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Title: Ocellated Cape mount with Wings
Post by: GSLAM95 on June 20, 2011, 07:44:03 PM: My taxidermist did this cape and wing mount for me from my 3rd bird that I was not getting a full body mount on. I had the 2 biggest birds mounted full body and was not sure what I wanted to do with this bird. I am glad I listened to him and let him do the wings with the cape. It is 3 separate pieces that can hang together or without the wings. Cape mounts are growing on me more all the time, what do you think?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/gslam95/OcellatedCapemount640x480.jpg)
Title: Re: Ocellated Cape mount with Wings
Post by: nx95240 on June 20, 2011, 07:46:30 PM: very nice *up* *up*. can you tell alittle about guide service??
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Post by: boxcaller on June 20, 2011, 07:55:18 PM: that's nice,....really shows the colors
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Post by: gbblr-killer on June 20, 2011, 08:20:13 PM: *up*4

wow!! that is really AWESOME!
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Post by: Shadetree Callers on June 20, 2011, 08:22:05 PM: awesome ! *up*
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Post by: wiltznucs on June 20, 2011, 08:30:31 PM: Thats nice, I'm doing a similar mount of one of mine and doing a shadow box with the other. Got any pics of your full mounts?
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Post by: AlanKrow on June 20, 2011, 08:49:07 PM: Quote from: Shadetree Callers on June 20, 2011, 08:22:05 PM
awesome ! *up*
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Post by: M Sharpe on June 21, 2011, 06:31:57 AM: Good looking mount. *up*
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Post by: ncturkey on June 21, 2011, 03:33:23 PM: Neat idea. My cape mount has the wings still attached.
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Post by: BigTomsCalls on June 21, 2011, 05:13:08 PM: VERY VERY NICE!!! *up*
Title: Re: Ocellated Cape mount with Wings
Post by: GSLAM95 on June 21, 2011, 05:38:02 PM: Quote from: nx95240 on June 20, 2011, 07:46:30 PM
very nice *up* *up*. can you tell alittle about guide service??

I went with Snook Inn Outfitters based out of Campeche, Mexico The bow hunting was excellent on the Mennonite property as they do not allow firearms so the birds were in mesmerizing numbers. The guides and house staff were friendly, the food was good. The accommodations were adequate for me but I sleep in the back of my truck on a lot of turkey hunting trips. It is a hunt that I am glad that I did but truthfully I think it is way over priced for what it is in Mexico!
Title: Re: Ocellated Cape mount with Wings
Post by: GSLAM95 on June 21, 2011, 06:02:18 PM: Quote from: wiltznucs on June 20, 2011, 08:30:31 PM
Thats nice, I'm doing a similar mount of one of mine and doing a shadow box with the other. Got any pics of your full mounts?

Chad,
Here is one picture I have but it really does the mounts no justice as it is hard to get a picture without glare through the glass. It needs to have more lighting on it.
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/gslam95/OCL-2640x480.jpg)
Title: Re: Ocellated Cape mount with Wings
Post by: wiltznucs on June 21, 2011, 06:23:58 PM: Thats very nice, I'd say you should be very happy with that! Who did your taxidermy work?

As you know I went with the same outfitter and I agree that it is a very pricey hunt. Its a very unique experience and I'm glad to have done it. I'll probably do it again sometime, but it will be a while.

Dave Luke is doing mine, I'm doing a shadow box using a similar concept to his personal shadow box seen here..
(http://www.davidluketaxidermy.net/images/SHADOW4.jpg)

I have a few empty bottles of liquor and an empty cigar box from the trip, some ancient Mayan pottery shards from Hochob, my guides used machete, and a watercolor painted lithograph from a late 1800's Ornithology book showing the Ocellated that I'll be putting in mine along with some photos.
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Post by: ncturkey on June 21, 2011, 09:18:30 PM: Awesome mounts.
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Post by: GSLAM95 on June 22, 2011, 06:09:15 AM: Dave's shadow box is very nice and I am sure he will do a bang up job on yours as well. I like how he incorporated everything. How many peso's did it take to talk your guide out of his machete? :) Be sure to post up a picture when yours is completed.
John Hinde co-owner of Whitetails & Waterfowl Taxidermy did my mount and yes I am very pleased with how it turned out. I wanted both birds under glass to preserve them the best I could as I may never hunt them again as there are too many other hunts on my bucket list first.
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Post by: Daryl on June 22, 2011, 06:25:45 AM: Those are all very nice !!!
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Post by: J.L. Erb on June 22, 2011, 06:29:45 AM: Congrats GSLAM95, Wonderful post and BIrds/Mounts.
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Post by: wiltznucs on June 22, 2011, 07:20:31 AM: Quote from: GSLAM95 on June 22, 2011, 06:09:15 AM
How many peso's did it take to talk your guide out of his machete? :)

Ol' Marcos was a bit reluctant to give up his machete, so I bought him a new machete/sheath in town and we traded up.

I should have the shadow box sometime this summer, I'll be sure to post pics when I do.
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Post by: JLCcalls on June 22, 2011, 03:33:14 PM: Dang, those are nice.
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Post by: longbeard48 on June 24, 2011, 11:00:20 PM: I like the idea of being able to hang the cape with or without the wings, but I think the wings would look better hung on their respective sides. Just my opinion.
Tom
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Post by: Ferguson on June 25, 2011, 05:39:49 AM: Impressive
*cheers*
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Post by: Porter on June 25, 2011, 04:05:40 PM: Awesome!!!