Would you mount a Female Cape Buffalo?

[steve white]

Not unless it had a really exceptional spread.

 

[cash_tx]

I'm driving straight to Cabelas in the morning, and asking the manager of the Gun Library this very question. ;-)

 

[Ontario Hunter]

This one was not too bad.

And the hunt was more exciting than anticipated. The herd bull came for us three times after she was down. One shot at 110 yards in the heart. She made a respectable mount.

I shot this bull my second trip. Also a memorable hunt with one of my best running shots.

The mount is comparable to the cow's, I think anyway.

 

[Badjer]

Record R&W was a cow for a long time. Can’t recall for sure, but think it was bumped. As you know, R&W only scores width so no problem with thinner boss.

I didn't, but I do now.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I might, depends on the hunt and how I felt about it.

 

[1911Fan]

 

[HankBuck]

Would you pay to get a quality floor pedestal mount of a Female Cape Buffalo, or would that just "look off"?

@migrabill - thank God I opened and read your post - Not just the “title”

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I wouldn't, just not my cup of tea.
Here is a very unusual mount with the long curl drop mentioned. This was shot in the Zambezi valley and the mount hangs In a lodge in the Save.

 

[Red Leg]

I would not invest in a pedestal mount for a cow buffalo.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

 

[Lancaster]

The title reminded me of a story I heard in Africa from a PH.

A guy shot two baboons, a male and female. The PH knew the client liked taxidermy and so asked him 'would you like them mounted?' and the client said; 'no, just holding hands!'

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I would not invest in a pedestal mount for a cow buffalo.

I wouldn't invest in a pedestal mount for a bull buffalo. Too big and ugly.

 

[Red Leg]

I wouldn't invest in a pedestal mount for a bull buffalo. Too big and ugly.

Oh, I don't know. I think in the right setting a buffalo pedestal can be quite impressive.

 

[WAB]

Oh, I don't know. I think in the right setting a buffalo pedestal can be quite impressive.

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Agreed

 

[Uxas]

Sure i would, i bet they look nice just like the males.

 

[Green Chile]

I wouldn’t BUT I would highly recommend hunting them. Cow buff and ele are not boring!

 

[GWB]

If it was a memorable hunt I would get an European mount, but will be the story thats impressive not the mount!
Big Buff Bull is a different story!

 

[DieJager]

Oh, I don't know. I think in the right setting a buffalo pedestal can be quite impressive.

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Every time you post pictures of your trophy room I instantly begin drooling. Beautiful. Had to say it sometime.

 

[HookMeUpII]

Jokes aside.

Euro only, just so I felt like their was commemoration of the hunt. And even then I'd have to make sure there was other PG along with it in the crate to make it worth it.

I'd much rather spend more and try to find bull with broken horns as a cull. Something with some real "character" that maybe they were willing to discount off full price. A real fighter or something like that.

It's all expensive at the end of the day anyway.

 

[cajunchefray]

I wouldn't, just not my cup of tea.
Here is a very unusual mount with the long curl drop mentioned. This was shot in the Zambezi valley and the mount hangs In a lodge in the Save.
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Supplement my ignorance. Is that a Cow Buffalo? Or some odd Bull? Still, nice hunting trophy.