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I have been adding these to the Hunt Report as they have been completed, but as once read the report is not something that one typically goes back to, I thought I'd post them here too. They were taken in Dec 05 in Lobo/Lolkisale w/Adam Clements, have been completed as budget permits. I still have quite a few tanned capes from this trip with the taxidermist, some of which I may not mount or do a euro mount instead. The pictures were taken by the taxidermist before leaving his studio. The Tommy was just completed, and looks stunning…this was an important mount to me as it is one of those few animals that just says "East Africa" and all that goes with it. Regards, Bill Common Waterbuck & Zebra  Grants Gazelle  East African / Masailand Bushbuck (Roland Ward class)  Thompson's Gazelle  | ||
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Outstanding mounts... Your hunt reports are also the "gold standard" as well... | |||
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Very nice. Who is your taxidermist? | |||
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Super nice Bill!! John | |||
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Yeah Bill; who did the work? Very nice trophies but the Bushbuck is stunning! 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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The mounts look very well done. Nice photos too. | |||
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Bill, All of them are wonderful. Thanks, Hugh | |||
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Impressive Bill. I particularly like your Grants. Did you get a gerenuk as well...I don't recall? _______________________________  | |||
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Bill, Wonderfull taxidermy! Did I miss which taxidermist you used? Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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Thanks for the feedback. Brian, nope, no gerenuk. The next one to decide upon is the lesser kudu, which I will probably do end of the year as funds permit as either a shoulder or pedestal mount. My taxidermist is Wes Good of Wildlife Artistry in Myerstown Penna. I like working with Wes as his studio is only ~45min away and we can review forms and talk about placement, etc (and it is fun to see what the guys are working on in the shop!), but as his business grows much of the higher-end work is coming from outside the immediate area. And of course my time-to-completion stat's have increased a bit too, but the quality of work remains excellent. info@taxidermystudio.com | |||
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Very nice, Bill. Is Dick Laros still working? I remember that leopard he did for you... also very impressive. 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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Excellent mounts. They emphasize the wisdom of taking your time and doing each mount right - especially when they are quality trophies like those. 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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Bill, Wes does indeed do great work. If you went to the Harrisburg show this year, the crocodile display was from a hunt that a friend and I went on in Zambia in 2005. He had to take out part of a wall to fit it in. "I envy not him that eats better meat than I do; nor him that is richer, or that wears better clothes than I do; I envy him, and him only, that kills bigger deer than I do." Izaak Walton (modified) | |||
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PM to GLK. _______________________________ | |||
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Very nice! Some of the best work that I've seen. Also, a very good Bushbuck. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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Here is the croc mount I mentioned above. If only my wife would let me take over the Living Room, I'd get one too.   "I envy not him that eats better meat than I do; nor him that is richer, or that wears better clothes than I do; I envy him, and him only, that kills bigger deer than I do." Izaak Walton (modified) | |||
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That's creative. Thanks for posting. _______________________________ | |||
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Very nice mounts! ~Ann   | |||
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I saw picts of that croc GL but didn't go to Hrsbg this year. Made me think harder about a croc...but where to put it! Russell, I would think Dick Laros is still going strong...he is a fine man and his shop does nice work too, but pricier and comm's were not quite as easy. Ann - And may I say well done on your new rifle, that is a sweet looking rig! | |||
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Beautiful Bill, I especially like the buchbuck. "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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Excellent mounts, Bill. Your lesser kudu, IIRC, is a fine specimen. A gerenuk and fringe eared oryx would round out your East African stable! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Hello Bill I must say your Taxidermist has done an excellent job. Thank you for sharing. Regards Aziz  | |||
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Bill, Very nice! Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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All Nice Mounts. Talk about Talent! I would rather Boar Hunt for my Bacon! | |||
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Beauty of a Bushbuck and stunning mount. Well Done!! Hunting gods were smiling on you for that one. We were looking for one in Lokisale in 2006 but didn't see any. Pretty tough in that area from what I was told. | |||
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Bill - just saw this topic on your mounts and what a great job. They look fantastic and each animal brings back great memories while hunting with you. Hope you enjoy them in your house! remember that the Thompsdon goes in your will to me  | |||
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Having not done Africa yet, you & your trophies serve as an Inspiration to me... For now I can only wait...in the right time it will happen... Thank you for sharing! | |||
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Bill, Probable the very best I have seen, the bushbuck is incredible. Congratulations on a top hunter, beautiful trophies and a great taxidermist. Thank you for sharing, Roland | |||
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very nice mounts, i hope to take an Africa trip soon myself  A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” ― Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Wonderful trophies! Very nice, clean taxidermy work. Would love to see how they display in your trophy room. Thank you for sharing! Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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Thanks everyone for the feedback! Here's a pict of my Lesser Kudu which is being delivered tomorrow. The top is glass, and the side panels from the body of the Kudu (I had him caped and tanned for a full mount). Lesser Kudu:  | |||
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Beautiful kudu and pedestal mount. Bull1 | |||
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Looks great! | |||
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Great kudu!  | |||
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Ooo, that's lovely. I've been waiting for that one. Lesser kudus are so interesting. Beauty. _______________________________ | |||
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That Kudu mount is absolutely amazing. I love it. Tom Addleman tom@dirtnapgear.com | |||
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Bill, That is an outstanding piece. Sometimes I think the pedastals are more attractive than the full body mounts. This is just beautiful. Conrats!! Doug | |||
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The trophies are beautiful and the mounts extremely well done. What really gets me is the background. Where the pictures done at the studio or in you trophy room?? Kudude | |||
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Outstanding!!!!! Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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