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My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived!
      #18287 - 21/08/04 02:20 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18290 - 21/08/04 11:28 PM

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18294 - 22/08/04 12:06 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: kos]
      #18296 - 22/08/04 12:15 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18299 - 22/08/04 12:57 AM

Excellent John! Those are really fine trophies!

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18300 - 22/08/04 01:03 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18301 - 22/08/04 01:09 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18307 - 22/08/04 03:57 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18311 - 22/08/04 07:39 AM

Very nice John. Where did you have the taxidermy done?

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18312 - 22/08/04 08:29 AM

They look great John!! Love the shields and spears!

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18314 - 22/08/04 11:28 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18316 - 22/08/04 01:59 PM

OUTSTANDING!!!! Congratulations, I hope the rest of your mounts turn out as well. Really nice, John!

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18319 - 22/08/04 03:46 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18320 - 22/08/04 03:56 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: AdamTayler]
      #18326 - 22/08/04 05:56 PM

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?

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: Mike375]
      #18332 - 22/08/04 11:27 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: Bakes]
      #18334 - 22/08/04 11:46 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18372 - 24/08/04 12:39 AM



Are u going to hunt water buffalos with this????? Don't forget your camara then

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: 470Nitro]
      #18376 - 24/08/04 01:09 AM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #18381 - 24/08/04 02:36 AM

John,

Why are you wearing clothes in the battle photo? It would be more authentic if you were dressed native.

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: AspenHill]
      #18399 - 24/08/04 01:26 PM

John, you look a lot meaner than that buffalo.



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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: 500grains]
      #19159 - 12/09/04 12:48 PM

Next time im in the barossa i have to see your throphy room!

Nice buff and a beaut stallion!!

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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: AspenHill]
      #19163 - 12/09/04 02:27 PM

Ann

You will need to get Bakes to pose with the battle implements for that photo.



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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: SaHunter]
      #19164 - 12/09/04 02:30 PM

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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Re: My Cape Buffalo has finally arrived! [Re: NitroX]
      #19168 - 12/09/04 04:48 PM

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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