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Just got through bleaching my Warthog from Botswana last year. Thought I would share a photo. Cheers.  | ||
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Very nice! Hope to have the chance to get one some day | |||
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Looks good, Wendell. that was a big-un. 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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Very Cool! How did you bleach it?? | |||
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Thanks guys, he was a very nice Warthog. How to bleach it? Oh boy. What a chore. When it arrived, it looked as if someone had rubbed orange axel grease all over it. It was disgusting to say the least. I tried scrubbing it with dishwashing detergent ... no luck, so I called Jerry and he walked me through it. I started bt drilling holes in the bottom of the jaw bone to let the fat and grease drain out of the hollow part of the bone. Then bought 2 gallons of laquer thinner and soaked the skull for 5 days. This cleaned the majority of the grease from it. Let it dry for three days, then to the hydrogen peroxide treatment. I used Cream developer 40% hydrogen peroxide. I applied it every day for 4 days until the color was white. Washed it off and let it dry for three days. Even doing it on my own, I paid $50 in material and chemicals alone. I am proud of the results and a big thanks to Jerry for his time and help explaining the process to me. | |||
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Hey Wendell-- I don't know if I showed you the one I got with Dudley (the first afternoon) after 3 years of trying to take one:  I'm doing him as just a skull also. Les ______________________ RMEF Life Member SCI DRSS Chapuis 9,3/9,3 + 20/20 Simson 12/12/9,3 Zoli 7x57R/12 Kreighoff .470/.470 We band of 9,3ers! The Few. The Pissed. The Taxpayers. | |||
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Les, I hadn't seen that Warthog. That is a good one, he is about the same as mine, only mine was broken off on his left side. They always look more impressive as a skull mount. | |||
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Wendell, Being from TX, I figured you'd know that you just put the skull on top of an ant pile and give it a few days....  | |||
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wendell, Very nice job on the skull. | |||
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Looks great Wendell. I'm thinking of doing the same thing with mine. "...Africa. I love it, and there is no reason for me to explore why. She affects some people that way, and those who feel as I do need no explanation." from The Last Safari | |||
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Bluefin, I use crawdads to clean the skulls. They get inside every nook and cranny and pick all the meat out. Works well, but the antlers get bleached out. I have to recolor them. It is worth it though. Very easy method of cleaning, especially if you find an animal that has been dead for a while. I found a big Fallow last week that died. Going to take him to the pond soon. Let them do their work. Jorge, Thanks for not posting a picture of your Warthog and making Les and my pig look small. Man, that was a toad of a Warthog. | |||
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Wendell, if you spray your skull with fungalcidal sealer (available from WASCO Taxidermy supply in GA) it will last for decades and prevent a number of problems that can arise down the road. Good looking job, and the Hawg is a dandy. David 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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Wendall Here's one from Namibia. Nice and old!  Ray Matthews Matthews Outdoor Adventures 2808 Bainbridge Trail Mansfield, Texas 76063 | |||
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That is an interesting pose. How did you get the Warthog to sit up like that and hold the gun? | |||
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Thanks for the compliment! I even brushed for the pose.  Ray Matthews Matthews Outdoor Adventures 2808 Bainbridge Trail Mansfield, Texas 76063 | |||
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This one was taken in April 2007 in Limpopo province. The body was kind of small one, but the tusks are great.  | |||
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I guess those tusks are great! If I'm lucky enough to get one I'll do a skull mount like that as well. I think they look really classy. SCI Life Member DRSS "In those savage countries success frequently depends upon one particular moment; you may lose or win according to your action at that critical instant." Sir Samuel Baker | |||
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I'm goint to have my taxidermist go ahead and do the shoulder mount but your skull looks so good I had him finish it the same and I just put some McKenzie tusks in it. The originals will go in the shoulder mount.
Just think, I almost didn't get the go ahead from Vaughan.  "...Africa. I love it, and there is no reason for me to explore why. She affects some people that way, and those who feel as I do need no explanation." from The Last Safari | |||
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