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Offline JohnVH

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Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« on: January 10, 2014, 03:32:08 PM »
Jumped these two out of a creek, one shot got them both! Bringing to the taxi tomorrow, pretty excited.





Dog was interested



« Last Edit: March 13, 2014, 09:31:28 AM by JohnVH »

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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2014, 03:35:57 PM »
As you should be, those are nice drakes. Good shooting!  :tup:

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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2014, 05:39:45 PM »
Dem ar beauties for sure.
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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2014, 08:45:16 PM »
Nice shot! Beautiful birds!
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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2014, 06:30:18 PM »
Wow those look great! I'm still trying to get my first drake!

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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2014, 07:52:09 AM »
Got my mount back Saturday from Matt at Whidbey Island Taxidermy, turned out great!


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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2014, 07:53:54 PM »
Wow, that was quick! Congratulations!
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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2014, 08:24:38 PM »
Nice mounts, but is it or or do the eyes not look right? Might just be I'm tired. Anyhow, nice borss

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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2014, 08:38:00 PM »
Nice mounts, but is it or or do the eyes not look right? Might just be I'm tired. Anyhow, nice borss
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You know, I googled it, and yes, they did have darker colored eyes... weird.

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Re: Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2014, 12:54:38 PM »
Must have been tired. Didn't realize I butchered my texting so bad. Anyhow, nice mounts. I need to get a pair nice enough to mount

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Re: Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2014, 01:13:39 PM »
Look good :tup:

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Re: Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2014, 01:24:12 PM »
I think they look great
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Re: Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2014, 08:32:24 PM »
Cool story to go along with those birds!  :tup: :hunter:

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Re: Couple Greenwings today!
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2014, 08:55:48 AM »
Nice mounts, but is it or or do the eyes not look right? Might just be I'm tired. Anyhow, nice borss

The eye's are not the correct ones.  Nice mounts otherwise.
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Re: Couple Greenwings today! **mounted now**
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2014, 09:02:20 AM »
I think I would have went with a darker eye, but I like the mounts.


 


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