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Offline bmb

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finished a skull and had fun:)
« on: April 23, 2010, 07:23:00 PM »
well i had a vacation day today...so i finished up this gar skull, that i shot a month ago. i found the driftwood in a backwater swamp. then after i mounted the skull on the wood....i went walking and shooting fish. didnt take pics of all the fish but heres a few. gar and bowfin were everywhere. and finally i came home and admired/ shot my new hoyt dorado that my wife suprised me with:) what a fun day!

   

   
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Offline Ragnarok Forge

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 07:28:00 PM »
Nice work.  Looks like a great day
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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 08:33:00 PM »
Great pics!!!

The pig skulls in the background look great too.

A day well spent!  :thumbsup:
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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 08:35:00 PM »
Very Cool skull!
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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 08:41:00 PM »
Forgot to mention, that is a cool little bow!!!

Also, I bet even MY skull wouldn`t be nearly as impressive as that tooth infested beasts`.
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Offline Tatersalad

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 08:43:00 PM »
how did you mount the skull?  Did you leave it to the ants or boil it?

Michael
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Offline Izzy

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2010, 08:45:00 PM »
Good stuff! Id sure like to shoot a few bowfin.
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Offline wv lungbuster

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2010, 08:45:00 PM »
Awesome, first time I've seen a gar skull.
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Offline Jason R. Wesbrock

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2010, 08:58:00 PM »
Very nice. I'd be interested to hear how you did that gar skull.

By the way, those dogfish are huge! I'm still waiting to shoot one of them around here.
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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2010, 09:07:00 PM »
Nice better than a day at work.
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Offline pseman

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2010, 11:49:00 PM »
Cool! So how do you like the Dorado? Oh yeah, and how the heck did you find a wife that will buy you a new bow??LOL
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Offline bmb

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2010, 12:14:00 AM »
thanks guys! and to answer the questions- i let the ants clean the skull before cleaning with peroxide and drying....then filled the hollow skull with 2 part epoxy( to add strength) and then sprayed 7-8 coats of clear.....as for the dorado, well it is the quietest bow i own. no kidding, it didnt need all the silencing tricks....just a pair of string leeches and it is quiet as can be. i chronoed it and it shoots 5fps slower than my gamemaster, but thats nothing. and the wife, well she heard me talking about the dorado sooo much she just had to shut me up and buy it....plus i left the hoyt catalog out and circled at all times:)
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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2010, 05:44:00 PM »
Nice gar, nice bow, better wife!!!     :thumbsup:
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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2010, 10:18:00 PM »
Shot a bowfin in the head once and it broke my arrow. It was supposed to be an indestructable arrow, so I was able to get a new one.

Never did see a gar while bowfishing.

Good stuff though nice skull mount.   :thumbsup:
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Offline Ray

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2010, 05:44:00 AM »
Thanks for the idea.A northern pike would be cool also.
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Offline VTer

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Re: finished a skull and had fun:)
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2010, 07:03:00 AM »
Very cool. I'll have to try that w/ a longnose, once I find one that dosn't need to be quieted down.
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