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Gila Elk Mount Finally Up #5864650 08/05/15 07:18 PM
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Took this Bull last year in Unit 23 NM with Michael DeLao Gila and Apache outfitters, great hunt to say the least. I got the mount back in Feb.but after attempting to put it on the wall and realizing my ceilings just werent high enough we had to bring in this special base from North Carolina and my taxidermist had this custom backing fabricated for it so later on I can take it off and it is a wall mount when I get a house with higher ceilings. So Hes finally on display.



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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864658 08/05/15 07:23 PM
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Good looking bull sir, well done on the pedastal!!! Looks Great. Baker


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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864696 08/05/15 07:50 PM
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Nice one, and a great mount.


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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864712 08/05/15 07:59 PM
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Beautiful bull, congratulations. I really want to hunt the Gila. I assume you had to draw a tag?


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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864721 08/05/15 08:04 PM
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Great mount. I love the Gila. BTW you missed a spot when you cleaned grin


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Good looking mount. Waiting on mine to get back from Utah, and a new house for it.

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Very Nice up


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Very nice Steve! up

Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864764 08/05/15 08:31 PM
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Nice bull. Bow?


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Very nice


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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864775 08/05/15 08:43 PM
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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5864792 08/05/15 08:57 PM
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Hunted the Gila many times - great area.

Great looking animal - I love pedestal mounts


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Nice Bull up

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Originally Posted By: BuckRage
Great mount. I love the Gila. BTW you missed a spot when you cleaned grin


Yes my wife did miss a big spot like the whole couch!

I did not draw the tag, the tags in the Gula are really difficult to draw and I was dead set on hunting there so the outfitter got me a landowner voucher.

Thanks everyone who commented, Im addicted now going back to hunt mule deer in NM and Elk and bear in CO so going to be a busy fall!

Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5865093 08/06/15 12:07 AM
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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5865245 08/06/15 01:26 AM
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Great trophy.



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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5865268 08/06/15 01:36 AM
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Very nice bull


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Re: Gila Elk Mount Finally Up [Re: sparrish8] #5865455 08/06/15 03:06 AM
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Heck of a bull ! Hoping to get my mule deer pedestal mount back next week

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Great animal and great mount. up coolpics up

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Congrats, very nice Bull & mount cheers


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Congrats on a very nice bull. The mount turned out great. up


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