I just finished Ray Atkinson's Cape Buffalo

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13 March 2008, 03:06

Will

I just finished Ray Atkinson's Cape Buffalo

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.

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13 March 2008, 03:06

Will

Trying to post a pic.

13 March 2008, 03:07

Will

I'll give it another try.

13 March 2008, 03:07

Will

Okay, I'm getting close.

13 March 2008, 03:08

Will

Here it is, Ray!

13 March 2008, 03:09

Johnny Zanni

lookin good

13 March 2008, 03:16

Nickudu

Your best work yet, Will.

A striking pose .... most appeeling!

13 March 2008, 03:20

yukon delta

Nice. He can use it for roping practice.

13 March 2008, 03:42

mho

Darn, Ray just got his eyes fixed. You think that might make him notice the slight deficiencies??

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13 March 2008, 03:53

MJines

Nice, he has that "he looks like you owe your taxidermist money" look.

13 March 2008, 03:56

Use Enough Gun

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.

13 March 2008, 04:00

prof242

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?

13 March 2008, 04:07

WVFred

Looks like something from "Return of the zombie buffaloes"

13 March 2008, 04:09

Charles_Helm

quote:
Originally posted by MJines:
Nice, he has that "he looks like you owe your taxidermist money" look.

13 March 2008, 04:10

Charles_Helm

quote:
Originally posted by Will:
Trying to post a pic.

I thought this might be Ray's buffalo:

13 March 2008, 04:14

Nzou

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?

13 March 2008, 04:22

Whitworth

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"

13 March 2008, 04:31

Pegleg

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.

13 March 2008, 04:33

Wildlife Artist

Thats a blue ribbon job if I have ever seen one

13 March 2008, 04:58

Vinny

I hope you are not from Houston....

13 March 2008, 05:01

Aspen Hill Adventures

Ray shot a buffalo?

13 March 2008, 05:02

Blacktailer

The AR Outer Circle has another entry!

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13 March 2008, 05:16

Palmer

Just proves Ray doesn't shoot young ones.

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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

13 March 2008, 05:37

Peter

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.

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13 March 2008, 06:45

Vinny

Be careful, he just had his eyes laser enhanced and he can see better now.....

13 March 2008, 07:26

AzGuy

quote:
Originally posted by Will:
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....

Not only do they share the same character....... but also the same good looks

13 March 2008, 07:56

vapodog

great thread!

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13 March 2008, 12:50

shakari

quote:
Originally posted by Peter:
"a face that only a mother could love".
Peter.

Ray or the buffalo?

13 March 2008, 17:45

butchloc

quote:
Ray or the buffalo? rotflmo rotflmo

I was just wondering the same thing

13 March 2008, 17:45

M16

quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
quote:
Originally posted by Peter:
"a face that only a mother could love".
Peter.

Ray or the buffalo?

The buffalo of course!

13 March 2008, 19:18

Grafton

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.

13 March 2008, 21:53

Atkinson

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...

14 March 2008, 00:25

Jerry Huffaker

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.

14 March 2008, 00:56

yukon delta

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Send it to me UPS postage paid, mama spent the excess money on milk...

Did you mean Geritol and Metamucil?

14 March 2008, 01:31

Jim Manion

Will,

But where is the picture of the BUFFALO?

14 March 2008, 01:57

crane

Will-OK, so you mounted Ray's buffalo. Who did the taxidermy?

14 March 2008, 01:59

dogcat

quote:
Originally posted by crane:
Will-OK, so you mounted Ray's buffalo. Who did the taxidermy?

Client 9 maybe ???

14 March 2008, 02:09

eyedoc

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!

14 March 2008, 02:59

PWS

Ain't nothin' a little "Shinola" wouldn't fix...

14 March 2008, 03:04

Michael Robinson

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.