Desert sheep skull display.

Cheesecanyon · Dec 27, 2021

Nice addition to the entertainment center. This thing looks pretty dam cool tucked back in there and I can even change the lighting with a remote depending on my mood or what season it is.

Zeke · Dec 27, 2021

Looks great to me!
I could hang right there and enjoy the view too.
Zeke

BurntRidge · Dec 27, 2021

Do you like your mini replica? I was thinking of getting one

Cheesecanyon · Dec 27, 2021

BurntRidge said:
Do you like your mini replica? I was thinking of getting one

It’s not a replica of my ram, I’m pretty sure I’ll end up getting one though ?.

BradA · Dec 28, 2021

Is that a replica skull or the real skull ?

Cheesecanyon · Dec 28, 2021

BradA said:
Is that a replica skull or the real skull ?

This is the real skull

BurntRidge · Dec 28, 2021

Cheesecanyon said:
It’s not a replica of my ram, I’m pretty sure I’ll end up getting one though ?.

Is it made by mini muley though? I’m just curious the quality of these

Cheesecanyon · Dec 28, 2021

BurntRidge said:
Is it made by mini muley though? I’m just curious the quality of these

I bought this from trappermanantlers just after I found out I drew my tag. He made a bunch of these mini’s in several species but then stopped for a bit. Then this past month he came out with the minimulies. The quality of this thing is incredible, I’m sure his new products he offers are built with same quality. I stopped in his shop and chatted with him while scouting sheep this summer and his work is awesome.

elkantlers · Dec 28, 2021

@Cheesecanyon what did you do with the Cape if you don't mind me asking?

LIK2HNT · Dec 29, 2021

Looks great!!
A Euro sheep skull would make a great coffee table centerpiece. That way people could feel the weight of it also.

OutdoorWriter · Dec 29, 2021

It's a bit dusty, but this is something I did with a merino sheep ram from Santa Cruz island. I used plaster of Paris to shape the 'head' part' & covered it with tanned deer hide. Did the wood work in my shop.

Cheesecanyon · Dec 29, 2021

elkantlers said:
@Cheesecanyon what did you do with the Cape if you don't mind me asking?

It’s at Paul Pennie’s place waiting for a life size mount. I’m going to get a cast of the original when the times comes.

treedagain · Dec 29, 2021

Cheesecanyon said:
It’s at Paul Pennie’s place waiting for a life size mount. I’m going to get a cast of the original when the times comes.

Who is going to do your replica?

Cheesecanyon · Dec 29, 2021

treedagain said:
Who is going to do your replica?

I’ll probably end up going with Paul’s recommendation. I’m not sure of the guys name, but he does his replicas for him and Paul’s work is incredible.

Cahunter805 · Dec 30, 2021

OutdoorWriter said:
It's a bit dusty, but this is something I did with a merino sheep ram from Santa Cruz island. I used plaster of Paris to shape the 'head' part' & covered it with tanned deer hide. Did the wood work in my shop.

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Santa Cruz Island in CA? That’s a nice ram from there.

Cahunter805 · Dec 30, 2021

Congrats on the sheep. That looks right at home in the entertainment center. Be sure to post pics when you get it back from Paul. He is a very talent taxidermist and a nice guy also.

OutdoorWriter · Dec 30, 2021

Cahunter805 said:
Santa Cruz Island in CA? That’s a nice ram from there.

Yup. There was a large free-roaming herd on the island back in the 1980s. There was a guy who had a nice lodge there & conducted hunts. I want to say his name was Jarred Owens, but I might be wrong. The lodge was an old house that had been part of an olive growing operation many years earlier.

It all disappeared when they created Channel Island NP. They used a helicopter to eradicate all the sheep because they supposedly destroyed all of the native flora.

Cahunter805 · Dec 30, 2021

OutdoorWriter said:
Yup. There was a large free-roaming herd on the island back in the 1980s. There was a guy who had a nice lodge there & conducted hunts. I want to say his name was Jarred Owens, but I might be wrong. The lodge was an old house that had been part of an olive growing operation many years earlier.

It all disappeared when they created Channel Island NP. They used a helicopter to eradicate all the sheep because they supposedly destroyed all of the native flora.

I remember seeing many sheep and even wild pigs on Santa Cruz when I went there as a kid camping on the island.

nocwalker · Dec 30, 2021

That is cool!!!

OutdoorWriter · Dec 30, 2021

Cahunter805 said:
I remember seeing many sheep and even wild pigs on Santa Cruz when I went there as a kid camping on the island.

We didn't see any hogs while we were there. Supposedly all the critters were descendants from ones left on the islands by the early Spaniards who sailed the coast. So getting fresh meat consisted of a simple stop to kill something.

littlebighorn · Dec 31, 2021

Sheep are just cool...whether mounted or just the horns.
I like your cubby stash for now and I'm sure Paul will bring him to life when the time comes!
Congratulations