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I was wondering what you like more. a clean neat finished Buffalo or a dirty, muddy Buffalo. If the dirty one, how much dirt?   The Clean One   The Dirty One | ||
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I love them both, and would like to have a mount of each style some day! Some of the "dirty" mounts I've seen don't look so great, but yours looks fantastic! Of the "dirty" mounts I've seen and handled, some seem to just have the dirt sprinkled on, and it crumbles off easily, which I don't like. But I do like dirty mounts, and if the dirt can stay on, I would prefer quite a lot of dirt on the horns. The curl on that first buff is amazing. I really love both the oxpecker and warthog skull on the first mount. I also love the oxpecker and grass in the mouth of the second mount - fantastic! Glen | |||
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You'd be surprised how many clients of mine told me their wife wouldn't like or allow a "dirty" buff in their home. Personally, I like the dirty look that Grafton and Jerry H., have done for their clients. I think they hit the nail on the head as it gives a more realistic look to the Buffalo. However, reality isn't always a good thing when it comes to replicating authenticity of the Cape Buffalo. If mud is falling off the mount, that's never a good thing so there can be too much authenticity. Clean buffalo can look great too, i.e., the one Dennis Harris (Artistry of Wildlife) just posted. It's all a matter of personal taste and getting two hunters to agree on that...well, just sayin' PS: the Oxpecker is a great touch, I like it. 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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Both versions look great to me. ~Ann   | |||
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