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Oryx hunt
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10/14/11 02:10 AM
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jram512
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So we made a deal with some people to come shoot an axis doe for my 6 year old son. The ranchers wife had promised a trapper that after tonight he could come in and get all the left over axis does. Well we didnt get a doe tonight, the ranchers wife felt so bad for little willy that she is letting him come back on Sunday morning to shoot a 30" scimitar oryx instead. $400 for a pretty nice trophy. What will he have to look forward to next year? BTW is 30" a respectable size to mount?
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/14/11 02:15 AM
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Dustin 08
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Exotic hunting and live sale. (830)-857-6383
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/14/11 02:16 AM
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Kimber1911
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Hell for getting that good of a price I would mount it..
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Kimber1911]
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10/14/11 02:19 AM
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Yep and the meat is awesome!
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: BMD]
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10/14/11 02:29 AM
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jram512
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If I knew at 6 that I could work some old farmer over by being cute and charming, I would have. Im just grateful for the deal. Im not a rich guy who has opportunities like this much, but I figured at $400 we would splurge for the little guy. I will be posting pics soon. Im not sure who is more excited, him or me?
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/14/11 02:32 AM
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TAT
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awesome deal! the meat is awesome also.
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/14/11 02:34 AM
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Kimber1911
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Look forward to seing pics..
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Kimber1911]
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10/14/11 07:15 PM
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Mike Honcho
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“Two things that define an individual what you do when you have everything, and what you do when you have nothing."
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Mike Honcho]
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10/16/11 04:00 AM
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Seems dirt cheap! Hope all goes well.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: NEVAGA]
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10/16/11 02:19 PM
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bu2herndog
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Good luck, that is one heck of a deal.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/17/11 02:12 AM
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If it were me I would say, no on spending the money for a 30". Your likely to find the mount is going to cost more than what your paying to hunt that. I think most good taxidermy work for a scimitar shoulder mount is around $600 to $800. I would probably look into doing just an euro on it and selling the cape. Capes for scimitar may be pretty plentiful right now so you might not get too much for it but maybe enough for an even trade on doing an euro mount.
For a 30" your probably looking at something that is about two years old. 36" is usually where trophy record book comes in, but if its a trophy to you it wouldn't matter what anyone else thinks.
The meat is great and you will love every bit of it.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/17/11 02:13 AM
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jram512
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70 yards, unassisted .410 slug, 1 shot, it ran 10 yards. Not bad for a 6 year old kid!
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Curtis]
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10/17/11 02:15 AM
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jram512
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I dropped it off at animal art in Austin. Tyler over there is my best friend. He gave me a "sweet" deal. Its not so much that it is a trophy to me, as much as it is to my son.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: jram512]
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10/17/11 02:27 AM
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Kimber1911
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That's awesome... Congrats to you and your son
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Kimber1911]
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10/17/11 02:30 AM
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Re: Oryx hunt
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10/17/11 03:39 AM
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cant wait to see the mount...
congrats...
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: rsquared]
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10/17/11 12:19 PM
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bu2herndog
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I would have been ecstatic to shoot a 30" oryx at 6 years old. Congrats to your son.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: bu2herndog]
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10/17/11 12:26 PM
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A trophy is whatever you think a trophy is. Don't let other people determine what you are proud of. If it is something that makes you and your son happy by all means have it mounted.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: bu2herndog]
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10/17/11 12:48 PM
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Mike Garcia
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I would have been ecstatic to shoot a 30" oryx at 6 years old. Congrats to your son. x2 to me its not the size of the animal that makes the trophy but the memory, and for a kid thats a great one!
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Mike Garcia]
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10/17/11 02:05 PM
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We run exotic hunts year round, common exotics, Pere David, Oryx, Nilgai, Dybowski Sika. Email me if interested in pricing. Britton.iranch@yahoo.com or check us out on facebook, The Inheritance Ranch.
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Codfish]
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10/17/11 02:14 PM
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Congrats to y'all on a nice trophy
Bobby Grieger Bobby.Grieger@yahoo.com or 254)495-0799 (HWR) Hensel Whitetail Ranch (Ranch Manager)
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: G ranch]
#2669103
10/17/11 02:54 PM
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Mike Honcho
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Congrats. Record books and such are for the birds. If its a beauty in you and your sons eyes make a lasting memory of it. He will appreciate it and you'll smile everytime u see it. Take care and hell of a shot some of my hunters don't drop em that easy
“Two things that define an individual what you do when you have everything, and what you do when you have nothing."
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Re: Oryx hunt
[Re: Mike Honcho]
#2669232
10/17/11 03:30 PM
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muley4x4
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I have a 30' on the wall. Talk about a pretty mount. Everyone that comes in has no idea what a trophy oryx looks like. If they do they don't have even a 30' on the wall so the heck with them.
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