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26 June 2006, 22:53
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Finished two more African mounts
Gemsbok done and hung up a couple weeks ago.



Kudu we finished this weekend. Dark brown suede on back. Trying to decide between finished wood, or naturescape pedestal.


26 June 2006, 23:41
D99
Nice stuff good job!

Gemsbuck looks 38-40 is that right, and it looks like a good solid bull.

Kudu looks 53?
27 June 2006, 00:19
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Gemsbok is 37", but very heavy. Pedestal is a very old kudu bull with lots of scarring and character. 51 1/2", but big curls. The long stretched out kudu on wall with gemsbok is 56", but 49" wide tip-to-tip!

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27 June 2006, 06:54
thornell
Nice gemsbok and kudu, looks great.
03 July 2006, 12:03
shootaway
That's a real beauty Blank.
16 July 2006, 08:32
Eland Slayer
That Kudu in the top pic is gorgeous. I love wide ones. thumb


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11 September 2006, 04:49
AnotherAZWriter
In my opinion, total length on a kudu isn't everything - the straight line length is - and when they get to be close to 4 feet long as yours appears to be, they are much more impressive. In other words, a 56 with tight curls (like yours) is much more impressive than a 56 with deep curls.

I would be a million buck that wide kudu came from Namibia - they seem to be more common there.


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11 September 2006, 09:40
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AzW: Very good eye, each horn is 45" from base to tip on a straight line, and it is 49" wide from tip to tip. It did come from Erindi in Namibia, and I hope to better it this next year on a leopard huntin April 2007.
12 September 2006, 07:50
Uplandhunter
Great looking mounts. I especially like the gemsbuck.


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