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My latest taxidermy from Dave Luke... One for Bourgs..
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:50 pm
So here is my latest pick up. The bird is an ocellated turkey I harvested in Campeche, Mexico last year. I decided that the old fashioned strut mount or perched bird is a bit old and I wanted to try something different.
So we decided to go the route of a shadow box. The box is made from 100+ year old recovered pecky cypress from the Achafalaya Basin. The outside is stained with linseed oil.
The turkey is hanging from a leather strap bound to a hand forged iron nail. The picture at the top left is me with the bird. The picture at the top right is a pic I snapped at the Mayan ruins of Hochob only a mile or so from where I harvested the bird.
On the bottom right I have a framed hand colored engraving of an ocellated turkey. It came from a book published in 1839 titled "The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America". Next to it is the only book published on hunting the ocellated turkey by Biologist Lovett Williams.
With the pics are a few things I picked up while in Mexico. On the bottom left is my guide's machete we used to carve our way into the Yucatan jungle. A couple of bottles are there too. One is Controy, a Mexican orange liquer similar to Cointreau. The other is an empty bottle of Havana Club Anejo Cuban rum.
On the subject of Cubans, I also have the empty box of Cuban cigars we enjoyed while in Mexico. The Mayan figure was carved by a Mexican local of obsidian and the pottery shards are pieces I found near a local Mayan ruin. My expired passport finishes the box.
A big thanks to Dave Luke in Breaux Bridge for putting this together for me.
So we decided to go the route of a shadow box. The box is made from 100+ year old recovered pecky cypress from the Achafalaya Basin. The outside is stained with linseed oil.
The turkey is hanging from a leather strap bound to a hand forged iron nail. The picture at the top left is me with the bird. The picture at the top right is a pic I snapped at the Mayan ruins of Hochob only a mile or so from where I harvested the bird.
On the bottom right I have a framed hand colored engraving of an ocellated turkey. It came from a book published in 1839 titled "The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America". Next to it is the only book published on hunting the ocellated turkey by Biologist Lovett Williams.
With the pics are a few things I picked up while in Mexico. On the bottom left is my guide's machete we used to carve our way into the Yucatan jungle. A couple of bottles are there too. One is Controy, a Mexican orange liquer similar to Cointreau. The other is an empty bottle of Havana Club Anejo Cuban rum.
On the subject of Cubans, I also have the empty box of Cuban cigars we enjoyed while in Mexico. The Mayan figure was carved by a Mexican local of obsidian and the pottery shards are pieces I found near a local Mayan ruin. My expired passport finishes the box.
A big thanks to Dave Luke in Breaux Bridge for putting this together for me.
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Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:51 pm to wiltznucs
Baldy
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:53 pm to wiltznucs
nice work..
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:53 pm to wiltznucs
Holy shite ball! That is amazing
And the Ocellated it a beautiful bird
And the Ocellated it a beautiful bird
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:53 pm to wiltznucs
Beautiful bird, badass setup. 
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:53 pm to wiltznucs
nice turkey, i imagine your wife hates you, if you still have one 
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:54 pm to crankbait
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nice turkey, i imagine your wife hates you, if you still have one
She remarked that this one is the most tolerable of the mounts I've had done...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:54 pm to Bama and Beer
That's not nice. 
That is a goegeous turkey! I know you had a blast down there. I love the Yucatan.
That is a goegeous turkey! I know you had a blast down there. I love the Yucatan.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:55 pm to wiltznucs
But really. That's awesome
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:55 pm to wiltznucs
Posted on 2/8/12 at 4:59 pm to wiltznucs
WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID WAS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT HUNTING THESE BIRDS? sORRY FOR YELLING
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:03 pm to NicoBlues
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WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID WAS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT HUNTING THESE BIRDS? sORRY FOR YELLING
In that area of the world the turkey is known as "pavo". The equivalent of our dominant boss tom is the "cantador" or "singer". The singer has a unique song that he sings on the roost and when he hits the ground to attract females. The social order for the Ocellated turkey is a bit different than our American birds. There is and will only be one singer in each group of turkeys. He rules the roost and he and he alone breeds the hen. There will never be another singer among his harem. The singers are very territorial and some hunting strategies have been developed to exploit this trait. For all intents and purposes there are no real hen vocalizations so emulating a hen is not an effective hunting strategy. Historically, most all Ocellated turkeys have been killed in the traditional Mayan way which is sneaking into a roost and shooting a bird off the limb.
The guides are Mexican locals who know the area and until recently were subsistence hunters. They are phenomenal guides and our turkeys should be very glad they are not hunting here. I named them the Ocellated Mercenaries as they have killed hundreds of turkeys among them. A byproduct of this is that the Ocellateds are very sensitive to human pressure in the area. The mere sight of a human or vehicle and they are hauling tail. On several occasions I saw turkeys sprint for cover after hearing a gunshot that was hundreds of yards away. Another note, the Ocellated is much smaller than our turkey and typically flies away when threatened. They get airborn as fast as any quail or pheasant I've ever seen. Pretty remarkable..
The hunts are held where the forest meets some agricultural fields owned by a local Mennonite group. The forest is extremely dense and requires a machete to negotiate and to build blinds on the fields. Most all hunts are conducted in these blinds constructed of recently cut native vegetation.
I decided to use an electronic Ocellated caller I read about in Lovett Williams book. In short, he found that using the song of the dominant "cantador" brings in neighboring singers looking for a fight. So I downloaded some MP3 files of the Ocellated into a iPod and connected it to a battery operated speaker. Had amazing results...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:04 pm to wiltznucs
Havana Club...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:05 pm to wiltznucs
that is one big arse display. very nice though
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:05 pm to wiltznucs
I hate to be the downer, but the mount is hideous. Where do you keep something that big? What ever happened to "taste"?
Sorry guys, but I know some of you are thinking the same...
Sorry guys, but I know some of you are thinking the same...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:06 pm to wiltznucs
brother, that is absolutely beautiful
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:06 pm to Motorboat
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I hate to be the downer, but the mount is hideous. Where do you keep something that big? What ever happened to "taste"? Sorry guys, but I know some of you are thinking the same...
I'm trying hard to find sarcasm here
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:07 pm to Motorboat
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I hate to be the downer, but the mount is hideous. Where do you keep something that big? What ever happened to "taste"?
I wouldnt want something that big, but Im not a hardcore turkey hunter. either way, I think its well done.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:08 pm to Motorboat
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I hate to be the downer, but the mount is hideous. Where do you keep something that big? What ever happened to "taste"?
You're right, I forgot to mention taste. He tasted fantastic. The breasts were grilled over an open fire and served with hand made tortillas and fresh habanero salsa. The refried black beans and fresh lime margaritas made for an enjoyable meal..
Posted on 2/8/12 at 5:09 pm to wiltznucs
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