Almost home...

[Tundra Tiger]

I live in Dillingham, Alaska. My taxidermist (Jesse Dahlberg, Dahlberg's Taxidermy) is in Wasilla. I am in Anchorage currently for surgery (tomorrow, ugh). Yesterday I took a drive up to Jesse's place to see my 2 soon to be new home additions.

After my last trip to Africa I opted for 2 shoulder mounts: a gemsbok, of which I am utterly chuffed, and a black wildebeest, because it wound up with a great story behind it (and several people have said it's a really good one).

They are finished. Jesse will be crating them and shipping them to me as soon as I am home and the damned catheter is out. These two mounts give me something to look forward to! That's my oldest daughter in the photo with me.

 

[MontanaPat]

Nice looking mounts. Good luck with the surgery and get well soon

 

[Doug3006]

Very nice! They’ll look great in your living room. I hope your surgery goes well!

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Very nice! They’ll look great in your living room. I hope your surgery goes well!

Thanks Doug.

 

[CJW]

Looking good. In my uneducated opinion that wildebeest does look good sized.

Good luck with the surgery.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

In recovery.
I hate catheters.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Yeah, catheter is a pain in the arse ... almost. Prostrate? Hope everything comes out okay and you're feeling yourself again soon. Preferably behind a locked door.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Yeah, catheter is a pain in the arse ... almost. Prostrate? Hope everything comes out okay and you're feeling yourself again soon. Preferably behind a locked door.

Thank you kind sir.

 

[Doug3006]

In recovery.
I hate catheters.

Glad it went well.

 

[Ragman]

You ever see the movie Hot Tub Time Machine? The scene where he pulls his own catheter out cracks me up!
Nice mounts. Post pics when you get them on the wall.

 

[Mekaniks]

Excellent

 

[Nyati]

Mounts look good, get well soon

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Thank you kind sir.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Nice mounts TT, wishing you a fast recovery.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Thank you Phil.

 

[Trshot]

Great mounts! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Thank you kind sir.

With the assistance of a couple of friends, the 2 shoulder mounts and tanned hides were picked up at the airport and brought to my house yesterday.

I am currently cooking up a late breakfast and doing a slow extrication from crating, while trying to be mindful that I have 2 weeks left of a reduced lifting protocol.

 

[Pasme]

Really impressive.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

The black wildebeest and gemsbok: good for now. If I ever reinstall a wood stove I'll have to move the gemsbok. I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

 

[Red Leg]

Great gemsbok and black wildebeest. Love the thick horns on a proper bull oryx. Looks like you are in post op recovery, and I'll assume all went well.