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My Tusks are home!
My Tusks are home!
Man it seemed like it took forever!
http://forums.accuratereloadin...131062881#913106288106 March 2014, 01:53
SkylineNice!!
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06 March 2014, 02:01
cjfosterquote:
Originally posted by Skyline:
Nice!!
+1
How much ivory was inside the skull?
06 March 2014, 02:17
pagosawingnutAwful lot of handgun grips you're holding there!
Congratulations
quote:
Awful lot of handgun grips you're holding there!
Congratulations
I was thinkin' maybe some custom Ivory Beer holders for my loading bench????
.
06 March 2014, 02:41
TrophyShotPrintsVERY happy for you my friend
06 March 2014, 02:57
Trapper TomNice! Always a good day when it gets back safe!
Full time professional trapper
06 March 2014, 03:14
Elton RambinJtex.
Much good on you.
When in Barksdale come over and share the story over a cold one.
Very nice.
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06 March 2014, 03:22
boarkillerNice teeth
I know that grin, get it every time when trophies finally show up
Smile worth of thousand beers
" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...
Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
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06 March 2014, 03:44
pagosawingnutquote:
Originally posted by JTEX:
quote:
Awful lot of handgun grips you're holding there!
Congratulations
I was thinkin' maybe some custom Ivory Beer holders for my loading bench????
.
NOW THAT'S FUNNY RIGHT THERE. Mind like a steel trap huh?
06 March 2014, 04:21
BNagelSmile for the camera!
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06 March 2014, 04:37
CrazyhorseconsultingCongratulations J, I am sure it has been a long drawn out process but worth the results.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
06 March 2014, 04:45
FjoldExcellent!
Frank
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06 March 2014, 06:41
TerryRAwesome
06 March 2014, 07:09
retreeverDreams do come true. A very fine set of ivory.
Mike
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06 March 2014, 08:26
lavacaVery nice. Still waiting on mine and I'm sure I'll have the same reaction. But your's are better.
06 March 2014, 08:28
georgeldVery nice, glad they got there in good shape.
Now then, how you gonna display 'em?
Thanks for sharing with us.
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06 March 2014, 09:35
Kyler HamannCongratulations. There are very few days like when your ivory finally comes home.
06 March 2014, 09:47
BlankCongrats on a wonderful trophy of the hunt. Good looking ivory there. I just got an email saying the cargo company has picked up my crate at Life-Form, so getting close myself!
06 March 2014, 09:48
Michael RobinsonBeautiful set of tusks. Mucho felicitaciones, mi amigo. No one who has not hunted elephant can understand, much less appreciate. Again, congrats!
Mike
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06 March 2014, 14:41
shootawaynice set
06 March 2014, 16:47
Jerry HuffakerNice Jim glad to see them in your hands
Jerry Huffaker
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Very nice looking ivory, congrats on the hunt and the safe arrival of the ivory.
JPK
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Very nice, congratulations!
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Lovely
Must be nice to have them safe and home
06 March 2014, 20:29
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07 March 2014, 06:00
tarbeWow!
Now I need to go read your hunt report.
Tim
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07 March 2014, 07:17
drummondlindseyUnderstood and appreciated.
You have a good back on you, and a good, heavy set of tusks balanced on your shoulders in the photo.
There are worse legacies.
07 March 2014, 08:38
NakihunterCongratulations!
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07 March 2014, 17:24
MJinesEnjoy the memories they evoke.
Mike
07 March 2014, 18:27
JungleboyCongrats, it's a great feeling to finally get them home in your own hands!
Looks like you're the "Pondoro" of the neighborhood