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Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad (pic's added)

Discussion in 'Deer and Gameheads' started by dhart, Feb 25, 2011.

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  1. Feb 25, 2011 #1
    dhart

    dhart Active Member

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    I just mounted a couple deer on Joe Combs, my first venture on those forms. I had a couple capes that were mature deer, but, small (7 1/4x 18). I find the other companies smaller forms fit, but, look like immature deer. These were both 3 1/2 mature northern bucks, with smaller frames, so, tried these forms, they are know for southern deer. Even though the small size they are sculpted to look like mature bucks. I was really pleased.
    I will post some pic's when they are done.
     

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  3. Feb 25, 2011 #2
    Mason

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    We'ved used a good many Joe Coombs forms. Really liked em.
    Lookin forward to seein your pics
     

  5. Feb 25, 2011 #3
    nibjones

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    I really like the look and fit of the Coombs forms
     
  6. Feb 25, 2011 #4
    Daniel Callan

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    I've used Coombs forms for the past 20 yrs for 80% of the deer heads I do
    But a lot of them don't work well with our deer here, our deer tend to have big heads with a roman noses, clay fixes that.
     
  7. Feb 26, 2011 #5
    zubba

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    I too really like Coombs forms. I wish I could justify paying the shipping costs for them, but I can't when both Matuska & Revolution are a couple hours away and just as good (if not better) forms. I agree about the mature/immature look.
     
  8. Feb 26, 2011 #6
    dhart

    dhart Active Member

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    Oh, I hear you Kurt, I wish they could do Spee Dee like Revolution, Matuska and McKenzie.
     
  9. Feb 26, 2011 #7
    michaelf

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    Thats about all I use. Good forms and good people to deal with.
     
  10. Feb 27, 2011 #8
    BigER

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    Is the there another Joe combs website because the one that I'm Googling is not working, that there is a broken link or something?
     
  11. Feb 27, 2011 #9
    nibjones

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    Re: Just mounted a couple on Joe Combs...not bad

    http://new.joecoombs.com/
     
  12. Feb 27, 2011 #10
    dhart

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    Here are some more pic's, nice forms to work on.
     

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  13. Feb 27, 2011 #11
    7-Point

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    nice looking deer and mounts
     
  14. Feb 27, 2011 #12
    sportsman126

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    wow talk about an ear ache, nice work.
     
  15. Feb 27, 2011 #13
    dhart

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    That ear was a challenge...heck of bite out of it.
     
  16. Feb 28, 2011 #14
    livbucks

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    Looks like he took a slug to the ear.
     
  17. Feb 28, 2011 #15
    dljhunt

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    Good looking mounts. I like Coombs forms also but Mckenzies is only a hour and twenty minutes away so shipping cost is a big factor.
     
  18. Feb 28, 2011 #16
    dplais7124

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    I love Coombs forms. I probably mount 80% or more of my deer on them. Best part is his warehouse is only a 10 minute drive from my house.
     
  19. Mar 1, 2011 #17
    siffordstaxidermy

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    You guys talk about shipping I just recieved my 1st order from Matuska it was a deer form, antler plaque form with leather and the shipping was $32.00 came in a box big enough to put a moose form in. I was not impressed with the packaging and the price at all.
     
  20. Mar 1, 2011 #18
    dhart

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    Being that close would be heaven. I am about an hour from the McKenzie hub in Beloit. Combs would be better if we could get Spee Dee delivery, UPS is killing me.
     
  21. Mar 1, 2011 #19
    dhart

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    Was it UPS? I can get things Spee Dee from Matuska, that is a third of what UPS is.
     
  22. Mar 1, 2011 #20
    siffordstaxidermy

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    Im pretty sure it was UPS, but if they would have used a smaller box it would have saved some too. No lie there was 14" from the top of the WT form to the top of the box. When I got it I seriously thought it was the wrong form judging by the size of the box.
     
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