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Author Topic: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)  (Read 10679 times)

Offline BLKBEARKLR

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Well got this one in around feb time frame. Did not know how it was going to turn out the cape had been cut wrong on it. But played with it and got some good advice from a buddy taxidermist up in Alaska. So here is the finished product. Enjoy the pictures, he is not a member on here but will try to talk him into becoming one so he can tell his story.

Some may notice the horns are past the back of the form, he is putting it on a beam across his man cave, so not worried about horn clearance.


Thanks all
Joe
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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2010, 05:08:33 PM »
cool animal - huge shovel

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2010, 05:12:34 PM »
HUGE SHOVEL!   Very pretty mount too.   

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 05:13:22 PM »
That isn't a shovel that is a back hoe, holy crap what a lower front end...   Nice work for sure....

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 05:14:45 PM »
wow really cool ....

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2010, 05:14:56 PM »
Nice work Joe!

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2010, 05:16:18 PM »
Holly Shovel :yike: Nicely done!! 

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2010, 06:48:44 PM »
Still cant beleive that shovel! Looks good Joe!

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2010, 06:51:07 PM »
Awsome mount :tup: He's got a nice shovel
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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2010, 06:51:47 PM »
 :chuckle:  I don't know from that last picture it looks like your long arming it!  

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2010, 09:55:44 PM »
Nice work, Good looking mount

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2010, 09:58:51 PM »
I've seen bigger racks in Alaska, but never a shovel like that!!

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2010, 10:02:57 PM »
Joe, that is a TOAD!  What a shovel.  Great job on the mount.  John

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2010, 10:12:51 PM »
Man that's a shovel!!  :drool:

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Re: X Large Alaskan Caribou 21 inch shovel (A Living Memory Taxidermy)
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2010, 10:14:24 PM »
way cool! man if his topps were like his bottoms :drool: a great bull and mount :IBCOOL:
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