a broken horn and it didn't break off in the tumble)
3.) Most manikins that I have seen have the ?cute? concave shaped face/nose of a younger goat. This billy had a wide roman nose and had the horse shaped face of an older billy. What are your opinions on modifying the face to make it look more like the actual goat? I am concerned that people might think it is a bad taxi job if I did the roman nose & hose face since most people think of goats having the typical ?cute? face.

I attached some pictures for reference.

Please give me your honest opinions. I don't want to screw up what might be my only chance at a beautiful goat mount.
Thanks.
Brian


Live photo


Side view



Front view

I would get rid of those nasty glands. I would leave the horn as is. A good taxi can modify the form and make it fit well to your goat.

This is an amazing goat and I love the mount.
http://www.northeasttaxidermy.com/photos/North_American_Taxidermy/Mountain_Goat_Taxidermy_Mount.php

Personally I would have him done the way he is,glands, horn and nose, but your the one that has to look at it for the rest of your life

What would you rather look at? I sense you do not want the larger glands!
If that's the case, reduce them!

Speaking from a taxi perspective, I would reduce the glands so there is not a distraction. Keep the horn as is and make sure your taxi does exactly what you want. Sounds like he is working with you already, not without you, which is great. Nice trophy!

The only thing I would change are the glands. Get rid of them. Congrats on a great billy.

Eldorado

My goat had very nice looking glands, or they were in the field. When I got the mount done I was shocked to see them not included. The mount is excellent but if they could be done and look good/natural I would leave them. I would need to research that for the future if I shoot another one.

Strictly speaking if it were me, I would have the roman nose done, leave the horns alone, reduce the glands to a smaller size. But like said above, you are the one that has to look at it.

I give my clients the option on the size of glands. It has been my experience that large glands tend to take away from the mount and can be a distraction. The glands on this billy are extremely large. If it were me, I would reduce the gland size and keep the rest as is. But he will reside in your house and you should do as you wish.

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Those glands are nasty!