Hey thanks Clarence for your help in posting the photos. Just a little info on the mount. Everything in the mount was collected from the spot where I shot the big Tom. I took a shovel, bucket and gloves and collected many pieces of various stuff and dropped all off at the taxidermist. I told him I wanted the mount to represent the day I killed it, and I left him some photos. He nailed the pose and the face on the cat. Only one thing left to do is go back and find that piece of brass I used to deliver the final shot. In my nervousness I failed to pick it up as I cycled my rifle dry.
Also I did take a couple claws and had a jeweler on our lease make a pendent out of one of the claws. I gifted to my friend who gave me the rifle, let me hunt his stand that memorable evening, and helped me recover the cat. He wears it to this day under his vest along with his St Michael pendant to keep him safe. If I can find a picture of the pendant I’ll try to add it to the thread.
Jason