Hippo Skull arrived

[Rob]

Got my hippo skull back from my trip last year.  Put a small White-tail fork in-front of it for size comparison.  Getting the tusks back in will take some time as they have expanded a bit in the past year.

[Katmai Guy]

That's going to look cool with the dark staining on the tusks and the white skull.

[quadrafire]

Very Cool..... Freaking HUGE
What's it weigh?

[pianoman9701]

Wow, very cool.

[Rob]

So the full box weighed in at 86 pounds.  I am figuring it is a bit over 75 after you take out the cardboard and packing materials.

Funny story.  the box was damaged in shipping so the FedEx driver had me come out and look at it before I signed for it.  He drug it out and asked if it was fragile.  I said "It's a skull so it is a little fragile"  He looked at me and said, "One skull?"  Made me chuckle.

It took two of us to haul it to the front door!

[huntingfool7]

WOW

[quadrafire]

should have opened it in front of him. 

[carpsniperg2]

Awesome!!!

[highside74]

Do you think maybe if you freeze the tusks they'll fit in better they might shrink

[boneaddict]

That's neat!   

[Alchase]

Curious how you will mount that monster?
Very cool.

[Rob]

I don't think freezing them will help.  Tusks have a tendency to split when they dry out, so that is what I am dealing with. 

I am going to just set the skull on the floor, I think it will work well there.

For the hippo, I am going to mount it as though it was sitting in the water, coming out of the floor. Similar to the attached

[Alchase]

Awesome

[Timberstalker]

What a monster.  Awesome for sure, Rob.

[KFhunter]

that's awesome,  make sure to toss some fake water plants over it's ears, maybe set a few lilly pads next to it.


really cool 

[Rob]

good plan.  Plus a beware of hippo sign!

[Dhoey07]

What was it like gutting out a hippo?  Must have been a chore!  Did you get to try the meat?

[Gringo31]

I love skulls and that is AWESOME!

Very cool.....

[Rob]

What was it like gutting out a hippo?  Must have been a chore!  Did you get to try the meat?

The villagers came out of nowhere and all helped process the hippo.  They got all of the meat save 2 legs.  One we brought with us to eat (it was great!) and the other we used for Croc bait.

[bowhunterforever]

Awesome

[DOUBLELUNG]

 

[Kit Carson]

That's awesome! 

[Dhoey07]

That's pretty damn neat rob. Thanks for sharing!

[Ghost Hunter]

Wow!  That's cool.  Love the interaction with the locals.

[saylean]

Don't put it next to any bear skulls....make them all look like thumb tacks.

That's awesome, what a cool hunt and trophy. Congrats!

[hunting4sanity]

When you see that thread title it just screams, 'yeah, you're gonna click here!.' Be sure to post pics of the finished skull and mount, it's going to be amazing. I loved hunting Africa, but that trophy makes the plains game antelope species almost seem boring. Congrats!

[Rob]

Will do!

Don't put it next to any bear skulls....make them all look like thumb tacks.

That's awesome, what a cool hunt and trophy. Congrats!

Wish I had a bear skull to compare it to, I have been trying for several years without success.  lots of spring bear points now though, so hopefully next year!

[gunnarnewt]