I just picked up my elephant ivories from the taxidermist. Here they are:

Awesome Scottie boy!!

Pretty freakin awesome!

Like that room as well.

looking very good Scott ! Booked a trip for spots yet ?

Scott
Those look great. Who did the work for you?

They did a great job for you, your office is amazing.

Thanks you guys, I love them. They were done by Ray Hatfield of Nature's Design in Cody, WY.

Anton,
Yes, I have booked for the dark of the moon in May of 2012 with Nixon D'zingai. He has both the Malapati Safari Area (daylight only) and the adjacent communal area.

Beau - tee - ful.

Great room, those tusks really add to it.

Very nice. Glad you didn't get them cleaned up. That bull took decades to get 'em stained just so...

Look awesome Scott!

Wow, wow, wow...umm, WOW!

Very nice room! Add me to the list of people agreeing with your decision to leave the tusks stained. An absolutely beautiful room. POne of the most tasteful I have seen. A great balance of trophies, souvenirs and most importantly to enjoy them all, space.

I really like the looks of your room,and the tusks

Thanks for sharing.

Both tusks and room are awesome. Congrats!

Scott,

Very nice! Good job with the room.

Mark

Real beauties man, I love the staining on them, the room is fabulous, I'd like to come home to one like that every day.

Red

Very nice.

Perfect!!
that and another dozen sets to go with them!!simply lovely room!

Beautiful trophy room! I bet you spend many an evening in there dreaming
of your next set of tusks. Well done & nice ivories!
Jim

Beautiful room. What is the story behind the single tusk on the table?

Nice tusks and nice room!

RAC,
The tusk on the table between the two pedestal tusks is the mate to the tusk lying on the table with the cape buffalo skull. The broken tusk is 6 pounds lighter than it's mate.

Nice teeth and love the room.

You've got some real nice stuff in there.

Very nice indeed, like the color of wood on bases.

Absolutely marvelous. A great pair tusks and a nice tropy room. That ivory has character that takes your breath away.

Scott,

I do not know how I missed this post other than I am busy, busy at work. I have also acquired a hunting cabin that was damaged by the spring floods. My buddy who owned it said he was too old to clear up and redo. He is around 74. He gave me the place and have torn out all the flood damage area and are preparing to rebuild and that has certainly been occupying our time.

Your trophy room is fantastic. I do love the tusk. I hope you will not mind if I copy you.

I have been shooting my double as much as possible. I am not where I want to me but I will get there.

Stay in touch and give my best and to Pam and Chad

Hartley

excellent!!

Extremely well done. Everything in balance and has interesting contrasts.

very nice very nice

Very nice!

Do you have a closeup of the hippo ivories & pic?

Beautiful! Congratulations!

Very well done, congratulations.

Regards
Aziz

Beautiful room, Scott. Yup, you need a leopard yet, I don't see a nyala or bushbuck?

Antlers,
Here is a photo of the hippo tusks and photo.



Ann,
I do not have a nyala, but here is my bushbuck.

Nice! But let me know when you are ready to hunt for a good nyala.

Ann,
With the trophy fee in Zim at $3,000, I may well do that!

quote:

Originally posted by SBT:
Antlers,
Here is a photo of the hippo tusks and photo.



Ann,
I do not have a nyala, but here is my bushbuck.

WOW! . . one HELLUVA Bushbuck! . . . I've shot a couple in the class with yours and will post when I've figured out how to do it . . .
If I may offer some un-solicited advice, you might consider adding some sort of curtains to the windows, even indirect natural sunlight can bleach out a trophy's hair is short order. Particularly black animals like Sable or Black Wildebeest, but sunlight will also wash the color quite quickly from brownish colored mounts like Bushbuck or Hyena. your Lichtenstein Hartebeest looks to be quite exposed. Is it starting to lose color? My Dad's trophy room has a full mount bushbuck about 25 feet back from a window that receives indirect sun for only about 2.5 hours a day and it's color washed out in about 6 years!
But enough of my concern . .
LOVELY TROPHY ROOM!

SBT, thanks for the close-up of the hippo display. Sorry I just found it; I was in Zim when you posted it. I like this option very much and will probably go that route if I ever take a hippo.

Very nice room, BTW. The ivories look great!

Thanks all.

Anbessa,
Advise is always welcomed. The windows have blinds. They were pulled up to let enough light into the room to take the photos.

I just read a thread where a hunter took a 20" buchbuck. Unbelieveable!