Finished Bison Mount from 2011 season

shootstr8 · #1 01-01-2012, 11:16 PM

The taxidermist called just before christmas and let me know the bison I was able to get last season by Zama is done. I posted a few other pics (hope they work!) to just try to get the size of these animals to a scale. The bases on this guy are 16 7/8 and 16 2/8 with 19 inch horns.

The hide is laying on a king sized bed and touches the floor on each side!!

As for the mount, I thought I would try a open mouth as after my 6th shot he just looked at me and did a bellow when I was about 15m away!!

I have not seen the mount in person yet (and won't for a couple of months) but from the photos he sent me I think it turned out well.

Hope everyone who is hunting them this year has a great time and makes a lot of memories.

Bassett · #2 01-01-2012, 11:34 PM

That is a sweet looking mount!!!

oldgutpile · #3 01-02-2012, 12:08 AM

That is a real cranker of a bull! The taxidermist did an outstanding job on that as well. makes me wish I had gone that route instead of just the european. Congrats all the way around!

Rackmastr · #4 01-02-2012, 05:53 AM

Looks like an excellent job to me!!!

gunslinger · #5 01-02-2012, 06:05 AM

Jees what a hog of a buffalo, wow the mass on that thing is incredible.

Good job on the mount too, Now you better get 4 inch screws to hold em up.

walking buffalo · #6 01-02-2012, 12:21 PM

Great Big Beast!

The mount looks excellent. I like the pose.

Do you have a field pic of the bull to share with us?

mcreg · #7 01-02-2012, 01:10 PM

Congradualtions: Do you know how much it weighed? I was lucky enough to get drawn the 1st year and got a big bull also. The biologist, Lyle Fullerton estimated mine at 2600 lbs and measured the horns to be 22" long x 19" bases, scoring it in the 130" range? Never worked so hard in my life!!! But neither have I had so much fun.

Ryry4 · #8 01-02-2012, 01:49 PM

Cool looking mount.

ryisnky · #9 01-02-2012, 01:55 PM

Very Cool Mount!!

buckbrushoutdoors · #10 01-02-2012, 05:35 PM

awesome! I want one!

shootstr8 · #11 01-02-2012, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by walking buffalo

Great Big Beast!

The mount looks excellent. I like the pose.

Do you have a field pic of the bull to share with us?

Here is a field photo of the bison after the reinforcements arrived to help get him out of the bush. Didn't notice the branch right in front of his head but maybe some photoshop can help me get that out of the picture.

CNR · #12 01-02-2012, 09:59 PM

Awesome looking mount! Congrats on the monster bull!

wolfman403 · #13 01-02-2012, 10:05 PM

New I had seen that head before. howdy neighbor. You had better drive your azz down there and pick it up I want to see it finished

Rockymtnx · #14 01-03-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shootstr8

after my 6th shot!!

Congrats on the bison, and a cool mount.
What gun were you using?

depopulator · #15 01-03-2012, 01:52 PM

Beauty bull and the taxi work looks great. Heck of a trophy!

shootstr8 · #16 01-03-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockymtnx

Congrats on the bison, and a cool mount.
What gun were you using?

Was shooting a .338wm with 225gr bullets. I found him in a bed and shot 4 times before he got up and then fed 4 more one at a time until I only had 1 left in my pocket. Was told to keep shooting if he is moving so did it until I had one left. I added a photo of 4 of the recovered bullets. His lungs were like swiss cheese but it still took 5-8 minutes after all the shooting for him to stop breathing.

Taxidermist found an infected area with a .22 bullet just under the hide in the neck so I will be able to get that as a momento as well.