larcher
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My friend Boutonnet, expert sent me this catalog
catalog of auctions
Some trophies are really outstanding
Nr 57, a full wall of buffalo’s massacres, 20 skulls, got in the Selous Tanzania
Estimation 2k-3k Euros
Nr 73 a very rare skull of Mountain Nyala from Ethiopia, the most coveted trophy, estimation 150-300 euros
Nrs 143-149 ivories from the CAR, all with CITES from 60 to 110 lbs.
The 149 is from a one tusked elephant, he ranks 16 th in the Rowland Ward and a couple of books explain the whole story. Est 15k-20euros
Nr 175 World Class Elk from Wyoming 1895, 12 pointers long 52.5 inches, width 43 inches
Estim 2k-3k euros
778
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peter
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jb
that catalog displays to much fun alltogether. my french stinks where are the guns that slayed all these animals ?
best regards
peter
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EricD
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There are a lot of really beautiful trophies in the catalog. It's kind of sad that the previous owners want to sell them.
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Kalunga
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I don`t know about You guys but to me a trophy is just something that remembers me of a hopefully good hunt, nothing more. So I would never consider to pay even a cent to buy the trophy of somebody else, even if it is a world record. It is like the photographs You take during a holiday, to others they are rather useless, to You it brings back the memory of a great time You had.
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Huvius
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Kalunga,
I would agree under most circumstances, but I fear a tiger hunt is not in my future...
Not that an American can buy a tiger skin anyway.
I am surprised that the estimate on the elk antlers is as much as the tiger skin too.
Fortunately, I inherited many trophies which would be very difficult, if not impossible, and costly to procure today, so I can understand one's inclination to buy another's trophy.
I do look forward to seeing the results though.
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NitroX
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If a guy doesn't claim to have taken the trophy himself, a nice trophy is a "natural work of art", a decoration etc.
Even for non-hunters I see this as a very positive thing. It shows evidence of the "right cultural values", a true wish for traditional values, nature etc. A greenie would probably burn the trophies as they did with ivory once upon a time.
Also as mentioned tiger will most likely never be a legally huntable proposition again, we can't import elephant tusks or leopard into Australia, extinct species such as "giant deer" etc make wonderful exhibits.
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Mike_Bailey
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Kalunga, I agree that they are very personal things but I do think they look great in lots of places, bars, hotels etc. I guess the personal thing is what keeps the prices quite low. Mind you there were 4 lion skulls for auction at Holts a year ago. Now I have no desire to kill a lion but I wouldn't mind a skull of one, the reserve was £150 quid a skull, each one was bought by the same chap, for I think, £800 each !! I suppose he may have been setting up a "theme" bar somewhere in the world ?! best, Mike
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Kalunga
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Gentlemen, I just stated my opinion and besides with my small income I rather concentrate on the real thing, which is hunting. Also the walls in my rooms are already full with my own trophies but it might be different with other people of course. I just like to provoke a little bit !
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NitroX
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Also the walls in my rooms are already full with my own trophies but it might be different with other people of course.
... or not.
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A very nice collection.. I personally don't bother with other hunters prizes though..
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larcher
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Nonetheless there are guys who buy outstanding trophies just to pretend having shot them. A taxidermist lost a couple of wealthy clients this way. He stupidly recognized auctionned trophies on clients' walls, the clients didn't appreciate.
Fortunately, here in France, trophies are fashion. The showbiz people love them and claim it. That helps a lot.
Personally I only want my own trophies, though some are hardly decent (warthog for example). In fact I don't care much about the size of my trophies and never use a tape in the field. They are on the wall to call back fond memories. The ones I prefer are those that were hard earned.
If I were rich, I'd love to buy the heavy tusk because it belongs to history.
Mr Boutonnet sent also a catalog of auctions of birds : pure beauties, very colorful. A couple of multicolored birds would lighten up a living room. But my wife says they look gaudy 
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