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For the last several years, yes YEARS, I've been trying to recover trophies from some not so professional taxidermists. I found success with recovering one batch from some creeps in West Virginia from one of our own- Dennis Harris. THANK YOU! Dennis really got the ball rolling on this and now he'll pay for it! I'm shipping off a few of these to him on Monday. I look forward to sharing photos of the finished work down the road. Many of these heads were paid for once already to be mounted. These are trophies taken by me in 2001 and 2002. It's been a very long time....  The kudu is the first animal I shot in Africa. As you can see, there are a few nice sets of horns sitting there on my freezer, the capes are inside. Hope they are still good. Some things are missing, my Burchell's cape wasn't in the box. This story isn't finished, there is still one more so-called taxidermist who has some once in a lifetime trophies that belong to me that I hope to see again... Once again, with out a great deal of help from Dennis, I believe these would have been lost forever. ~Ann   | ||
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Congrats Ann, Out this guy so no one else will have to suffer. Good luck on recovering your other trophys NRA LIFE MEMBER DU DIAMOND SPONSOR IN PERPETUITY DALLAS SAFARI CLUB LIFE MEMBER SCI FOUNDATION MEMBER | |||
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Glad you got those back. I hope you can get the other stuff back as well. It sickens me to hear stories like this. There is no excuse for a "taxidermist" holding on to someones property like this. | |||
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There seem to be a lot of these stories in the Taxidermy industry. Well done Dennis, good luck with the balance of your trophies Ann. | |||
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Glad you finally got them back Ann, 2001 wow that's just terrible. Dennis will do a good job for you and then you will be able to enjoy them for years to come. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Ann, I'm not a very emotional guy but Dennis will bring tears to a stoic's eyes with the work he does. I can only imagine your joy at both the retrieval and when you get these mounts back. Make sure you let us see them after Dennis works his magic. RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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Thanks guys, I have had four safaris and believe it or not, there is not one African head on my walls. Only half the battle is won, still have one more person to collect from! ~Ann | |||
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That's great Ann. After the one year wait to get the elephant tusks in the avatar shipped from Zim. they were lost inside CA for about 2 weeks. Trying to track them down in my own state made it feel like 5 years, so I can't imagine the stress of trophies being gone 8 or 10 years. | |||
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That's good to see.Hope it all works out for you. Shame because we have some good taxidermists here in the N.E. within a short drive. Good luck with the mounts.  | |||
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Thanks for the kind words, guys. I'm still waiting to hear from the second taxidermist for confirmation the rest of my things are coming home. I did send a box to Dennis yesterday with three animals to mount. Hope the capes are still good! ~Ann | |||
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I'm Glad I could be of help and I thank Drew for his help, on his end when I asked, with some pressure on the other guy. Thanks DREW ! Imagine most your lost trophies back in two weeks. I'll work on that zebra / duiker thing for you also. Kinda cool Yes??? I have some bears to deliver up there in a few months...... SO I can make the delivery charges for your mounts that you send me very painless. Dennis  Producing the Highest Quality Custom Wildlife Mounts with less than 90 Working Day Delivery. Visit our Studio Online at: The Artistry of Wildlife "2009 World Champions" "Best in World Combined Artists" World Taxidermy Championships " 2010 Michigan State Champion" Email: info@artistryofwildlife.com | |||
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Glad to see this is working out Ann. I hope all trophies are returned and they mount up with little or no problems. Regards, 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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