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Ray wanted to mount his latest buffalo. So I mounted the skin and horns for him. I wanted to not only do a good job but also include some character. I think it turned out great and captured not only the character of the buff but also of Ray. Will post a pic soon. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | ||
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Trying to post a pic. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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I'll give it another try. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Okay, I'm getting close. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Here it is, Ray!  ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Your best work yet, Will. A striking pose .... most appeeling! | |||
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Nice. He can use it for roping practice. _______________________________  | |||
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Darn, Ray just got his eyes fixed. You think that might make him notice the slight deficiencies?? - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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Nice, he has that "he looks like you owe your taxidermist money" look. Mike | |||
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Very creative. Is he sticking his tongue out at you? It also looks like he's got a cataract on that right eye. . . . Maybe we can recommend a good eye doctor.  | |||
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Actually, I thought he had that look of, "Who just passed gas?" Maybe a match was lit, an explosion occurred, thus causing the slight anomalies in the mount? .395 Family Member DRSS, po' boy member Political correctness is nothing but liberal enforced censorship | |||
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Looks like something from "Return of the zombie buffaloes"  DRSS Member | |||
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I thought this might be Ray's buffalo:  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Excellent! Looks like it must have required some hard work to patch up the skin when that 105mm shell exited his neck! Is he sucking on a grapefruit?  | |||
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Damn fine job, Bill!  Geese, where'd ya dig that thing up?"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I would love to see the expression on Ray's face when he uncrates this one! By the looks of it Will, you must not be to backed up on your taxidermy work. The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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Thats a blue ribbon job if I have ever seen one  | |||
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I hope you are not from Houston.... | |||
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Ray shot a buffalo? ~Ann   | |||
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The AR Outer Circle has another entry! Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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Just proves Ray doesn't shoot young ones. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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Hold it! Is that hair I see on his boss? This is NOT an old duggaboy. Ray would NEVER have shot this. I don't believe this for a minute. This thread is a HOAX! Having said that, the picture does give new meaning to the phrase "a face that only a mother could love". Peter. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Be careful, he just had his eyes laser enhanced and he can see better now..... | |||
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Not only do they share the same character....... but also the same good looks  DRSS & Bolt Action Trash | |||
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great thread! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Ray or the buffalo?  | |||
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I was just wondering the same thing  | |||
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The buffalo of course! | |||
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A little duct tape and black spray paint, it will be as good as new. All kidding aside, it pains me to see mounts like this. What is the story behind it? I am sure it was a great memory for someone who is now long gone. Someday all of our mounts will have a similar fate as they will never have the same meaning to anyone but the original owner. Pictures like this always remind me that we are only here for a short time. Always write a brief description on the back of your mounts, this way in a hundred years when someone finds your buffalo in a barn they will know the who, when & where. | |||
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Good job Willie, it matches the decor of my house, and it may in fact be older than me, hard to say since I don't look my age but then again neither does the buffalo, were both older than we look unfortunatly!! I will hang it on the North wall or at least what looks like the North wall, its caved in a bit, but the hunting business has taken the path of the housing industry and I'm a little behind of repairs... Send it to me UPS postage paid, mama spent the excess money on milk...   Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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I caught you Will, you didn't mount that buffalo, That is actually the first buffalo Ray killed when he was 16 years old, and since he is now 108 yrs old that makes the mount 92 yrs old. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Did you mean Geritol and Metamucil? _______________________________ | |||
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Will, But where is the picture of the BUFFALO? SCI Life Member DSC Life Member | |||
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Will-OK, so you mounted Ray's buffalo. Who did the taxidermy? | |||
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Client 9 maybe ??? | |||
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I just slung a wisecrack at Ray on another thread and then I open this one to see him getting a beating and now I feel guilty of "piling on".  We seldom get to choose But I've seen them go both ways And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory Than to slowly rot away! | |||
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Ain't nothin' a little "Shinola" wouldn't fix... | |||
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Is that the buff that Atkinson claimed to have shot thirteen times and then burned to death in a Tanzanian grass fire? Pretty realistic, I'd say. I'm going to have to do some re-assessing. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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