Bushpigs are such unusual looking animals that I always recommend the full mount to give the correct visual perception of what these strange animals really look like.They have very large heads with extended snouts and the boars have those prominent warts or protuberances from their upper snouts that make them look almost alien-like.Bushpigs also have those glistening, shaggy coats that distinguish them from all other pigs.Their short stocky legs are also a feature of interest.
An extended wall-pedestal would also give the mount its due as just a frontal view doesn't allow for enough depth.Bushpigs can't turn their heads, so a 1/2 turn on a head mount is not an option and just plain straight-facing head mounts aren't fashionable anymore.The wall pedestal would then be advisable if not going for the full mount.
In the end it's up to the hunter to choose but these are such fascinating strange creatures that they deserve all the credit they can get,believe me!
Immortalising the bushpig hunt is just another good reason to give this animal its due.
Long Live Bushpigs!!
(The full mount of the bushpig attached to this entry is that of a goat killing pig that I shot in November 2008.The excellent taxidermy was done by Basil and Kevin Boucher of Port Elizabeth)
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