whttlbucksteve Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Which do you'r taxidermist's use.The powder or tanning on the hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Someone posted on this not too long ago, and the taxidermists responses were all to go with tanned hides. I do however have mounts that were done by dry preserve method, the oldest one being from 1994, and they do all look just as good as the day I brought them home aside from needing dusted right now. My wifes step father used the same taxidermist, and he had some mounts from the early 80's, that also looked great. Taxi man who has always done my work for me has been in the business for a very long time, and he does around 200 deer a year getting business from all over, so I kind of figure he must be doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberlandtaxi Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Someone posted on this not too long ago, and the taxidermists responses were all to go with tanned hides. I do however have mounts that were done by dry preserve method, the oldest one being from 1994, and they do all look just as good as the day I brought them home aside from needing dusted right now. My wifes step father used the same taxidermist, and he had some mounts from the early 80's, that also looked great. Taxi man who has always done my work for me has been in the business for a very long time, and he does around 200 deer a year getting business from all over, so I kind of figure he must be doing something right. I disagree. Just because someone is doing a bunch of deer, doesn't mean they are doing them properly. If they look good to you then it is money well spent, but I would guess they would not look so good to a more scrutinizing eye. As someone that demands the best I wouldn't consider dry preserving a deer head. Sure it's quicker and cheaper, but you get what you pay for most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted December 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 I only ask this because I had one done with the preserve and the nose just about fell off all together.I am going to go with a new Taxidermist if I do another mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I disagree. Just because someone is doing a bunch of deer, doesn't mean they are doing them properly. I look at it this way, the mounts I have look good to me, and I have had no problems with hair slipping or any other issues with any of these mounts. Have seen some pics of some work here that did not look near as nice, and have heard of people paying way more for mounts that did not look as good, have seen some pics posted here. No my mounts are not competition mounts, but I did not pay the kind of money to expect them to be. My point was that this taxidermist who has been at work with taxidermy probably longer than I have been alive(38 years) must be doing good enough work with his method that he has retained customers. Everyone in this area who hunts knows who this guy is, and he actually charges a bit more than some others around here. If his work had problems or his method was not working, would think the volume he does would not be so great, nor would he continue to have the number of customers who are repeats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Tanned mounts will last longer in the long run. I would never DP a deer cape for mounting. I like my capes squeaky clean and well preserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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