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Montana Shiras Moose Professional Taxidermy Skull

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Montana Shiras Moose Professional Taxidermy Skull
Featured in this lot is a Montana Shiras Moose professionally taxidermied skull. The taxidermied skull is wonderfully and professionally crafted and shows a stark white coloration which includes all the upper jaw's teeth intact. On both antlers there are one tine and then the paddle. The Shiras Moose (Alces alces shirasi) has the smallest body of any North American moose. The body color is a rusty yellowish-brown. The bulls can grow to seven feet tall at the shoulder and can reach 10 feet in length. Mature Shiras Moose weigh 600 to 1400 pounds. Bull moose have antlers that can span five feet and weigh up to 50 pounds. The condition of this Shiras moose skull is good with snout bones broken off, but otherwise shows good overall condition. The measurements of this Shiras Moose skull are 26" x 26 1/2" x 17 1/2".*