tomgobbler

anyone need there elk (or other big game) hauled out w/ horses? sent me an e-mail and we can get it all set up. more looking at units 1, 27, 3's, 4's, as these are closer to Taylor, but will consider any other units. This service lets you hunt farther from the road, without worring about how your going to get it out once its down. As we all know that is a big chore. Having said that i do have to be able to get my horses to your elk/big game, there ARE places a person on foot can go, that a horse can not. good luck tommy

Bill, that too much thought was ment towards myself, with all of the discription i was giving, on 1 mount vs several ect... that others might think i was putting to much thought into it. NOT that you were, i think its great that you are getting ideas, and thinking about it before doing it, i get so many that come in that dont have a clue as to what they want. WOW, what a nice buck, mounting him as you last saw him is also a request that i get often........ and yes a background/wall color can also bring out the antlers better. On that buck there though i'de have a hard time not turning him to the right with that left side towards the room.... Either way very nice buck! good luck making a decision, that buck will look great no matter which way hes turned tommy

Semi sneak, to me looks the best, and i've done quite a few, and i also agree a TURN is a must, one way or the other does'nt matter, just put a turn on it. to me the 2 deciding factors on which way to turn it is #1, Were is it going to hang on the wall, you want the mount to be facing you when you enter the room, from a door way or hall way what ever, were ever the main enterence is, then you want it facing that way. IMO. Then #2 factor would be antlers, if there happens to be a side that is better/bigger/more unique, then you could have that on the outside, to more "show case", that side...... Haveing said that though, it also depends on # of mounts you have. For some they only have 1 mount, so facing the door way is a must ( to me) but then there are some that have lots of mounts, and so a turn might depend on if you have a big elk in the center and want a deer on each side of it facing it, so one side would be turned in to the left and the other turned in to the right.... So these kinds of factors also come into play.... Way to much thought into it, yea well maybe good luck tommy

i think it looks good. the neck size, is what it is, i mean the hide is measured, and the form ordered accordingly, if the neck size of the form was drastically to small, then porportionally the eye to nose measurement would also be to small, and there would be lots of slack, up on top of the neck, AND in the facial area. because the nose would of been pulled tight to the form, and eyes would of had to of matched the eye sockets on the form, so between eye, and nose there would be extra skin with no place to go, without altering the form and making the muzzle longer..... and from the pictures, it doesnt look like there is extra skinn tucked anywere, everything lookes tucked tight.... so IMO thats the size it was.... a younger deer with nice genetics, Also as others have stated with the short hair it also APPEARS smaller then with a nice thick hide, which would make the neck SEEM and extra inch or 2 around in cir. so that same deer shot in dec and mounted would look totally different, as far as neck size.... just my 2 cents, but i would be happy with it. If the ear position isnt quite like what you wanted ( as other have stated they would of been done different) then that is somthing that should of been clearly stated to the taxidermist when dropped off.... some like forward ears, some like back ears, some like one of each, a forward and a back.... that can all be done IF you clearly state what you want.... so many people just say "do it how YOU think it will look good" and then might not be happy with ear position.... well to some the ears look great and to others they would rather something different. NONE IS RIGHT OR WRONG, just PERSONAL preference...... i think you have a great mount, and a great buck congrats on a fine animal tommy

i've been there, it aint fun, You'll have to watch what ya eat a little from now on, (spicey, Hot, Fatty, Greasy) God bless, and prayers go out for ya! you'll come through just fine! they doing it laproscopic? i hope so, much quicker recovery time. get well soon tommy

thanks Matt, nothing like getting to know new friends, and it has been my pleasure getting to know you and get to do a little hunting with ya! when ya coming back up for goats? i put in for that friday off, so should have another pair of eyes for ya, and we have been getting hammered with rain, the grass is looking great up here, everything is green. so hopefully put a little growth on them. tommy

if thats the pelvis bone, and the spine going up towards the head, then that means the cow was shot right in the BUTT, with a hard quarting away shot, NICE SHOT, ( NOT ) of course the arrow could of been moved by scavangers.... BUT..... cool pic anyway tommy

ernesto, thanks for the comments on the video's, glad you liked them, we had a great time making the predator video, Look for #2 to come out soon! tommy

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it says .270.....

My tag finally showed up ! YES

33, nov 5th hunt.... My wifes birthday is nov 6th, and i killed a 185 muley on her birthday a few uears ago, and i killed a 95" coues on her birthday last year, so what will her birthday bring this year?

Jeff, havent you ever heard of S-S-S....... having said that, steal jaw ares really to big for them things.... i've got a "have a heart" trap you could come get and use for awhile, i trap them and then throw the whole trap in a bucket of water and drown them... come get it if you need it, you'll catch quite a few in a short amount of time tommy

i applied and havent heard yet, if not drawn will be filming for matt, and maybe helping him with a little calling

sent ya a pm thanks tommy

not all that big to me, but better pic would help, but i dont think the prong is above the ear is it? and i dont think the horn is longer then twice the ear... so if you take the ear at 6" then twice is 12" and i dont think it looks over twice...... prong isnt all that long either..... let him grow my 2 cents tommy

jeff, very cool man, you get any tags this year? did you but cole in for deer? good luck to ya talk to ya latter tommy

amanda, i'm not sure of sadies exact circumstance but to answer your question YES , "LIVE" liver trasnplants can take place, the liver is an amazing organ in that it is about the only organ that WILL regeneratge itself when part is "cut out" and generally it will regenerate back to the same size as the original... here is a little info........ Liver donation is also possible from a living donor who is a relative of the recipient who can donate half his/her liver. The donor operation is entirely safe and the half liver quickly regenerates in both the donor and the recipient in a few weeks. In the first few days after operation even when regeneration is not complete, the half liver is enough to maintain normal donor functions due to the immense reserve in the liver. To donate •The person must donate of his/her own free will •The person should be between 18-55 years and weigh between 50-85kg •The person must be a close relative •The donor and recipient blood group must match •The donor liver structure / function, as well as the other systems must be normal •Half of the donor liver must be enough in volume for the recipient The suitability in the above respects and some other technical points is determined by the Transplant Team in Pre-transplant donor evaluation which normally takes 2-3 days. great job on the hunt, cant wait to hear more and to get to mount this buffalo for her. tommy

after a couple of long days at the hospital, the wife and i came home with a 8lb 10 oz 21.5" long baby girl, another one to teach the ropes to!!

yea i'de love to tag along on any of your hunts that you need a hand! and yea i think my heart quit beating when it went click, i was like you have got to be kidding me, i finally get everything perfect and the guns doenst fire ( of course at that point i thought he forgot to put a shell in) glad it all worked out though!

matt, thanks for inviting me, and letting me tag along! it was a morning i will never forget, 4 inches of new snow, beautiful turkeys strutting to the calls, and double up by 8:00.... who could ask for more!? very special morning getting to HELP in the taking of these 2 fine birds. what an experiance it was. i was just tickled to get to watch the show and be apart of something i love to do, and to be able to help a friend be sucessful.... they did'nt really need me but since i couldnt do any shooting they felt sorry for me and let me do a little calling thank good ness it worked out, or they wouldnt let me tag a long again it was a BLAST. cant wait until next year! nice shooting, and congrats again tommy

i was putting shoes on my wifes horse friday night, and had just got all 8 nails sticking out of the shoe, and had bent them over when he pulled his foot, and i let 2 of the nails slice across my middle finger, TO THE BONE, in 2 different spots, one across the top, and one line across the middle, 10 stiches latter, and some PAINFUL numbing shots, we got -ur-all put back together... yea i felt pretty stupid! so anyway friendly reminder to be carefull, hard to work (oh wait i mean hunt! ) with one hand sorry for so blurry, i couldnt get my camera to focus that close.... tommy

jeff, way to go! 50 huh, you old man i turned in 37 a few weeks back, and my wife was calling me old but what a great day yawl had nice!!!!!!

very cool ! got to love hunting with your kids, cant wait to get the bird and get it all done for her, she will love it! congrats again!

what are they worth? i'll offer $10 each for them and will take both, , dont take it as in insult if that doesnt even come close because i really dont have any idea.