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Tundra Tiger

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I live in Dillingham, Alaska. My taxidermist (Jesse Dahlberg, Dahlberg's Taxidermy) is in Wasilla. I am in Anchorage currently for surgery (tomorrow, ugh). Yesterday I took a drive up to Jesse's place to see my 2 soon to be new home additions.

After my last trip to Africa I opted for 2 shoulder mounts: a gemsbok, of which I am utterly chuffed, and a black wildebeest, because it wound up with a great story behind it (and several people have said it's a really good one).

They are finished. Jesse will be crating them and shipping them to me as soon as I am home and the damned catheter is out. These two mounts give me something to look forward to! That's my oldest daughter in the photo with me.

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Nice looking mounts. Good luck with the surgery and get well soon
 
Very nice! They’ll look great in your living room. I hope your surgery goes well!
 
Looking good. In my uneducated opinion that wildebeest does look good sized.

Good luck with the surgery.
 
In recovery.
I hate catheters. :confused:
 
Yeah, catheter is a pain in the arse ... almost. Prostrate? Hope everything comes out okay and you're feeling yourself again soon. Preferably behind a locked door. :D
 
You ever see the movie Hot Tub Time Machine? The scene where he pulls his own catheter out cracks me up!
Nice mounts. Post pics when you get them on the wall.
 
Excellent(y)
 
Mounts look good, get well soon :D Cheers:
 
Thank you kind sir.
 
Nice mounts TT, wishing you a fast recovery.
 
Thank you Phil.
 
Thank you kind sir.

With the assistance of a couple of friends, the 2 shoulder mounts and tanned hides were picked up at the airport and brought to my house yesterday.

I am currently cooking up a late breakfast and doing a slow extrication from crating, while trying to be mindful that I have 2 weeks left of a reduced lifting protocol.

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Really impressive.
 
Great gemsbok and black wildebeest. Love the thick horns on a proper bull oryx. Looks like you are in post op recovery, and I'll assume all went well.
 

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