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04-15-2016, 11:59 PM
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Marco Polo Mount for AO member
I just finished this mount for fellow AO member. It was a beauty sheep, glad he chose a life size to do this sheep justice
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04-16-2016, 01:30 AM
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A thing of beauty, Congrats to both of you's.
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04-16-2016, 05:56 AM
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Good looking animal are there any tips when you harvest something like this on how to skin it properly? Perhaps video links
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04-16-2016, 07:06 AM
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Awesome mount Curtis
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04-16-2016, 07:18 AM
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That is an amazing liking animal!
Good job to both you and the hunter.
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04-16-2016, 08:01 AM
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Always wonder why they never broom the horns off, like our sheep.
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04-16-2016, 08:30 AM
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Fantastic job as usual Curtis. Great ram Pat..
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04-16-2016, 08:34 AM
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Just wow! Awesome job!
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04-16-2016, 09:07 AM
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Beauty ! Congrats to the owner and thanks Curtis for sharing !
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04-16-2016, 09:44 AM
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great sheep and beautiful mount
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04-16-2016, 05:41 PM
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What a fantastic animal to go with a great mount!
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04-16-2016, 07:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Disastro
Good looking animal are there any tips when you harvest something like this on how to skin it properly? Perhaps video links
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Well when you pay for large dollar hunts like this, you would hope your outfitter can take care of those types of things for you but its surprising that some dont take care of their clients. If you have a taxidermist and you are loyal to them with your work, I bet there would be no problem hanging around with them to learn the finer points of hide care like turning ears and lips and salting. I know for me if I had a client that was going on a hunt like this and was going to use me for mounting the animal, it would be a benefit to both of us for you to hang around and learn. I have a few clients that I have helped that way and when the hunt is done, they feel confident knowing they took care of it and knowing it will make it home no prob. So my main advice would be to hang around or learn one on one with the taxidermist your going to use, that would be your quickest and most beneficial learning curve
Thx everyone for the kind words
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04-16-2016, 07:57 PM
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Great job on a beautiful animal. Any idea on the age?
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04-16-2016, 08:43 PM
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Great job Curtis as usual.
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04-16-2016, 11:20 PM
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Great job by both of you. Thanks for sharing. Well done!!
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04-17-2016, 01:11 AM
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Great work on a great animal. I like the backdrop behind the mount too. Shows off the sheep nice.
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04-17-2016, 07:28 AM
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Beautiful mount. What a great sheep!
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04-17-2016, 08:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Double Shovel
Well when you pay for large dollar hunts like this, you would hope your outfitter can take care of those types of things for you but its surprising that some dont take care of their clients. If you have a taxidermist and you are loyal to them with your work, I bet there would be no problem hanging around with them to learn the finer points of hide care like turning ears and lips and salting. I know for me if I had a client that was going on a hunt like this and was going to use me for mounting the animal, it would be a benefit to both of us for you to hang around and learn. I have a few clients that I have helped that way and when the hunt is done, they feel confident knowing they took care of it and knowing it will make it home no prob. So my main advice would be to hang around or learn one on one with the taxidermist your going to use, that would be your quickest and most beneficial learning curve
Thx everyone for the kind words
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Right on
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04-17-2016, 01:40 PM
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What an absolutely gorgeous critter 
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04-17-2016, 09:31 PM
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That's some nice work
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04-18-2016, 11:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Double Shovel
I just finished this mount for fellow AO member. It was a beauty sheep, glad he chose a life size to do this sheep justice
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This looks absolutely stunning. Beautiful craftsmanship on this one!!
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04-18-2016, 07:55 PM
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Just wow! That's beautiful.
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04-18-2016, 08:10 PM
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Wow,,, that's all I got,,, wow
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04-19-2016, 08:54 AM
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Well done! That's a beauty ram.
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04-19-2016, 09:11 AM
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Saweeeet.
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04-19-2016, 09:16 AM
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Curious about turnaround times as I dont see them on your site.
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04-19-2016, 12:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reddeerhunter
Curious about turnaround times as I dont see them on your site.
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Right now projects are getting back in 12 months. Some go a bit past that and some under depending on the time of year with deer or bear season,skinning will take priority during those times pushing some projects back
Thx
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04-19-2016, 03:37 PM
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Wow is that ever nice! I want one.
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