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Shangani Leopard - completed mount photos added
21 April 2013, 20:29
txsouthpawShangani Leopard - completed mount photos added
An incredible leopard, congratulations!
21 April 2013, 20:36
A.Dahlgrenquote:
Of course, our “boys” in the cruiser had fallen asleep and not heard the shot, so we walked almost a mile before they finally realized we had shot and were walking towards them.
I can hear your PH cursing all the way..
What a lovely cat! Congrats!
21 May 2013, 00:12
subsailor74quote:
Originally posted by Leopardtrack:
Congrats and that is an unbelievable Leopard...he looks twice the size of mine!
Who's mounting him for you?
Please post every pic that you have of him
At the urging of my PH, Mike Payne, I took a look at some of the cats Ben Cromeens of TriState Taxidermy in Houston has done. They are very impressive mounts. So, I am going to have Ben do my leopard. He may even have it ready for the shows early next year.
21 May 2013, 00:16
505 gibbsMike pushed you in the right direction, you won't be disapointed in Tri-State, below is mine.
21 May 2013, 00:21
subsailor74Nice to know! That is an impressive mount (and cat) you have there.
21 May 2013, 00:43
505 gibbslikewise!!
21 May 2013, 00:58
NorthwayCongrats! Awesome cat! I am pretty sure my next adventure to Africa will have to be for one of them!
21 May 2013, 02:34
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Northway:
Congrats! Awesome cat! I am pretty sure my next adventure to Africa will have to be for one of them!
Mine also in one year and one week, but who's counting.
Congrats on the cat! Absolute hammer.
Hunted that farm back in 2009 with some friends with Charlie Campbell and Safari Trackers. You are correct that the thorns on one half of the farm are insane. They have some great cats there and plains game.
I believe the entire ranch is about 80,000 acres.
The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense
22 May 2013, 17:51
Steve416Awesome Leopard. Great report.
Many congratulations.
24 May 2013, 16:55
Aaron NeilsonGreat stuff, congrats!!!!
Aaron Neilson
Global Hunting Resources
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www.huntghr.com 25 May 2013, 10:30
Texas Blue DevilVery Cool!!!!
Go Duke!!
quote:
At the risk of prolonging this thread longer than it deserves,
With Trail cam pics like these,please keep prolonging the thread
22 June 2013, 19:16
TMTAXIDERMYWow, nice cat!!!
26 June 2013, 20:14
boarkillerSounds like a great hunt. Unbelievable leopard. Nothing like a good memories. Congratulations
" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...
Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
“ Hávamál”
26 June 2013, 23:05
David HulmeExcellent leopard and super collection of trophies! Congratulations subsailor.
Mike and Leon Dup run a class operation.
27 June 2013, 08:40
Wendell ReichYeah, I like the trail camera pics!
Great cat. Congratulations.
31 July 2013, 15:02
subsailor74I just got a call from Ben Cromeens down in Houston. He said my trophies had arrived, and my leopard is in great shape. Ben said he plans to have my leopard completed and at his booth at DSC in January - can't wait!
Many thanks to Andy Hunter and Lynn Duncan for getting my trophies back to the States so quickly and to Lisa Jamnik and Laura Durgin of D&L Custom House Brokers for getting everything through customs and fish & wildlife without a hitch! You guys are simply the best.
31 July 2013, 22:16
Highlander7quote:
Originally posted by matt u:
quote:
At the risk of prolonging this thread longer than it deserves,
With Trail cam pics like these,please keep prolonging the thread
+1
Congrats on your hunt!!! That's one awesome cat!!!
MSG, USA (Ret.) Armor
NRA Life Memeber
01 August 2013, 16:50
R8 PROthanks for sharing, great photos
Relax and light a Cuban.
03 August 2013, 16:10
Ali HakimGreat hunt, loved the cat, it is truly nice, congrats
quote:
Originally posted by cjfoster:
Damn that's a BIG cat!!
Ali Hakim
26 August 2013, 00:13
subsailor74A couple of other photos I got from my friend who was hunting with me at Debshan.
09 September 2013, 23:02
fairgameBrute and great photos.
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10 September 2013, 07:20
505 gibbswhose the arab guy holding the leopards head?
10 September 2013, 08:53
subsailor74quote:
Originally posted by 505 gibbs:
whose the arab guy holding the leopards head?
Mike Payne, my PH - native Zimbabwean (actually Rhodesian)
10 September 2013, 08:59
Beretta682EI still cant believe you got mike to sit still in a blind :-).
10 September 2013, 19:25
505 gibbsquote:
Mike Payne, my PH - native Zimbabwean
Ya, that's what he told you, did he yell "jihad" after you dusted the leopard?
19 December 2013, 00:21
subsailor74For those of you who will be attending the convention in Dallas in January, please stop by the Tri-State Taxidermy Booth and see my leopard. Ben Cromeens has really done a nice job of mounting it.
04 February 2014, 03:32
subsailor74Ben Cromeens of Tri-State Taxidermy in Houston just completed my leopard mount. Ben had this mbada on display at his booth at both the Dallas and Houston Safari Club Conventions last month. Now he (the leopard, not Ben!) is enroute to my home in Virginia. He will have a place of honor in my home office.
04 February 2014, 03:47
pagosawingnutA mount like that deserves a place of honor. Still a great cat! Again, congratulations.
04 February 2014, 08:39
fairgameGreat work. Great cat.
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04 February 2014, 16:25
bwanajayVery nice.
05 February 2014, 03:25
Use Enough GunNice mount, Admiral!
05 February 2014, 09:13
Beretta682EAdmiral,
Excellent leopard and mount.
Mike
05 February 2014, 15:51
The NorwegianHmmmm.... This report was not good for my wallet
Now I became interested in hunting Mr Spot
Must have been some very exiting moments.
Congrats on one of the finest mounts I have ever seen on a very very fine animal
The more I know, the less I wonder !
05 February 2014, 20:39
jwmThat is gorgeous.
And how nice it is to have trailcam pics...and then trophy pics...and then the actual mount itself! If it were me, I would frame the best trail camera shot and the best trophy shot and hang them nearby.
Congratulations!
16 February 2014, 09:16
Forest Walkerawesome
16 February 2014, 22:12
AntlersThat's an impressive job on the cat - exceptional mount. Congrats on the hunt and the trophy!
Antlers
Double Rifle Shooters Society
Heym 450/400 3"
