Hobbes01 said:
Getting creative with elephant feet - I love it! You're gonna need a bigger game room soon!
Elephant ear painting...one of my favorite photo's taken in Africa
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Elephant ear painting...one of my favorite photo's taken in Africa
aggiesundevil4 said:
In all seriousness- just an idea - what do you think about hosting a charity event there for your favorite charity, and we could each put in like $300-$500 bucks to the charity, and the charity could cover good catering and drinks provided, and we stay at hotels nearby after?
There could be a vetting process if you wanted. Keeping the headcount capped at 20-30 people may make sense too.
I've gotten involved on the planning side of several charity events over the past few years and they make great reasons for people to come together and have fun for a good cause.
Call me tomorrow...
Kudos to the taxidermist that did your mt. lion mount below the moose on the fireplace mantle. A lot of talent and experience went into making that form and getting the skin sewn around it. I used to work with some very talented taxidermists and learned to appreciate that level of artistry. You're place is unreal!
Got a few things back yesterday...hung the Croc, Rhino, moved Cape Buffalo around, and the last Kudu
Rowdy discovering the Elephant Skull...Rhino skull on the mantle
Rowdy discovering the Elephant Skull...Rhino skull on the mantle
Couple of questions.
- Which are you most proud of?
- Which have the best story?
- Which do you wish you hadn't killed or done so differently (location, quality of specimen, etc.)?
japantiger said:aggiesundevil4 said:
In all seriousness- just an idea - what do you think about hosting a charity event there for your favorite charity, and we could each put in like $300-$500 bucks to the charity, and the charity could cover good catering and drinks provided, and we stay at hotels nearby after?
There could be a vetting process if you wanted. Keeping the headcount capped at 20-30 people may make sense too.
I've gotten involved on the planning side of several charity events over the past few years and they make great reasons for people to come together and have fun for a good cause.
Call me tomorrow...
Depending on the charity the event would be raising money for, very good chance the catering could be donated in kind or underwritten.
The Elephant hunt was probably the most fun and required precise snap shooting...and it puts you in some challenging situationsAgLA06 said:
Couple of questions.
- Which are you most proud of?
- Which have the best story?
- Which do you wish you hadn't killed or done so differently (location, quality of specimen, etc.)?
The leopard/lion hunt has both the single best and most stories...you are sort of hunting everything to acquire baits when you are hunting them and it puts you in many hunting situations.
Wish I had stayed the final two days and gotten the hyena...we thought the two days was going to be enough and turns out elephants had other ideas. As for the other, wouldn't change a thing
Wish I'd have had my sable mounted a little differently with more of a turn. Mine's head is a little down so the sweep of the horns doesn't look as great due to distance to the wall.
Thanks for the amazing pictures. My question is how much does the croc mount weigh, and how did you fasten it to the wall to support all that weight?
Weight is a few hundred pounds...below is the video of bringing it in the house. Getting on a scaffold and up in the air high enough to mount took all of us...the original animal was on the order of 1500 lbs...we had to wench it off the river bank onto a trailer.lurker76 said:
Thanks for the amazing pictures. My question is how much does the croc mount weigh, and how did you fasten it to the wall to support all that weight?
The habitat is anchored to the wall directly into the 2 x 10 wall studs. The Croc has an internal frame with a mount protruding from the center of the croc that slots into the habitat. The guys have done this many times before. We stressed it as well just to make me feel better. The Croc is essentially the "roof" to my office...
Anything with a long set of horns should get a wall pedestal mount vs just a shoulder mount. That extra turn makes a big difference in really appreciating the size and beauty of the animalB-1 83 said:
Wish I'd have had my sable mounted a little differently with more of a turn. Mine's head is a little down so the sweep of the horns doesn't look as great due to distance to the wall.
what outfitter were you with?
incredible ltrip
incredible ltrip
Thanks for the answer. It looks awesome.
thank ya
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