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  1. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Fallow have to be the toughest animal to get a good pic of.
  2. Diamondhitch

    Animal you wouldn't hunt

    Sure you can, you just need to dry it completely, dip it in pesticide, expose it to Gamma radiation and disinfect it in sea salt for 30 days then your good to go... (n) Yum
  3. Diamondhitch

    PSA: Hunters should be aware of Lyme Disease!

    Im glad to live in AB where our Moose ticks are few and far between and cases of Lyme disease extremely rare, as is the chance of ever actually seeing a tick.
  4. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Good luck Wayne, there are some monsters there! Is that bull you posted from the block?
  5. Diamondhitch

    Interesting Lion video

    Interesting and gives a bit of insight as to what it is really like for tribal Africans to live, or at least hope to continue to live, with lions and why they would rather poison all lions than co-exist with them. Even those on the fence about hunting would watch this one and think 2x bout...
  6. Diamondhitch

    Greetings from BC CANADA

    Welcome to AH eh! :D
  7. Diamondhitch

    Steenbok Pedestal Taxidermy

    Very nice Dennis. I finally got mine mounted a week ago too, Ill post pics once dried and finished.
  8. Diamondhitch

    Sad news from RSA

    A large percentage of our doctors are South African and have been for some time now.
  9. Diamondhitch

    Captive-bred Lion and PHASA?

    Unfortunately this decision makes PHASA irrelevant when choosing an outfitter. Sad to see.
  10. Diamondhitch

    Picking the right arrow

    Unless your arrow splinters, which I have never had happen on game, you wont have to worry about that. If you did need to trim up around a splintered arrow, you would lose a few mouthfuls at most. Even at the range I have never seen a spiral/multi-directional wound carbon arrow splinter more...
  11. Diamondhitch

    A Little Broadhead Testing

    Thanks for posting. Great durability test but I wouldn't bet the farm on the penetration results, the arrow would need to be in a firm medium the entire way to measure that.
  12. Diamondhitch

    Yukon Hunting Outfitters

    Stan Simpson runs a great outfit in the NWT and has virtually 100% success on nice rams. Having worked for him, I will vouch for him 100%.
  13. Diamondhitch

    CONGRATULATIONS ON NEW YEARS ENGAGEMENT TO PATSY AND BLUEY

    Well well well, Bluey has been busy!!! Congrats to the both of you. (y)
  14. Diamondhitch

    Hunting Bow and Arrow Requirements

    Anything that increases the size of the hole will decrease penetration. 4 blade heads must cut 2x as much skin, muscle and bone than a 2 blade of similar design as it penetrates. The same is true for cutting diameter. Heads with steep cutting angle will also decrease penetration so longer heads...
  15. Diamondhitch

    Hunting Bow and Arrow Requirements

    Steel force and good old bear cut on impacts are what I use. For your poundage I would recommend just using them as a 2 blade and forgetting the bleeders, I have used mine this way for 25 years on game up to the size of a moose with excellent results. 2 blades are far better penetrating...
  16. Diamondhitch

    Full Mount Lion Taxidermy Big Zimbabwe Cat

    This s may be the nicest cat I have seen from you Dennis. Great job!
  17. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    That thing is sick!!! Congrats(y)
  18. Diamondhitch

    REPORT: Taxidermist Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Johannesburg

    This technique is called composting here! (n) Great write up Dennis
  19. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Love the Aoudad. Free range Aoudad is high on my list. (y) That thing is a stud!!! Score does no justice to a buck like that. What a pig.
  20. Diamondhitch

    USA: Another Great New Mexico Father & Son Hunting Trip

    How long until you run out of wall? Lol
  21. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Co0l buck. Its good to see so many people had good seasons. (y)
  22. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    100 yrs old lol nice to get an ancient old timer, they are far more rare than a booner (y) congrats.
  23. Diamondhitch

    Relive - South Africa

    Check out Ohio Taxidermy supply, they have a line of Travis De Villers African forms in the works, so far just Springbok is ready but they are sculpted just like the ones he did for Relive.
  24. Diamondhitch

    Relive - South Africa

    Only a few inches of core are needed for attaching horns to the skull. No need to ship bulky, heavy cores, plus if allowed to dry without the horns on them they can twist differently and not allow the horns to go back on anyway.
  25. Diamondhitch

    Relive - South Africa

    The whole point of boiling them is to remove the layer of skin and flesh between the horn and core, all horned animals need to have this removed or it will rot stink and eventually darken them as the stinking rotten ooze leaches out. Several factors such as how often the water is changed, how...
  26. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    I had no idea they rutted so late down there, I thought that was only south texas and mexico. Beautiful muley hunting gold, congrats to you and your daughter. I think she may have edged you out a little in the antler department. :D
  27. Diamondhitch

    Relive - South Africa

    You just did Lol It is mostly grease and fat residue released from the skull and tissue while preparing the horns for export, plus even shielded from the grease, boiling tends to darken horns on its own. Also boiling removes any dirt, bark and debris from the horns that make up a lot of the...
  28. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    I was hunting 320 acres of agriculture and 640 adjoining acres of timber and closest count I could get was around 10-12 does, 3 spikers, 1 yearling forker, 1 2yr old forker, a 2yr old 4x4, my buck and the other 2 mentioned spent some time there but mostly lived on an adjoining property for a...
  29. Diamondhitch

    Plains game by relive starting to be done

    A year from the bang to completed trophies on the wall is awesome anyway you look at it. (y) My taxidermist still has trophies from 2005 that aren't completed! :eek: We wont mention his name :censored: Should be able to get plenty caught up this winter though. :)
  30. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Wow, with all those tags you could kill every deer left in AB :D lol Those are some nice bucks you have there. Congrats. One day I will try my luck on Blacktail, they are a neat animal.
  31. Diamondhitch

    Where and who are you hunting with in 2016

    I not the product that counts but the marketing... :D
  32. Diamondhitch

    USA: Another Great New Mexico Father & Son Hunting Trip

    Nice, congrats to your boy Bill. (y)
  33. Diamondhitch

    Howzit

    Welcome to AH. Buy yourself the 30-06. If you find that you are sensitive to its recoil, though not many are, then get a limbsaver recoil pad installed and I can assure you that any woman or young teen would have no issue shooting it.
  34. Diamondhitch

    I have one chance

    If you have to dispatch a pig give it a headshot, you already said he would have a hard time handling it plus the headshot is more humane anyway. Also instead of charging straight in after a shot pig, give it 5 or 10 minutes to make sure the bullet has done its job and spare yourself the whole...
  35. Diamondhitch

    Africa vs. Texas Plains/Exotic Game Hunt

    Im sure it is but for 35k they are willing to put some effort into it. :D
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  38. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Plus all the idiots who complain of not seeing many deer need to smarten up and stop shooting 2 or 3 does. Plus our inept FWS needs to get rid of all the supplemental doe tags since most hunters don't seem to have enough self control not to shoot does from a collapsed population and limit the...
  39. Diamondhitch

    Leopard Hunt Special

    would be nice. Thanks for posting the video (y)
  40. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Nice goat, I wish we had more opportunity to hunt them.
  41. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Unfortunately this is exactly what everyone I have talked to, except the blowhards, has said in all areas. Many road warriors, especially in the green zone, reported seeing 1 deer every couple days and the ones that are there are spooky as hell. (I don't blame them) Its gonna be a few tough...
  42. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    We haven't had so few deer here since the 80s. We were fortunate to have several mature bucks where I was hunting but most people around here saw very little and either filled out on a meat buck or ate their tags. Elk too, worst elk year I can remember, almost no elk killed here at all and in...
  43. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Im sure hoping he sticks around. I think he is just 3 yrs old which would explain why we have never seen him (on camera or in person) before, then all of a sudden this year he is posing every few days. The body says 3 too, looks like his 1st swelled neck, next year he may be even bigger. :) If...
  44. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    That's sure a nice heavy buck, congrats. Same day I shot mine. :)
  45. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    My sister in law snapped that pic seconds before driving away. Someone else has that great buck in their garage :(
  46. Diamondhitch

    How did everyone make out at home this year? Post some pictures

    Ill start things off. This year was phenomenal for waterfowling up here. The warm weather kept them around in huge numbers weeks longer than they should have stayed. I had some great shots and despite the dismal deer numbers, managed to take a nice buck n my 2nd last day. The non-typical I...
  47. Diamondhitch

    Africa vs. Texas Plains/Exotic Game Hunt

    As stated time constraints and ability to keep the meat are the only pros for Texas. As a rule you will be hunting much larger areas in Africa and the thing to understand about Texas as well is that some of the more expensive animals are carefully hand raised then turned out only once someone...
 
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