NitroX
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My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived!
I hunted September or October 2002 and it has arrived only 2 months short of 2 years.
And it looks great! Plus some other goodies.
PS The rest of the heads only arrived in OZ a few months ago and haven't even seen the taxidermists needle yet.
The sun is shining, a photo to come. Here it is.
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NitroX
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Another
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kos
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Ohhhhhhhhh you BASTARD !!!!!!!! i will live on rice and roo meat,so i can to get to Africa ,next year ,HHMMMMMMMMM ,that does it !!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh ,iam so upset uuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhh the Kraken Wakes !!!!!!!! by the way how many inches was it ???? and the cost of taxidermy for buffalo ???
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That looks great John
I guess you have some planning to do now about were you will place it. Any ideas about your latest buff?? What type of wor will you do with that?
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Excellent John! Those are really fine trophies! 
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475Guy
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Nitro
Looks cool! Are you satisfied with the end results? Looks like you're happy as hell with getting the stuff finally.
 
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Very nice John! I guess some redecorating is going to happen in the near future to fit the stuff in your house!
Erik D.
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Sweet. It looks like there was attention to detail around the eyes and even on the neck. Obviously you do not have kids or that zebra would not be on the ground like that . That is an interesting trophy on the left as well. Politician? 
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Very nice John. Where did you have the taxidermy done?
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Bakes
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They look great John!! Love the shields and spears!
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Gibbs505
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Looked at the heading and I was going to say "Hope it's house trained!!"
Well done and a great trophy!!
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OUTSTANDING!!!! Congratulations, I hope the rest of your mounts turn out as well. Really nice, John!
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NitroX
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I'll reply to questions and comments in one post rather than individual thread lines.
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Kos,
I don't think we ever measured the horns. It was estimated before it was shot. It wasn't estimated as very long but was an old bull with good solid bosses which was my main aim. As the circumstances of trip were eventful and not ideal I was very happy to take and hunt a mature bull.
I am happy with the result. As Matt Graham said on my recent waer buffalo hunt - "If you are happy with what it would look like on the wall ....". And I am very happy with the way with buffalo will look.
Christer,
My water buff will be shoulder mounted as well. Haven't decided its "posture" yet.
Ann,
Now I want to see yours too one day.
475Guy,
Yes very happy. He has a mean look in his eyes. Something to frighten small children with.
Eric,
Mmmm. He will not fit in the planned spot I think. I think an insulated and panelled trophy room/shed/building is in order. But I would like him in my study but too bad. 
Mike,
Gary Pegg of Melbourne did the taxidermy of this and all my pevious trophies except for one.
Bakes,
See the next post. 
Gibbs and DPhillips,
I hope he isn't house trained. The rest is still to come - another zebra, a second rug this time, two bushbuck, one hopefully full mounted, two more impala, one to be mounted, one to be a skull on a shielf and a waterbuck. See I do need a new building. 
On my next safari I want to concetrate on pigs.
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NitroX
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Some fun photos.
The first photos is a Zulu shield made from cattle hide with
a decorative long assegai and knobkerrie. Not bad quality and
definitely good enough for a wall display.
The second photo is me acting a twit with a buffalo hide (I
think) Maasai shield. I do not have a proper Maasai spear yet
so am making do.
Decorative stabbing assegai and knobkerre with some nice beadwork.
More space needed on walls. 
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John aka NitroX
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From AdamTayler posting:
That is an interesting trophy on the left as well. Politician?.
No way. John has attacked me many times for being an anarchist. His respect of politicians is too great to have such a trophy on display  He just loves law and order.
John, great trophies. Did you get to shoot the buffalo with your 450 No2 Double?
Mike
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Bakes
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BLOODY HELL that middle one's abit dodgy
I have a mate in Fitzroy crossing getting me some Aborigional hunting and fishing spears with woomera, I'm thinking of an Australiana wall. Post a pic when you set the heads and spears/shields out, should look good!
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NitroX
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Bakes
I acquired some long throwing spears from Central Australia seven years ago plus some other things, including a wooden "shield" and non-returning boomerangs. At the moment the spears are sitting on top of some curtain rails above a window. Did not get an authentic woomera as I wanted a plain one and they only had painted ones.
What I would really like to get is some of those multi-barbed fishing spears/arrows etc from New Guinea and similar places. THEY look absolutely fantastic.
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Are u going to hunt water buffalos with this????? Don't forget your camara then
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NitroX
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I remember reading a Wilbur Smith novel where a Matabele warrior killed a charging buffalo with an assegai.
YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING! 
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John,
Why are you wearing clothes in the battle photo? It would be more authentic if you were dressed native.
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John, you look a lot meaner than that buffalo.
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SaHunter
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Next time im in the barossa i have to see your throphy room!
Nice buff and a beaut stallion!!
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NitroX
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Ann
You will need to get Bakes to pose with the battle implements for that photo.
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NitroX
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500grains
 (we need better 'angry' avatars on NE.com - )
SaHunter
At the moment ALL of my trophies are filling the lounge room floor having been shifted from Adelaide a few months ago.
I have a shoulder mounted limpopo bushbuck, a shoulder mounted impala and a full mounted chobe bushbuck almost ready to come over from Melbourne too. I think I need to get some up on the walls soon.
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SaHunter
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If they need a foster home id be glad to help out
U must not be married if u can have that many trophys around the house i know im not gonna marry, i dont think any woman could tolerate me for that long
you should put some on ur ceiling
If i do get to africa want to bring back a full mount elephant...imagine skinning one of those heheheh
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