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Post by wolfhound on Oct 28, 2006 10:00:41 GMT -5
My wife's Cousin is a taxidermist. I've had him do a few plaque mounts but no shoulder mounts yet (nothing worth doing that yet). He does good work and only works for friends and family. My wife's his favorite cousin and he's always got a standing invitation to come to dinner even though he seldom does.
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Post by varmint101 on Oct 28, 2006 11:05:46 GMT -5
I take mine to Scott Ackeret of Wildlife Re-Creations in Seymour and it's $425 for a shoulder mount. Scott did an excellent job on my first deer mount and I'm having him do my first turkey mount right now too. I know he does a good job on everything I've seen because I drop in on him all the time during my lunch hour lol. It's pretty neat to see all the different critters he's got in there and he's a heckuva nice guy.
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Post by DocHolliday on Oct 28, 2006 12:07:13 GMT -5
ya american taxidermy in boonville is good.. 375 and Dean and Todd are very good at it.. they have a big showroom if you wanted an idea of their work.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 28, 2006 22:10:06 GMT -5
You get what you pay for.......I have two crappy mounts where the eyes are cracking where they filled in around them ,stitching separating etc. they were cheap 200.00 since then I pay 450.00 to have Larry Schmeltz who does great work in Tangier, In. Cheap is never better in my experience. I have six mounts. my da has two and my brother and nephew have a few by Larry that are pushing 15 years old and still look great. pay extra and get a good job.
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Post by bsutravis on Oct 29, 2006 3:55:50 GMT -5
I was in Hoosier Trapper's Supply yesterday....if you are gonna pay someone, their work is INCREDIBLE. The most awesome taxidermy studio I've ever seen...worth the trip to Greenwood just to check out their display mounts!
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Post by BIGHORN on Oct 29, 2006 10:20:35 GMT -5
I have paid more and have paid less to get shoulder mounts done. You get what you pay for!!
Cheaper ones had stiching come apart, nose cracked, etc. Higher priced one's are still perfect after 10 years.
However, I found my new Taxi man and that is Dean at Coal Hollow. He does an incredible job !!! He has done a rack mount for my Dad and he is currently doing a European mount for my cousin on his first bow kill buck.
Worth the drive for me........
Shawn
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Post by parrothead on Jan 17, 2007 11:44:48 GMT -5
Dean, did my deer and hog last year. He had my deer done in 9 months and he missed some time taking care of his sick mother. I took him the hog in March it was done the same time the deer was. He is a very nice man, too.
Bighorn, did you eat at the Beef House.
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Post by ff1126 on Jan 24, 2007 23:57:11 GMT -5
I take all my deer and turkeys down to Moore's Taxidermy in Paoli. He does some outstanding work, especially on turkeys. As far as prices, $265 on deer and $350 on turkeys. His turn around time is under 12 months.
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Feb 1, 2007 18:13:14 GMT -5
I would love to see that 350.00 turkey.  heres one of mine. |
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Feb 2, 2007 14:37:54 GMT -5
I take all my deer and turkeys down to Moore's Taxidermy in Paoli. He does some outstanding work, especially on turkeys. As far as prices, $265 on deer and $350 on turkeys. His turn around time is under 12 months. I have seen a lot of Anthony's work,pretty good.A few of my buddies take their stuff to him |
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Post by ff1126 on Feb 5, 2007 14:38:06 GMT -5
Anthony Moore does some of the best work that I have seen. And is one of the most "Humble" Taxidermist that you will meet.
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Post by mbogo on Feb 8, 2007 7:59:29 GMT -5
Around here, $255 will get you a really good shoulder mount and your deer back usually within 4 months. Very, very good work from an award winning taxidermist can be had for $350 and a longer turn around time. The only guy that I know that does a real good job on turkeys charges $375 for them.
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 23, 2007 20:26:51 GMT -5
Too funny about the D Y K E S......deertracks!!!! I'm not trying to take away business from the taxidermists out there...but I'm tellin' ya fellas..... It's not that hard to do your own buck. Van D Y K E S has a kit for $65! You can use a dry preserveative so you don't have the hastle of truly "tanning" the hide.....its very easy. If you can gut your buck than you can mount your own head! Don't be afraid to try it! Your right, it isn't that hard to MOUNT a deer. It IS hard to make a deer look great! When you use dry preservative you will get "drumming". The hide pulls away from the form, eyes, and ear liners (which you shouldn't use anyway...bondo is the best). I hunt too hard to save a few dollars on a mount. I 'll take my trophy to the best taxidermast around no matter what he charges. I'm gonna have a mount for at least 20 years. There ain't no way I'm gonna look at a bad mount for 20 years just to save $100! My taxidermist told me that he cost him over $50 a hour to run his shop. That is labor, utilities and rent. (2 full time employees & 2 part time). He has around 5 hours in each mount. Materials for the mount is pushing $100. As you can see he isn't making all that much on a $425 mount. If you have a deer that you want experiment with buy a deer mounting kit from Van Dyke's. It is fun to do! |
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Post by kennie on May 1, 2007 7:03:07 GMT -5
you guys should try the one shop over in redkey, natures best taxi guys name is roy cant think of his last name but he does a hell of a job great turn around time just a good old boy last time i was there it used to 350.00 that was 2 years ago..
kennie
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Post by stinkychomper on Aug 1, 2007 18:43:20 GMT -5
Alpine Taxidermy in Vevay, IN is the best! It is a 1hr drive for me but Bill gets all of my work!
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 7, 2007 12:45:48 GMT -5
I was in Hoosier Trapper's Supply yesterday....if you are gonna pay someone, their work is INCREDIBLE. The most awesome taxidermy studio I've ever seen...worth the trip to Greenwood just to check out their display mounts! I agree. I was in there last year and made the same observations. |
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Post by bill on Oct 29, 2007 20:58:34 GMT -5
Hunter480
I called Dale. Thanks for the lead.
Bill
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Post by bill on Oct 29, 2007 21:04:10 GMT -5
Don't go to Leatherman's
Bill
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Post by wtlhaven on Nov 1, 2007 11:13:38 GMT -5
I wish everyone would see it that way.  People need to go out and find a good taxi before they actually need one. Go look at their work, find out their charges, how they prep the hide for mounting whether it be tanning or the dry preservative, etc...... I'm not saying to take it to the most expensive by no means. Their may be someone that charges less and is better, but you'll never know if you don't shop around. Don't end up regreting your decision of who you took it too once you get it back. |
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Post by birddog on Nov 1, 2007 11:51:49 GMT -5
I use Artistic in Aurora Indiana and find Joe to be very good,anybody else try him? He has a show room full of mounts that are awesome........
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