Mahalo for sharing your hunt. It was great storytelling of what sounds like a great hunt! I grew up doing hunts like that. I'm curious what ranch you were hunting? BTW, the word you're trying to capture is "Laho'ole". Laho is the nugs. ole means without (or "no more" in pidgin english). I have a bowhunter friend that took a head-on shot on a bull (I didn't get the full story, but I think it was charging him). The arrow hit forehead and didn't penetrate very far. The bull got to him and tossed him airborne and I believe he's lucky to be alive.
Coincidentally I'm headed to Kona for work tomorrow. I'll stop in at my friend's bow shop and get the full story.
Yes, a head shot on a bull with an arrow would be less than useless. Did you ever get the details?
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Due to time constraints I am contemplating having a local taxidermist tan both the Hawaii bull and the Water buffalo hide portions (roughly 3 feet square sections of hide). I hope to pressure wash the Water buffalo skull this weekend. The temps may be nice enough to do so.
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With the section of hide tanned that I cut off the bull and had shipped with the skull from Hawaii to WI, I was able to make progress on the mount. I made a frame to staple the hide to and a hanger for the skull.
There is a little more to do before its complete but its coming along nicely.
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I enjoyed that , that was quite an adventure,,,,, thanks for the post,,,,,, I just can not imagine how you can get all that filming done, that's quite cool