08-09 cats

GHOSTINTHEWOODS · Feb 25, 2009

08-09 cats

sold my cats today. just thought I'd post some pics.

here are a few of the bigger ones

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WARBIRDUM · Feb 25, 2009

RE: 08-09 cats

Very nice cats looks like you know what you're doing.
Thanks for sharing the pics.

REDDOG · Feb 25, 2009

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Nice year, just curious, why crop the front legs and skin to the paws on the back?

I have been selling to private buyers for a few years now, and have to leave both fronts and backs, but why just one?

GHOSTINTHEWOODS · Feb 25, 2009

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I always leave the back ones to have something to nail to. and I just never have left the fronts. I was talking about this on another site and they asked the same. Some do and some don't. maybe I'll start leaving them.

HunterHarry · Feb 25, 2009

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My taxidermist friends are cringing.

Nice cats.
HH

HKShooter · Feb 25, 2009

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Super cool. Just curious what was an average price if you don't mind sharing.

HK

REDDOG · Feb 25, 2009

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just so you know, i wasnt critisizing you, just wonderd, i know if your just selling on the fur market it dont matter.

you should look into selling them to private buyers for taxidermy work, i dont make much more than i would just selling on the fur market, but it somehow makes me feel better knowing my cats will be mounted and put in some trophy home to be ood and awwd at..rather than around some rich bioches neck as a throw rug!

GHOSTINTHEWOODS · Feb 26, 2009

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Ya I know reddog, I wish that I could find a taxidermist to sell my bigger cats too as well. do you have to do any prep work or do you just sell em frozen?

GHOSTINTHEWOODS · Feb 26, 2009

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Oh ya we averaged $270.00

REDDOG · Feb 26, 2009

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I skin and streach them, on wood of corse. hate the look the wire streachers leave. it looks like yours were done on wood too, but if they were done on wire, i'd like to know how you got them to look that good.

GHOSTINTHEWOODS · Feb 26, 2009

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no, they were done on wood.

Buckmania · Feb 26, 2009

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very cool...thanks for the pics!

bonepiler · Feb 26, 2009

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Did you sell to Montgomery or Steele? With that many cats--I would go to the Utah Trappers Association auction. My experience was at least $50 a cat more there.