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11 May 2013, 06:02
Jerry Huffaker
txsouthpaw's Huge Zim Leopard just completed
I know it's hard to tell in pics, but this is a huge Leopard, he has a 40" girth. A really old scarred up warrior.






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11 May 2013, 06:14
Grafton
Very very good job on that.


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11 May 2013, 06:49
Fjold
That's a toad!

Good job, Jerry


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11 May 2013, 07:07
bo-n-aro
A true giant !! What a great mount Jerry.
11 May 2013, 07:29
tygersman
Awesome.
11 May 2013, 17:17
subsailor74
That is really a great mount. I shot a pretty big leopard in Zim a month ago (see Shangani Leopard in the Hunt Reports - Africa section), and I have been looking for ideas on how to get mine mounted. I really like the way this cat was done. Any idea where in Zim it was taken?
11 May 2013, 18:10
txsouthpaw
Thanks for the compliments, I'm really proud of this leopard. It was a ranch cat, taken in the Insiza district, about 3 hours south of Bulawayo. He went 7'10" and weighed 170 lbs. The ph was Lindon Stanton w/Mbalabala Safaris & the largest leopard he had taken in several years.
11 May 2013, 18:16
Aspen Hill Adventures
Gorgeous!


~Ann


11 May 2013, 18:37
subsailor74
quote:
Originally posted by txsouthpaw:
Thanks for the compliments, I'm really proud of this leopard. It was a ranch cat, taken in the Insiza district, a couple of hours south of Bulawayo. He went 7'10" and weighed 170 lbs. The ph was Lindon Stanton w/Mbalabala Safaris & the largest leopard he had taken in several years.


Very nice indeed! A trophy of a lifetime to be sure! patriot
12 May 2013, 00:03
Mary Hilliard-Krueger
WOW, Jerry! Stunning mount! That face work is excellent!
Congrats to you txsouthpaw, what a remarkable prime specimen.


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12 May 2013, 16:52
Tim Herald
Awesome Jerry. I think that is my favorite leopard I have seen you do.


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12 May 2013, 17:33
Bob in TX
Congrats "Lefty"!!

Great work Jerry....as usual!!


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12 May 2013, 21:37
Wendell Reich
I have seen this mount in person. It's hard to describe how massive this cat is. It's a beautiful mount of an exceptional cat.
12 May 2013, 23:07
SBT
What a cat - great mount!


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13 May 2013, 06:06
Craftsman
Jerry

Wow. That is a beautiful job of mounting that cat.

Freddy Johle - Wichita Falls, TX


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13 May 2013, 17:39
matt u
Very nice Jerry!
14 May 2013, 02:07
JTEX
Great work! That has got to be the best Leopard I have seen.

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15 May 2013, 21:02
pagosawingnut
Well done, for the cat and the taxidermy!
20 May 2013, 06:57
LittleJoe
Huge huge body. Wow. Great mount. Well done like always.
22 May 2013, 00:12
jeff h
OUTSTANDING TROPHY AND MOUNT!


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