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Guy's, First let me say "Thank You" for your kind words with regard to Ron L 's leopard mount. We work hard to try and get it right and with cats, in particular, it never seems to quite get there! Here is a buffalo we have just completed, we completed the mount in 7 weeks and I think it looks pretty good. Can I please ask your opinions on this one because on my trip to Africa I did not get to see many,so I would value the opinion from the "dagga boy" men on AR !! Please let me know what we should and could change .. Thanks for your time , good hunting Dan Catlin    | ||
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Simply TOP IMO  Seloushunter Nec Timor Nec Temeritas | |||
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Very nice. Now if you would just rub a bunch of mud on the face and bosses it would be perfect. | |||
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Unique... Like it... Mike | |||
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Nice mount Dan, You need to post mount pictures in the Taxidermy forum. If you don't they will get sent there anyway. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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That's fuckin cool!!! | |||
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It looks great! Can you give the dimensions of that entire mount from base to top and front to back? Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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And what about that bull they used for the pedestal  They mounted the wrong one! | |||
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 DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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I think Aaron read my mind. Wow!!!!!! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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That is VERY cool. Thanks for posting it. --------  www.zonedar.com If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning DRSS C&H 475 NE -------- | |||
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What is the deal with the horn on the base, Is it artificial? Regardless the whole display looks good! John | |||
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I'll have to get the size for you when I get back to the shop tomorrow. As for the mud on the boss and the animal - I agree...Sometimes tough to talk the customer in to that one. The pedestal horn is a scale reproduction that we can do in bronze color, which I'm a fan of, or the traditional black. We will be doing a little different wood base on the next one and I'll share the pics later... | |||
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Now that is cool!! I think i might have found a taxidermist for my upcoming buff hunt. Tom Addleman tom@dirtnapgear.com | |||
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!! One of the most natural looking mounts of a cape buffalo I've seen. Well done. JC | |||
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 Excellent! Besides the mud, the only way to improve it would be some animatronics to make it chew some "long grass," snort steam, and do the death bellow. I like the idea of a bronze pedestal horn instead of the faux natural. Museum stature there. | |||
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Fantastic! Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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i really like that pedestal , great imagination and art, it makes the entire mount stand out due to innovation | |||
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Dan, The Buffalo is outstanding, but I have to say that Leopard of Ron's was way over the top. I go to Zim next May and if I score on Mr. Spots YOU WILL be doing it. Mike NEVER BOOK A HUNT WITH JEFF BLAIR AT BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING! | |||
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Total mount size, these are approximates based on the size of the buffalo... 7' (tall) X 4 1/2' (back to front) x 3 1/2' (wide) | |||
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I think it is compition quality | |||
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Stunning! | |||
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i was lucky enough to see this mount in person , not many guys get that white scarred look , thats exactly how they are .... too many buffalo out there look like cows ...this one looks like a buffalo ... good job dan "The greatest threat to our wildlife is the thought that someone else will save it” www.facebook.com/ivancartersafrica www.ivancarterwca.org www.ivancarter.com ivan@ivancarter.com | |||
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Great looking work Dan. Rare to see this look/finish on a Buffalo but very authentic. I'm a fan of the dirty look as well, but as you mention, that's something difficult to talk a client in to. Cheers, 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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Dan That is bloody fantastic!!!!!!  It is really good to see something new in the taxidermy world as it tends to become stale so offten and I take my hat off to you because you have made a animal into an art form with that mount and I will keep that in the back of my mind for my next dugga boy... thanks | |||
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Outstanding! | |||
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Great looking mount. I Really enjoy the unique base. Greg | |||
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