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Ever been there?? It’s about 1/2 hour away from me. I been there about 3 times. I had a friend that passed about 15 years ago that knew Foster. If you ever come through the Lodi area, it’s a must see if you like mounts. Maybe Wabi can post a link?
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Can’t believe nobody has been there! It’s a collection like no other. Most hunters in my area never heard of it.
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Been there a bunch but it's been a long time. Thought it was closed?
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Looks like a pretty cool place. Pass through Lodi couple times a year, I'll look for it next time. https://fostersbighorn.com/
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Been there several times. There's some truly exceptional trophies there.
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New to me, sounds like fun.
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Definitely worth stopping.
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I've been there many times (many years ago) as a roughneck working in the gas fields west of Rio Vista.
Very cool place especially if you're a hunter and admirer of big mounts.
Looking at the link I see it's been cleaned up and remodeled since I was there.
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Ya, looks remodeled. Wonder if they still have the bull elephant at the end of the room? I enjoyed reading the stories below some of the mounts.
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Been there, I prefer Grazellas in Williams.
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That’s North and West of Firebaugh and south of Dixon, correct?
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Been there, I prefer Grazellas in Williams. Used to eat there often when hunting pigs off Highway 20 in the cattle ranches in the foothills.
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Granzellas has good jelly and jam. Sandwiches just okay.
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Thanks guys, I put that one on the list !
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Granzellas has good jelly and jam. Sandwiches just okay. The chicken fried steak breakfast platter is excellent.
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Can’t believe nobody has been there! It’s a collection like no other. Most hunters in my area never heard of it. I've been there a few times. It is most interesting place to visit.
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My in-law's had an uncle that ran bootleg alcohol along the Sacramento river with / for Foster during prohibition. Having a fast boat and the law in your hip pocket seemed to be helpful. I believe said uncle is in a couple of the framed pictures on the wall. Maybe 15 years ago they cleaned up the mounts, they were pretty bad from the smokers over the years. Last I heard Rio Vista was the owner of Fosters Bighorn. Pretty much the biggest attraction for Rio Vista, besides fishing and the claim to fame for a one-time fastest rocket car that held the speed record. Craig Breedlove of Rio Vista https://www.motortrend.com/news/craig-breedlove-americas-600-mph-man/
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