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04 November 2013, 03:20
BigUglyMan
My Muskox Arrived!
While I was visiting my parents last month I picked up the Muskox that I shot in April this year. The work was done by Rion White of Orion taxidermy in Moose Jaw SK. Rion has mounted several animals for me and his work is excellent.

My Uncle's trophy room is going to look pretty bare when I eventually take my animals home! The Bison and Muskox are mine and on the opposite wall are some of my trophies from RSA in 2007.






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04 November 2013, 06:47
steel
Nice musk ox mount where did you shoot it. Love the bison as well any better pics of that and info on the hunt.
04 November 2013, 10:36
BigUglyMan
I shot the muskox East of Kugluktuk, Nunavut in April of this year. I thought that there was a thread in the Canadian Forum about the hunt but I can't seem to find it. Here are a few photos from the hunt.



The Bison was from 2011 and was taken near Behchoko in the Northwest Territories. The thread to that hunt is here: http://forums.accuratereloadin...7621043/m/9411044261

I don't seem to have any better photos of the bison on the wall. I'll have to scout around to find some.


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06 November 2013, 00:04
Equinsu Ocha
BUM

mount came out great on that big bull. Congrats.

And thanks again for letting me bombard you with 9 millions questions about these hunts.. I'm now counting down the days to my own hunt. Come on April!
06 November 2013, 06:27
pagosawingnut
Very Nice. Congratulations. Probably a hunt that I will never do. Can't do the cold.
07 November 2013, 07:36
BigUglyMan
Bah, it was only -10 on the day I shot mine. We butchered two bulls and even stopped for lunch and tea before heading home and the bonus was the lunch wasn't even frozen!

Maybe I'll get out again before I move. Still 7 weeks or so. Mind you, dark season is coming...


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09 November 2013, 23:24
Oryxhunter1983
Bigugly-who did you hunt with...that is a giant! congrats!





11 November 2013, 00:44
BigUglyMan
quote:
Originally posted by Oryxhunter1983:
Bigugly-who did you hunt with...that is a giant! congrats!


Just myself and a couple of buddies. I'm a resident so I saved $8K by not having to hunt with an outfitter.

I've lived in 3 Provinces or Territories since I joined the outfit. When I was in BC I didn't ever get around to applying for a Grizzly draw and never put in for California Bighorns or Stone Sheep. Now I can't hunt them without selling one of my, or more likely both, kidneys. In the NWT I didn't take the opportunity to pay $20 for a Dall sheep tag and a chopper flight into the Mackenzie mountains, opportunity lost again. When I got to Nunavut I decided that I wouldn't regret not hunting what I could. So $10 for the tag and a jerry can of gas later I've got a world-class trophy to hang on my wall and remind me of my time in the North.

Procrastination begets regret, and regret sucks.


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11 November 2013, 06:13
paulbacs
Very nice, thats an animal thats on my bucket list.


Paul B
17 November 2013, 05:20
LittleJoe
Very nice. I neede one of those. My wife would hate it more than the Bison I have.
13 December 2013, 13:15
medved
wow BUM,

superb work done.

now my wife wants one and im not moving to your cold and dark place.

... 8 days and the daylight are again getting longer ...
13 December 2013, 16:25
Highlander7
Congrats!


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16 December 2013, 08:59
BigUglyMan
quote:
Originally posted by medved:
wow BUM,

superb work done.

now my wife wants one and im not moving to your cold and dark place.

... 8 days and the daylight are again getting longer ...


You Southerners...not even 24 hour darkness there! Sunrise here is 12:30PM...on January 1st!


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01 January 2014, 23:31
Fjold
quote:
Originally posted by BigUglyMan:
You Southerners...not even 24 hour darkness there! Sunrise here is 12:30PM...on January 1st!


And sunset is at 12:35 PM ?

Beautiful bull there.


Frank



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02 January 2014, 05:56
Wade Derby
Congratulations, Rion does a great job with the mounts he produces. I recently had some trophies mounted by him and was very pleased.