04 mount..... FINALLY!!!
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couesbitten
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Beautiful buck! What state?
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Chef
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Nice and trashy.
Looks good on the red wall too.
Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
Looks good on the red wall too.
Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
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GooseHunterJr
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Great mount......glad you got him back.
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Buckmania
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LAST EDITED ON Sep-26-06 AT 03:05PM (MST)[p]Nice buck! What's the story with the Taxidermist?
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bootspearo
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Iam no expert taxidermist but I have done a few. But if you watch a deer they can move there ears in mutiple directions and simultaneously. So instead of the basic ears forward look that you see in alot of mounts some taxidermist like to put the ears in different positions to give it a little different look. Hugh
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huntercameron
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Hey nice mount though , and nice buck . Give us that story should knocked him down with a punch!!
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rackem406
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That is one sweet buck. I love all the extras and its nice to see a different mount every once in a while. That is dream buck for me. Waiting since 04' would have driven me crazy. Last mount I had done took 10 months and I was going totally nuts!!!
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Bambistew
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I've had quite a few comments on the ears. 
I like the pose , but I told him to leave the splits in the left ear, but I guess he thought he should sew it up. My guess is he didn't want to dink with it.
Now if I'd have paid the 'going' rate of a western taxidermist I'd have been ok with it, but since I'm living out here in CHIThole Maryland, finding a good taxidermist that can mount anything besides whitetail deer is a challenge, let alone finding one that doesn't charge an arm and a leg is near impossible. I figued for the price I'd have him make the ears like I want. I won't even mention what I have in this mount... LOL We'll just say my taxi buddy in MT will mount an elk for about $100 more!
Yeah the deer was from CO, killed on a leftover rifle tag.
As far as the taxidermist story goes. The first guy I dropped it off with was friggn worthless. My buddy had great luck with him in the past with numberous other mounts as well as a few of his friends having him mount stuff, so I figued this guy must be alright. Well after about 5 broken promisses, and finally not returning phone calls and having it for 14 months, I started invstigating what kind of legal action I could take against him, and 16 months later I figued I'd go knock on his home door and demaded it back. He told me to come back and get it a week later. The only word he made good on was giving it back. If I'd not gotten it back, well I'm not sure what I would have done. The cape was half assed tanned, and the horns were mounted on a form that was 3 sizes to big for the cape. I'm really glad I had someone else take care of it, I can only imagine what it would have looked like had he 'finished' it. I then took it to the guy that ended up mounting it, who said it would be done in June... Yeah right. Friggn taxidermists, they're all the same LOL. What a friggn nightmare, I'm glad its over!
Luckily I only have 6 other animals at a diffrent taxidermist waiting to get mounted... One was supposed to be done by the end of September. I doubt I'll see until Feb at the earliest.
I like the pose , but I told him to leave the splits in the left ear, but I guess he thought he should sew it up. My guess is he didn't want to dink with it.
Now if I'd have paid the 'going' rate of a western taxidermist I'd have been ok with it, but since I'm living out here in CHIThole Maryland, finding a good taxidermist that can mount anything besides whitetail deer is a challenge, let alone finding one that doesn't charge an arm and a leg is near impossible. I figued for the price I'd have him make the ears like I want. I won't even mention what I have in this mount... LOL We'll just say my taxi buddy in MT will mount an elk for about $100 more!
Yeah the deer was from CO, killed on a leftover rifle tag.
As far as the taxidermist story goes. The first guy I dropped it off with was friggn worthless. My buddy had great luck with him in the past with numberous other mounts as well as a few of his friends having him mount stuff, so I figued this guy must be alright. Well after about 5 broken promisses, and finally not returning phone calls and having it for 14 months, I started invstigating what kind of legal action I could take against him, and 16 months later I figued I'd go knock on his home door and demaded it back. He told me to come back and get it a week later. The only word he made good on was giving it back. If I'd not gotten it back, well I'm not sure what I would have done. The cape was half assed tanned, and the horns were mounted on a form that was 3 sizes to big for the cape. I'm really glad I had someone else take care of it, I can only imagine what it would have looked like had he 'finished' it. I then took it to the guy that ended up mounting it, who said it would be done in June... Yeah right. Friggn taxidermists, they're all the same LOL. What a friggn nightmare, I'm glad its over!
Luckily I only have 6 other
animals at a diffrent taxidermist waiting to get mounted... One was supposed to be done by the end of September. I doubt I'll see until Feb at the earliest.
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rmhall17
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Hello,
Very nice deer if you don't mind can you let me know what unit you hunted. I am heading out there in Oct and will be in the flat tops wilderness area.
I have been having issues with the taxidermist as well!
Thanks
Very nice deer if you don't mind can you let me know what unit you hunted. I am heading out there in Oct and will be in the flat tops wilderness area.
I have been having issues with the taxidermist as well!
Thanks
Bambistew
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>Hello,
>Very nice deer if you don't
>mind can you let me
>know what unit you hunted.
Can't remember what unit, seems like it was 3 digits and may or may not have started with a 0... I think it was second or third season but can't be certain.
I will say that it didn't come out of the Flattops though, thats in SW Colorado right?
>Very nice deer if you don't
>mind can you let me
>know what unit you hunted.
Can't remember what unit, seems like it was 3 digits and may or may not have started with a 0... I think it was second or third season but can't be certain.
I will say that it didn't come out of the Flattops though, thats in SW Colorado right?
