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Post by bill9068 on Dec 1, 2023 12:28:49 GMT -5
Thoughts on prices?
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Post by Huntnfreak on Dec 1, 2023 12:38:34 GMT -5
Seems high to me. I know I don’t pay anywhere near that for very nice mounts!
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 1, 2023 12:53:07 GMT -5
Haven’t taken one in for a mount in around 5 years or so. Looked up the price and looks like Hoosier trapper is up to $845 for a shoulder mount now.
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Post by huntsemall on Dec 1, 2023 13:01:12 GMT -5
The guy doing mine is $550. He's done the last 2 for my son and my last one. I've been very satisfied.
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 1, 2023 13:04:01 GMT -5
A friend does mine. Last year it was $300, this year $360 because of inflation. He’s done 10 for me, working on number 11 now.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Dec 1, 2023 13:07:01 GMT -5
I know the material cost to do a deer is over $150 and closer to $200 buying the better stuff. Of course buying clay, paint and other stuff in bulk helps a lot. Paper cardboard vs plastic, Glass vs plastic etc..
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 1, 2023 13:20:28 GMT -5
Haven’t taken one in for a mount in around 5 years or so. Looked up the price and looks like Hoosier trapper is up to $845 for a shoulder mount now. Yeah that seems exorbitant and I hate that because Charlie is a friend but I don't think I would pay that. He was around 500 on my big one 7 years ago. No complaints on the quality though
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 1, 2023 13:34:37 GMT -5
$775 in the same city as me. Paid $450 in 2011 on Tammy's deer and $550 in 2012 for mine.
He won a bunch of awards on his mounts from 2011 to 2017 and the prices reflect every win.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 1, 2023 13:48:51 GMT -5
Thoughts on prices? Where was this posted from or source for this map….Bill
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Post by parrothead on Dec 1, 2023 14:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 1, 2023 14:08:36 GMT -5
My 2021 buck I picked up around one year ago and paid then was $550
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Post by buckbuster13 on Dec 1, 2023 14:17:47 GMT -5
I could do a shoulder mount for probably $150 in materials.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 1, 2023 19:24:37 GMT -5
Just dropped mine off $700, but doing pedestal mount.
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Post by HuntMeister on Dec 1, 2023 19:46:16 GMT -5
Talked to a couple of Taxis in my area, $750-$850 for a shoulder mount this year. I paid $650 for my last buck from the 2021 season. I get that they have to make money but wow, seems a bit steep. At this rate I will be doing euros only.
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Post by schall53 on Dec 1, 2023 20:39:10 GMT -5
Paid $600 last year .
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Post by onebentarrow on Dec 1, 2023 22:04:41 GMT -5
Talked to a couple of Taxis in my area, $750-$850 for a shoulder mount this year. I paid $650 for my last buck from the 2021 season. I get that they have to make money but wow, seems a bit steep. At this rate I will be doing euros only. I have dune some taxidermy for my self. I was not extremely fast or slow but from the time I start to finish I had about 20 hrs in a deer. That was over a period of time;not all at once. You bring it in then I have to finish capping out head then split ears nose and lips. Right there I had 3 hrs. Then I have to flesh the hide removing all meat from between lips ears around nose and rest of hide(another hour) then salt hide. If you don't tan the hide you pack,ship,pay shipping,pay tanning,pay return shipping (easy 100 bucks) if you tan your self add 2 hrs in time + cost of tanning supplies. I used a liquid tan that is $120 a gal now. 5 deer max per gal. You can cut your cost by useing a dry chemical tan but it is not as good and will deteriorate a lot faster than a wet tan product. Now you order your form,eyes,ear liners.manican prep(sticky stuff that sticks to the slick form to help glue hold hide inplace) and pay shipping on that which has gone thru the roof. You should have hide glue,bondo,clay,pins,superglue,epoxy,special thread,special 3 sided extremely sharp needle and some other odds and ends. Now you prep the form to put hide on it by snading and cutting nose holes,lip slots putt eyes in with clay and form eyebrows and make it look right. The eyes alone can take 45 min easily. Once all prep is done it took me min 3 1/2 hrs up to 6 hrs if the deer fought me in every thing(makeing the nose look right,lips look right,eyes even and Semitrical ears correct, horns correct all parts of hide in correct posision and hair laying proper. Now sewing the hide and makeing it as invisable as possible. This is a short list. After you have it mounted you have to check it every day for 3,4,5 days to make sure as the hide drys it does not pull or move in a manner that screwes up the eyed,nose,ears,lips or any thing else. Now it is dry you do finish work to make it look great. 1 hr there. So it is mounted you have overhead (lights,heat,water(believe it or not I used a bunch of water. I washed and wrenched each hide a minimum of 4 times) and you pay full fica tax and fed tax and county tax and state tax and tax tax. Granted I was not fast at mounting critters but I did my best on every one to make them look alive. It will take me a bit but I will post some I have dune 20120525_191522 20140601 The bear had 10 foot of stiching. The fawn had 8 feet of stiching and very delicate because of short hair requires lite thread which breaks easily. The fawn and bear were 12 hr days to mount with every thing prepared as much ahead as possible. The fox,coon and coyote were solid 8 hrs to mount Onebentarrow
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Post by HuntMeister on Dec 2, 2023 4:49:18 GMT -5
My father did taxidermy after he retired from his full time job. I hung out with him, assisted and learned much about it. I have all his tools and equipment but I just don't have the time to dedicate to it right now. Maybe one of these days I will.
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Post by duff on Dec 2, 2023 7:20:24 GMT -5
A memory worthy of a lifetime display...I wouldn't hesitate to pay top dollar. Nothing worse than an ugly mount. In 10 yrs if it still looks good and makes you smile or remember a good hunt or good friends dogs etc....the $ spent today won't matter.
I just do euro mounts but I don't kill monsters like you all. Besides my kids would sell em all in an estate auction when I die for fraction of the cost.
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