Name this animal

elk4you · Jul 2, 2005

Can anyone name the creature in these photos?

My 5 year old son is in the last photo for reference.

Josh

RIMROCK338 · Jul 2, 2005

How's about Bob, thats a good name;; does spelling count?
How about dik-dik.HMMM...:RIMROCK

DallanC · Jul 2, 2005

dik-dik was my first thought as well. Seems like a pretty big one though...

-DallanC

scottyboy · Jul 2, 2005

looks like a brocket deer to me.

---Scottyboy---

D13er · Jul 3, 2005

looks like half a brockett deer to me.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759

HunterHarry · Jul 3, 2005

I know!
It's the monster Muley that the friend of Cass's uncle's dad took on Mt Monroe two years ago!
HH

Klipspringer?

grizzlyplumber · Jul 3, 2005

how about a dikar?

joebuck · Jul 3, 2005

I was gonna say dik-dik but I will go with duiker.

littlefoot · Jul 3, 2005

i'm just guessing here, but it definately 'looks' like a 'kirk's dik dik', with mule deer spikes attached. a duiker has shorter black colored horns with 'age rings'. i may be way off, and i can't imagine anyone having such a nice peice of taxidermy, and attaching different horns....fess up, elk...and give us the true story.

Huck58 · Jul 3, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Jul-03-05 AT 11:57AM (MST)[p]Steenbuk???? Klipspringer??????? Yeah a klippy!

Bura Nut · Jul 3, 2005

Josh, thats your first bull elk........LOL......... Thanks, Allen Taylor......

B_F_E · Jul 3, 2005

LAST EDITED ON Jul-03-05 AT 01:15PM (MST)[p]http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/42c839237bb46eba.jpg

Here's my Diker.

elk4you · Jul 3, 2005

Two of you were right...1/2 lifesize brocket deer.
He was a challenging mount considering the few brocket deer forms. Can you say ALTERATIONS. Cool little creature though, everybody wants to pet him.
Thanks for the guesses.
Josh

littlefoot · Jul 3, 2005

elk4....so tell us about it....exactly what is it, and why? it is a cool lookin' mount....

bullwidgeon · Jul 3, 2005

It looks alot like the "big" coues buck Burro Nuts is going to shoot this year ;-) Bwaaahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Bret M.

elk4you · Jul 3, 2005

It is a red brocket deer. They are found in southern MX through much of South America. A good friend of mine shot it somewhere in the Yucatan. He didn't want a lifesize, but rather 1/2 LS to be different. He wanted the front hooves to be included so people would realize how small it is. I had to alter the form many times to get the anatomy right. The form WAS a lifesize WT deer fawn. I carved the back to create the pedestal. BTW My friend has not seen it yet. I am delivering it on Wednesday.

Could anybody imagine shedhunting for these bad boys??!! This one is full grown adult!

Thanks for the compliments,
Josh