Nice deer. I shoot a lot of them a lot smaller. Be proud of that one.
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Taxidermy Questions
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Spend a little more and get it done right. I use Ronnie Butler in Manchester, GA (I know long ways from you). Last one I had done 5-6 years ago was $425 with wooden plaque behind it. He normally is about a year behind due to the large number of mounts. However, you can walk into his shop and most likely he will have several Team Realtree mounts in the queue. The one I had done from 13 seasons ago looks just like the day I got it except for a little dust.
Where ever you go, ask about seeing some of their older mounts, cheap work can cause the hair to start falling out after a couple of years. Well done mounts always look life like, poorly done mounts look like bad plastic surgery and will always be a disappointment to you.
Where ever you go, ask about seeing some of their older mounts, cheap work can cause the hair to start falling out after a couple of years. Well done mounts always look life like, poorly done mounts look like bad plastic surgery and will always be a disappointment to you.
Way to go man! You get it with your bow or rifle?
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Call Woody's (in Baldwin) and get their current prices. (706) 778-2593 The couple they've done for me are perfect (disclaimer: it was before Woody passed away, hopefully no change as his guys had been doing most of the deer anyway)
It's amazing what difference $100 apparently makes in the quality of mounts.
It's amazing what difference $100 apparently makes in the quality of mounts.
I'm glad someone said this. Taxidermy is an art and it is always better to have quality work than shabby work, even if it costs a bit more. You put in your time, money and energy into hunting, so cough up a little bit more and get a decent mount. Not saying you can't have good work for a reasonable price, only saying you get what you pay for. None of my taxidermists are close to you so I'm not sure you would want to drive very far. The drive doesn't bother me either. My last mount was done by a guy two hours away and it was a most pleasant ride. Whoever you hire, make sure and look at some of their work before committing. If they have a website, look at their customers mounts and decide if their work is worth the price they are asking. If not, they will have mounts in their studios or photo albums, at the very least. If they can't produce anything to visualize, move on. You can get a very good mount for less than $400. $300-$350 should get a good quality mount that you will be proud of. Congrats on your buck.
Rifle, it was too windy to crack the bow case open
Very nice Buck
Congrats none the less, nice deer.
thanks man, I'm not gonna let the bow sit for long I had about 8 does come within 15 yards the whole weekend and a spike that kept spooking himself. We have a stand that is gonna be awesome bow stand with max shots only going to 40 yards
