Taxidermist

[braves57]

Does anyone have a good taxidermist that they would recommend? I have a couple of antler mounts that I need done. Checked with one and he wanted $130... Seems kinda high...

[half2fish]

I have one up by mille lacs. he is a great taxidermist. he wins awards on his work. his name is Danny Beck. give me a email if you want his number. he is located right out of isle.

fish4fish at yahoo (dot) com

[hanson]

braves57-

I would say $130 for an antler mount (just antlers on a board, right?) is severely high. I've got a couple sets that I plan on doing myself this year. I've never done it before so we'll see how it goes.

I was just searching the internet one day and found a bunch of taxidermy supply shops. You can get all the materials for less than $20. One of these days I'll tackle this little project.

[Mark Christianson]

Last winter I mounted several racks on plaques.

My cost was a few bucks. But we cut out our own wood and I stained/varnished it myself. The rest of the materials were next to nothing in cost.

I bet I have less than 7 or 8 bucks in materials in each one. Just my time beyond that.

Heck, if you have a bid for $130 for a rack, I'll do it for half!

[Jmnhunter]

hey brave, try the guy that does Gander in Forest lake, he has all of his mounts in their. his son works in the archery shop. I'm having my grouse done through him, i forgot his name. suppposed to be really good.

-jn

[braves57]

Thanks guys! I'll try the Forest lake guy I live near there(Mille Lacs is a long haul!) I just have the antlers. I mounted the first one myself and it looks pretty good, but the one I got last year(13-point) looks kinda funny on one of those small boards. It doesn't fit right... I should have done the shoulder mount but I don't have the space. Thanks again!