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Many great mounts were there as usual. The 1st place best in the world went to the Zimmerman boys in PA with the #2 Gobi Argali taken by Rob Kreb (it is a monster, I promise. I'll get a pic soon). 2nd and 3rd went to Dennis Harris including the new Chairman's Choice Award. You can see why:     There is more to this mount but my batteries died. An eighth Wolf is lying on the flood in the front of the mount. Here's his 3rd place Best in World Bongo:       I will post more in the Taxidermy forum soon. I posted some waterfowl mounts in the Bird shooting forum. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | ||
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Wow... the moose and wolves are phenomenal! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Marcus is pretty good. Have 4 mounts by him in my office and he will be doing my Chobe Bushbuck when it gets state side. It is nice to have one of the worlds best in your back yard. I guess I shouldn't one of the best just the best. I had him do my Water Deer, Roe Deer, Sika Deer and Fallow from England and Scotland. Oh by the way Marcus's last name is Zimmerman. He is assisted by his brother and son. | |||
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To each his own, but I don't care for mounts that show predators attacking an animal, etc. Just give me a regal pose of the animal the way I remember seeing him in the wild. | |||
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+1 I'm not a big fan of taxidermy in general, but I much prefer regal poses to action poses. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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That Bull Bongo better hope the young-un doesn't look up and try to suckle! Will J. Parks, III | |||
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Thanks for posting these, LDK. Fantastic mount of wolves and moose! Just fantastic! Love the bongo, too. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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MR, yes, it is inspiring to see true artists think outside the box. For those who don't know what the World Competitions are, it is for Taxidermists to bring raise their artistic creations to the next level. It's not necessarily for the standard wall mount or pose. They are judged by their peers, and the judging is intense to say the least. Ed, these were not done by the Zimmerman's. I will try and post a pic of the Gobi Argali as soon as I get the CD from by friend. I used his camera to take 95% of my photos. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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They copied from Marcus as I saw the same mount in his shop 3 or 4 years ago, only with Sheep and Wolves. He had done it as a teaching piece at the national show. | |||
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great mount! the only thing i dont like is the wolf for is so similar for all the leaping wolves. the back half of them are all the same, no deviation in foot position or leg bends... but that's a pretty nit-picky critic on such a huge undertaking... NRA Life Member Gun Control - A theory espoused by some monumentally stupid people; who claim to believe, against all logic and common sense, that a violent predator who ignores the laws prohibiting them from robbing, raping, kidnapping, torturing and killing their fellow human beings will obey a law telling them that they cannot own a gun. | |||
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If you want to be picky, how about the total lack of blood? | |||
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AAZW, I once saw a gruesome head and shoulder mount of a Spanish fighting bull in a small restaurant in Spain that would be right up your alley. The toro was bristling with banderillas and covered in some kind of fake bloody sand. Not a bad mount, but not my cup of blood. Didn't go well with the tapas and cava. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Dennis, it is truly a pleasure to see your work. Of course I'm looking forward to seeing my own Sable and Cape Buff. when you finish them. Congratulations again. Cheers George | |||
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Those are great. Thanks for posting. | |||
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I like both action and regal. I like habitat poses. If I shot a dangerous animal I'd wanted it mounted as if it were attacking, I always imagine sitting at my desk with a lion mounted leaping out of the wall, from about shoulder forward, claws out and mouth snarling.  I saw one at SCI a few years ago with a croc coming out of the water snatching some sort of deer type plainsgame animal (can't remember what species now) that was awesome. Red My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. -Winston Churchill | |||
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The moose and wolves may well be the finest mount I've ever seen. "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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Amazing! I especially love the whimsical (?) touch provided by the wolf clawing its way onto the rear portion of the base. It's almost as if you need that reminder to drive home the fact that this is taxidermy rather than real-life action. The unseen eighth wolf must also add to this greatly. John | |||
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