2006 deer photo's

very nice work, how fast do customers get thier mounts back???

im still waiting for my 2005 whitetail buck that i handed over to Artistic taxidery in the end of November 2005:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: said 12-14 month wait, it is now...............


i need to get him on the wall badly
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i posted him before but i couldnt help myself:D
 
This particular Elk took about 6 months to get back to the customer. Im averaging about 4-5 months for deer heads, 2 months for antler plaques and 6 months for bear rugs. For taxidermists its very difficult once you get yourself more then a hunting season behind because you need so much freezer space, and room taken up by unfinished work.

I try to get stuff out the door as quick as possible (even if it means a few weeks of 12 hour a day 6 days a week) because I have limited space, and tend to get depressed when to much work piles up and I have to worry about getting it out in order and to keep the customers happy.

I had a very busy December and Jan in gun sales so im hoping to keep my wait time for heads to 3-4 months (longer if brought in at the very end of hunting season).

What do they charge for a deer mount there? I know it big cities with high over head and living costs the prices get up rather high for taxidermy.
 
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i believe it was $635, i made a deposit, and was told to pay in full upon pick up. So im waiting:confused: they havent called, but im gonna call them at the end of the month if they havent.:p i called back about when it hit the 7 month mark, and i was on the files, just gave them a phone number change.


how much do you charge for a antler mount???
 
Alberta Bigbore said:
very nice work, how fast do customers get thier mounts back???

im still waiting for my 2005 whitetail buck that i handed over to Artistic taxidery in the end of November 2005:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: said 12-14 month wait, it is now...............


i need to get him on the wall badly
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2005wmu337whitetail5.jpg

2005wmu337whitetail6.jpg

i posted him before but i couldnt help myself:D
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Good looking deer!!!
 
To make a long story short, I made a bad first shot and had to track him for 7 hours. It was worth the time and effort though.:runaway:
 
Nice deer Howie... However... That is the first time I have seen one hung before being field dressed... Do you have a different technique for the age old method of gutting first and then hanging to skin and age???

Cheers
Jay
 
Jay said:
Nice deer Howie... However... That is the first time I have seen one hung before being field dressed... Do you have a different technique for the age old method of gutting first and then hanging to skin and age???

Cheers
Jay
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try gutting them like that.. it is very slick and clean..every thing falls down so you don't have to fight gravity:rockOn:
 
grouseman said:
try gutting them like that.. it is very slick and clean..every thing falls down so you don't have to fight gravity:rockOn:
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In this case, wouldn't it make more sence to hang them with the head up?

That way, everything by-passes the rib cavity, no?
 
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In this case, wouldn't it make more sence to hang them with the head up?

That way, everything by-passes the rib cavity, no?
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no because when you do the finess stuff like cutting the #### out and what not..gravity pulls them down and out of the way...the easy part is getting the lungs and guts out
 
This is the BEST method of processing a deer that I have found. The hardest work is getting the deer into the back of the pickup truck. :D After we shoot a deer, we load it up and head back to my buddy's garage. Next we cut off the back legs/hooves as shown, insert the single tree, and hoist it up using the engine picker. Drive truck out from underneath, and insert a plastic lined wheelbarrow in its place. Drop guts into said wheelbarrow, and tie the plastic into a neat bundle. Place fresh plastic sheet under deer (wheelbarrow no longer needed), and proceed with skinning. We hang the deer head down so the precision work around the butt/##### is at a handy height. The rest of the "non-edibles" such as the head and front legs are then placed on the plastic sheet to await the last drops of blood dripping from the carcass. This plastic sheet is then bundled up and hauled away with the first bundle. It is the cat's a$$. :D If you are wondering how long the guts stay in the deer, I can assure you that it is not long (mere minutes back to town). The guts still steam in the cool air when they drop into the wheelbarrow. I hope to NEVER clean another deer on the ground as long as I live. It kills my back, and you invariably get dirt/grass/crap where you don't want it.
 
Jay said:
Nice deer Howie... However... That is the first time I have seen one hung before being field dressed... Do you have a different technique for the age old method of gutting first and then hanging to skin and age???

Cheers
Jay
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Fielding dressing is messy compared to hanging them head first and peeling the skin back, if you can do it that way. No hair on the meat and everything plops out easily. Where I hunt in Sask its close to the farm and we use a engine hoist to crank them up in a heated garage, skinning is easy and fairly clean.... The butcher we take them to, to get processed won't usually accept field dressed deer, too much hair and dirt get on the meat he tells me....
 
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