This past weekend I took a Bighorn ewe in Colorado. There was a herd of 16, and despite overwhelming odds, I managed to shoot the only sheep that had only one horn. The other horn is broken off about an inch long.
I plan to mount the ewe with a bighorn ram (yet to be harvested). Do you think I ought to mount the ewe "as is," or do you think I ought to cast a horn and make it a "normal" looking, two-horned sheep?
No right or wrong answers, just interested in your thoughts.
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and I knew I'd get the opportunity to get a bighorn ram later on, I'd repair the headgear. After all, she's only going to be used as an accent piece to your intended REAL trophy anyway. Good luck in your decision.
mount it the way it was. Why change it from how it really was. The purpose of the mount is to preserve your trophy as it was prior to taking it. Besides it will strike up conversation and you will be able to enjoy telling the story . Good luck with your decision. Let us know what you decide just cerious.
You say you did not mean to shoot one with one horn and a mount with two horns of a ewe will look better, have more value and be scientificly accurate for display purposes and also for the reason George mentioned.