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Would someone please ask me to mount a Buffalo like this
27 May 2012, 04:53
Jerry HuffakerWould someone please ask me to mount a Buffalo like this
Jerry Huffaker
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27 May 2012, 05:22
Singleshot03Jerry, that would be hell of a mount. How would you duplicate the wet mud?
Jim
27 May 2012, 05:47
Aspen Hill AdventuresThat mud bath looks soothing.
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27 May 2012, 06:13
bwanamrmBe careful what you ask for... I head to Mozambique in September to hunt the Marromeu swamp. Bound to be some muddy buff there!
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27 May 2012, 06:48
Grumulkinquote:
Originally posted by Singleshot03:
Jerry, that would be hell of a mount. How would you duplicate the wet mud?
Jim
I'm thinking the same thing.
27 May 2012, 06:59
tygersmanWhile I'm at work, my very helpful little girl would probably hit it with windex and some paper towels to surprise Daddy and fix his buffalo ....
27 May 2012, 07:15
paulbacsOne thing for sure, you won't have to worry about hiding the seam down the back.
Paul B
27 May 2012, 09:29
moved2skiI am not a big taxidermy fan in general, but WOW, if you can capture that attitude and look, I couldn't resist.
27 May 2012, 17:16
GracedogJerry, your buffalo always look far cleaner and neater than those ratty field photos that I am always seeing of them, sort of like they get a makeover during the mounting process. This is not a jab, your buffalo mounts always look nice enough to hang in a game room, rather than being a dirty, scabby, lice ridden smelly creature that they are. Maybe you should do the next one like that picture.
27 May 2012, 17:41
chuck375quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Huffaker:
I would love a mount like that Jerry. It would blend in with the walls (my wife would like that, no trophy room sob / sob) and scare the hell out of you if you didn't realize it was there. I think it would be a beautiful mount.
Regards,
Chuck
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You could always add the mud on at home by yourself and put it outside to dry on a sunny day. I don't know if Mr. Huffaker would be OK with that though.
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Jerry....I want a real natural looking buff.....but maybe not quite that ............natural,..........
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How's bullet performance -dry vs wet mud ??
29 May 2012, 07:26
Tim ViningPut me down as one who would like a mount like that. In the meantime how about a painting or poster of this one. Like someone said earlier the look and the attitude conveyed...awesome
Tim
Well, you could take any young green bull and pile the rest of the epoxy "mud" on top -- make it like it ought to have been...
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29 May 2012, 21:24
BlacktailerSo that's why they call them dagga boys
Jerry, maybe a little
too natural.
You could definately hide a soft boss under that though.
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