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Well we have the Marco Polo Sheep equivalent in the Bird Hunting Realm....and it is called a King Eider !!! Total cost of the hunt after everything is said and done will run you about 8K to 10K. Feel free to get in touch with me if you would like to go on this adventure of a lifetime...and yes we hunt the Holarctric...not just the Bering sea !!!  | ||
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ok im in when? | |||
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U need to sell it with some pics C!  fat chicks inc. | |||
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@Patricio Best time to go in my opinion is January. These hunts get booked real fast so give yourself about a year or more ahead of time to book the dates. @Goldeneye Good idea. Will do it shortly on this thread. Please stay tuned. | |||
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I'll kill my king some day, but hopefully in the north Atlantic.  Collector, I'm not trying to nitpick--at all, I love your photos and input here-- but out of all the mounts you've posted, that one is my least favorite. I don't know it it's the pose or the coloration, but I'd be a mite disappointed if mine didn't look...better, I guess. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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@KamoGari A mature King Eider drake on Eastern Coast is definitely doable...they have been shot during Common Eider hunts in Rhode Island and Maine. If you follow the bird watching forums you always get sightings on the East Coast during spring. Now if you can find one during hunting season then you are golden. As far as any mount goes people have different opinions and we can all agree on some points and disagree on others. Problem with Kings is that most taxidermists use exaggerated lobes casted out of spring Kings, that is the time when the lobes are engorged and are twice the size, or even more. The lobe on this bird is about the size when I got him. So had the lobe been exaggerated to represent spring lobe then I would have been much happier with it. But then it would have been false advertising because when the bird was shot, it wasn't that big. In any case good luck with your King Quest...I am sure you will find a good one and hopefully the taxidermist will do a job to your satisfaction. | |||
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As always, thanks for your knowledgable and classy response, Collector. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Once in awhile you can get one in Massachusetts too!    | |||
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That is sweet Captain Jack....nicely done. The King in your pics is a 3 year old drake...not fully plumed yet. One more year and he would have been 100%. Not bad at all !!! | |||
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One of my friends was hunting last year and one of his party took a hen King Eider. Would be a very special day to get an atlantic King.  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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collector, you are quite right about "opinions" on mounts, but for someone to have done that to the creme de la creme of waterfowl is simply unconscionable. The only thing I see right in that mount is the panel and the rock (not sure even how a warm water starfish got that far in frigid waters, however.) RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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@george roof (Taxidermist) I am not a taxidermist by trade....however I know a few taxidermists. I have noticed that just like regular artists, the Bird Taxidermists are extremely critical of their own work as well as the work of other taxidermists....there is nothing wrong with that....that is what makes them get better. You seem like a perfectionist to me....here is a gem for you to ponder upon. Please let us know your thoughts.  | |||
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That's the sweetest freshwater brant mating work I've ever seen!   ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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 Freshwater brant? Now I'm not a birdbrain, but I have to say that's a new one for me. The mount looks like two male coot fighting, but as I said, I'm not much into birds. Collector, I have never subscribed to anyone being a "perfectionist" as that ultimately leads to heartache and failure, but thank you anyway. Actually I'm just a commercial hack but certain specimen (even birds, like the bald eagle, the harlequin, and the King eider) just deserve a bit more attention that others. RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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Quite simple.....those coots are masters of Pukulan Cimande Kombinasi and are fighting in the tiger position.....the tiger fights in a full supine (Harimau) position where the practitioner is lying fully on the ground. Beautiful mount. | |||
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Norty, come on man. You've threatened to show some of your mounts before. It's time. Bust 'em out! ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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@Goldeneye Some pics from the hunt  Eye to eye with Kings on the water !!!  Kings at 20 yards...hauling butt !!!  A lone King in range !!!  I had to put this one down with another shot as he had started to dive !!!  January lobe...Spring lobes are the ones you see on the taxidermy mounts.  Boss Hogg King Eider !!!  Sun really never gets up high in the sky in January over there....sort of skims the horizon.  We had 40 knots wind coming right in our face....it was ball shrinking cold that day !!!  | |||
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Magnificent animals and great pics. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Nice pics collector. Looks like you were hunting with Mr. Charlie up there yes? Yup the one we shot needed another year to be fully mature but you don't pass on any kings on this coast!! | |||
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All of the Eiders are just beautiful! Thanks for sharing the pics! Do any of you utilize the down? ~Ann   | |||
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Kings are high on my list of Sea Ducks. Been able to take almost everything else..but these guys have eluded me so far. Great pics! | |||
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Facebook has a King Eider Club page for those of us who've been fortunate enough to take one. Check it out if you qualify | |||
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