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Very, VERY nice work. I really like the presentation and the panel is a great touch! | |||
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Ditto, I like it too. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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 A beautiful mount Grafton. Your eye detail is super! Thanks for showing. DavidGray 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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Great JOB! I wish the eye manufacturers would make eyes that fit duikers that were a little more brown than black. Maybe they do, I've just never seen them. I remember being surprised at how strikingly light brown the eyes were on my duiker and was a little disappointed when the mount came back with a much darker version like in your work. I also really like your attention to lip detail. I've seen far too many "lipless" mounts and the animals always look to me like they've eaten something to sour. The nose also looks very good with that moist and not overly textured appearance. One other thing I've noticed about your duiker (I'm assuming it's a Southern Bush Duiker so correct me if I'm mistaken). Is that he has an awful lot of dark hairs peppered into his cape. This got me thinking. These dark hairs are almost completely absent on mine. Is this a common variation among duikers or are the dark hairs a seasonal thing in their coats. Kind of like our whitetails are red in the summer and more gray in the winter. Here's mine so you can comment on the coat differences. He was taken in August '06  | |||
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Thanks for the comments everyone. The coats do vary. There are dark colored examples of most species and very light colored ones too. This one had long, dark, almost red colored hair. Most I see look like yours. I would imagine the long hair would be due to either seasonal or perhaps geographical climate) differences. East Cape vs. West Cape etc..I honestly do not know the answer to your question regarding the dark colored hairs mixed in. Interesting observation on the eye color. All the reference photos I have show very dark eyes. Perhaps the sun shining on the eyes can make them appear more brown. The lip is a matter of personal choice. I usually like to have a little bottom lip showing. They do not always show on live animals, Kudu often show no bottom lip when the mouth is closed. Another characteristic I have noticed is the "cow lick" hair pattern at the top of the brisket. Your mount shows this too. Some lay to the right and some lay to the left. Anyway, duikers are really intersting animals and there are so many different types. If you had the money and the time it would be great to try and get as many different species as possible. | |||
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These two photos show the eyes better. Don't know for sure if it's sun or something that fades after they expire. (My PH was having a ball with my camera.)   | |||
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