Here is a couple more I’ve done. The one in the boyscout backpack is one my son killed last year, the one on the barn wood frame is my best buck I killed in Ohio a couple years ago on the Wayne National Forrest!
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Got my mount finished!!!
- Thread starter Seekbigger
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Did they charge less than a standard shoulder mount? Or similar pricing. I had one done and doubt I would have one done again unless it was like a 180"+ deer. I like how that's smaller and would consider it for a good deer if the price was fair.
My taxidermist does them for 200 if it’s just the head and hide, no frame! I like making my own frames, not sure what he charges to do the frames.
So the reason I asked, because at my grandfather's old hunting shack, in a corner they had a full body deer mount propped up on the make shift guerney they carried it out on. Basically a typical deer cart made out of wood with no wheels and at the time they were buddies with a guy just getting into taxidermy and he basically stuffed it the same way they carried it in. It was awesome. Lots of twine and bent wood/machete cuts, but for the life of me I can't find a picture and for the last 2 days have been trying to find one.
That said, the reason I always do European is for saving space. Shoulder mounts are cumbersome. So I like this idea.
My dad is having his buck from this past year mounted the same way. My daughter’s fiancé grew up helping his dad who was a taxidermist, and although he doesn’t do it for a living he does taxidermy for family for cheap (one of the many reasons I gave him my permission to ask my daughter to marry him). My dad’s will be the first buck he’s done on a frame so I’m interested to see how it turns out.
I guess if he didnt have a couple hundred acres, taxidermy isnt the worst trade off.
Haven’t scored the first buck I posted yet but will be having him scored soon! The buck my son killed just missed P&y scoring 121 the bigger buck I posted scored 150 6/8 gross. 147 6/8 net