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Title: My Zebra is in the new Jonas Taxidermy catalog!
Post by: Rob on December 02, 2009, 01:42:26 PM: My taxidermist (Jerry Huffaker out of Abilene Texas http://huffakertaxidermy.com/gallery.htm) recently let me know that my Zebra mount was put in the Jonas Brothers Taxidermy supply catalog. It’s funny, it was a last minute decision to hunt the Hartman’s Zebra, and turned out to be my favorite hunt, and the best mount. I ordered a catalog and will scan in a photo when it arrives.

I have posted photos before, but to keep you from hunting around, here they are again. The ones with the red background were taken at my house, and the others were taken at Jerry’s studio.
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Post by: mossback91 on December 02, 2009, 01:44:17 PM: cool mount
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Post by: spur_ride on December 02, 2009, 01:44:42 PM: awsome mount. looks really good
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Post by: Joe_Hunter on December 02, 2009, 01:58:55 PM: Very Cool
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Post by: actionshooter on December 02, 2009, 02:44:20 PM: That looks really cool in your home with the red background.
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Post by: Rob on December 02, 2009, 05:10:14 PM: thanks, I re-painted just for these incoming mounts. I think the dark wall shows off the mounts better. I still have some tacky looking green trim around the window that I need to fix when I have a little bit of downtime.
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Post by: NWBREW on December 02, 2009, 05:12:57 PM: That's nice :o
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Post by: huntmando on December 02, 2009, 06:52:02 PM: What does zebra taste like? Just wondering. :dunno:
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Post by: boneaddict on December 02, 2009, 07:08:33 PM: Just got the catalog Rob. I'll have to check it out! 8)
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Post by: huntnphool on December 02, 2009, 07:11:23 PM: Quote from: huntmando on December 02, 2009, 06:52:02 PM
What does zebra taste like? Just wondering. :dunno:

I was wondering the same thing, is this a trophy hunt or meat hunt?
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Post by: MtnMuley on December 02, 2009, 08:17:57 PM: Very nice mount!
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Post by: robb92 on December 03, 2009, 07:59:02 AM: Very nice!!!
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Post by: Rob on December 03, 2009, 08:31:51 AM: Quote from: huntnphool on December 02, 2009, 07:11:23 PM
Quote from: huntmando on December 02, 2009, 06:52:02 PM
What does zebra taste like? Just wondering. :dunno:

I was wondering the same thing, is this a trophy hunt or meat hunt?

It was trophy hunting for me, you cannot export any of the meat. However everything gets used. All the meat is sold to market. The exception was the Zebra. The folks I hunted with do a lot of leopard hunts, and Zebra meat makes great leopard bait. So mine was quartered and hung from trees as bait.
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Post by: Rob on December 03, 2009, 08:34:14 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on December 02, 2009, 07:08:33 PM
Just got the catalog Rob. I'll have to check it out! 8)

Cool, I ordered mine yesterday so I'll be looking for it too.
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Post by: bow4elk on December 03, 2009, 09:12:50 AM: Very nice mount. I love pedestal mounts of African game. I didn't hunt zebra when I was there but I enjoyed seeing them. I had six pass under my treestand one afternoon and though I'm not a fan of their obnoxious vocalizations, they are one of Africa's most beautiful creatures.
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Post by: Rob on December 03, 2009, 02:07:18 PM: I love the pedestals too. If I get a trophy Elk or Moose, that will be how I have them done. more versatility regarding where you can put them, and they look more regal. I had my kudu done the same way. I have an Ostrich pelt waiting for some more money to be available, and I will do it as a pedestal too.

I think the zebra looks like chess piece.

I had no desire to hunt one when I left for Namibia, but it did not take long for me to change my mine and add it to the list. this is a Hartman Mountian Zebra, not a Burchell Plains zebra. they travel in smaller packs up in the high mountians, and are about 150% the size of the Burchells. the mount on the pedistal stands a good 6.5 feet tall.

Originally I wanted a Giraffe, but when I go there, the hunt was too easy so I took that off my list, and added a Springbok, Zebra and hartebeest instead. That was a good call on my part.
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Post by: bow4elk on December 03, 2009, 02:09:31 PM: Giraffe = $$$ :yike:
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Post by: Rob on December 03, 2009, 03:17:21 PM: 1 Giraffe = (1 Zebra) + (1 Hartebeest) + (1 Springbok) - ( need for home remodel to accommodate mount) - (divorce expenses)