Featured in this lot is this Large Caribou Taxidermy Shoulder Mount. Posed in an upright position slightly turned towards the viewer's right. A wonderfully constructed professionally tanned hide of beautiful cream and milk chocolate brown coat of hair and an impressive set of broad palmate antlers. Caribou, also known as reindeer, are large deer native to Arctic, subarctic, and mountainous regions, known for their wide hooves and impressive migrations, with distinct types like barren-ground and woodland caribou and from the same deer species, of the family Cervidae. They can look similar but have distinct differences. All reindeer are in Asia and Europe while Caribou are in North America, and while Caribou antlers are tall and curved, with a more sprawling or random pattern, reindeer antlers are sharp and pointy, with a straighter or more uniform appearance. Caribou are the only deer species where both sexes grow antlers. This impressive Caribou shoulder mount has large palmated tops from the main beams and a left-side shovel, also called "brow palm". The forward-extending lower portion of the main beam, the bez branch into six fingers, with both sides palmated. The expression is wonderful, the glass eyes are clear and the antlers are impressive. The dewlap is soft and thick. The fur is in good condition with some natural color variations but no flaws found. The condition of this caribou taxidermy shoulder mount is is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The overall measurements of this caribou is . The collective weight of this caribou is . Boone and Crockett score is