My '21 ZIm buff, hyena and chobe bushbuck finally completed

[buck wild]

I FINALLY got around to completing my animals from my 2021 hunt with Dalton and York in the OMAY. The smaller buffalo is a euro-type skull, and the baboon, well that one isn't finished. I did intentionally drag my feet getting the buffalo done as I wasn't exactly sure where it was going to go in the trophy room. Actually had a friend stop by my house and suggested if I moved around a few things, this space would open up.
Report from my May hunt

Thread 'ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York Safaris - No Bull, Double Bull'

Aug 30, 2021

I had just joked with Zvito, the lead tracker, that I’d make him famous if he fell in the river, as I videoed him carefully stepping across the hurriedly constructed rock step bridge. Shortly thereafter, I am pulling myself out of the water, up the bank with afore mentioned video camera soaking wet in my pocket.

Alas, I should start at the beginning of the story perhaps. Shortly after wrapping up my fourth South African safari in 2018, I had decided it was finally time. Time to get wild- go big, a real adventure and move on to hunting dangerous game. During my four previous safaris I...

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[RR 314]

What a delay. Completely unacceptable! You need to find a new taxidermist!!!

Seriously, awesome work! Love the buffalo!

 

[RR 314]

Oh, and excellent space saving idea on the 90 degree base/display. I don't recall seeing that before. Any guesstimate on how many hours you have in the buffalo? Beautiful detail!

 

[Hunt anything]

Great work, sir!

 

[Mekaniks]

Very nice!

 

[buck wild]

Oh, and excellent space saving idea on the 90 degree base/display. I don't recall seeing that before. Any guesstimate on how many hours you have in the buffalo? Beautiful detail!

I really didn't keep track too close as I'd work on it here and there when the mood struck me. I know the pictures don't show it too well, but it has a slight open mouth. That was an extra hour than usual getting it put together.
ROUGH estimate on hours total- 14-16 (obviuosly I didn't have to cape, flesh, salt etc altho I did request the skinners make a specific cut in the back)

 

[buck wild]

What a delay. Completely unacceptable! You need to find a new taxidermist!!!

Seriously, awesome work! Love the buffalo!

AND my taxidermist occasionally is sleeping with my wife !!!

 

[RR 314]

AND my taxidermist occasionally is sleeping with my wife !!!

Haaaaa. Well done! The detail is spectacular. I didn't know if the eyes/detail/wrinkles took 10 hours or 100. Great stuff!

 

[gregrn43]

Looks great congratulations

 

[BRICKBURN]

Smart way to use a corner of the room.

 

[HuntOften36]

One of the better uses of the corner space I've seen in a while! Going to use this as a reference for the future! Mounts look amazing!! Great bushbuck and buff!!

 

[PARA45]

Love all the character on the Buffalo, beautiful work. Wished more taxidermists would show the scars, dirt, etc., on the mounts, especially on an old Buffalo.

 

[Hunt anything]

Love all the character on the Buffalo, beautiful work. Wished more taxidermists would show the scars, dirt, etc., on the mounts, especially on an old Buffalo.

Preach it brother, the last thing I want in a buffalo is a clean buffalo!

 

[buck wild]

I found this post from my original hunting report in 2021. I'd say I stayed on course

 

[Firebird]

Now I wish I had mounted my buffalo instead of a euro. . .very nice work

 

[Hunt anything]

Now I wish I had mounted my buffalo instead of a euro. . .very nice work

Go shoot another one! (Someday)

 

[Nyati]

Very nice, congrats !

 

[PARA45]

Go shoot another one! (Someday)

I was gonna suggest that.

 

[Pablo]

Great work, Joe! Your detail is amazing!

 

[Tim Blackwell]

Very very nice mate, congrats