mikebohio Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 cant believe i got it back this soon. my taxidermist is on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Wow is right! That was fast, what did it set you back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Looks nice! That was a fast turn around time, wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msman825 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 congrats, those horns looks like he was a warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Wow is right! That was fast, what did it set you back?225 hes been a taxidermist for 10 years but he just opened up his own shop this year. next year will be 250. im very pleased with his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 That's a great price. It's over $500 for a deer mount here. That buck had some awesome genetics going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 nice buck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Fast & cheap! He's got points going everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Looks nice,seems like it was just last week I was looking at the harvest photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 dec 3rd shot him took him in on the 4th and he had him done on the 23rd. he said he did mine first since i paid in full up front. hes got all my buisiness from now on. to tell the truth i was a little scared when he told me it was done already. i was worried he just slapped it together but it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Congrats on your buck...There is no easy way for me to put this, but i think you need to find a different taxidermist...sure the price is good, and the turn around even better, but in my opinion, the final product looks like a 10 year old did it....JMO... Again, congrats on your deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Congrats on your buck...There is no easy way for me to put this, but i think you need to find a different taxidermist...sure the price is good, and the turn around even better, but in my opinion, the final product looks like a 10 year old did it....JMO... Again, congrats on your deer! he was at least 12. i by no means am i professional taxidermist but i cant see any problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Congrats on your buck...There is no easy way for me to put this, but i think you need to find a different taxidermist...sure the price is good, and the turn around even better, but in my opinion, the final product looks like a 10 year old did it....JMO... Again, congrats on your deer! WOW !! Why don't you just flat out punch the guy in the face ... :jaw: JMHO I think it's an awsome mount, and awsome deer all the way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I agree with Dan. I thought the exact same thing when I looked at this thread earlier, but didnt say anything due to getting accused of bashing. I am by no means taking away from your deer and successful hunt at all, you did a good job. However I also feel your taxidermist dropped the ball on you. It just doesn't look right. Maybe to someone who hasn't seen many mounts it is ok, but look at the ears, nose, and mouth....also the workmanship around the eyes. It resembles something mounted in the 70s. That said, it isn't mike's fault....it's the taxidermist's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I agree with Dan. I thought the exact same thing when I looked at this thread earlier, but didnt say anything due to getting accused of bashing. I am by no means taking away from your deer and successful hunt at all, you did a good job. However I also feel your taxidermist dropped the ball on you. It just doesn't look right. Maybe to someone who hasn't seen many mounts it is ok, but look at the ears, nose, and mouth....also the workmanship around the eyes. It resembles something mounted in the 70s. That said, it isn't mike's fault....it's the taxidermist's. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Maybe to someone who hasn't seen many mounts it is ok, but look at the ears, nose, and mouth....also the workmanship around the eyes. It resembles something mounted in the 70s. That said, it isn't mike's fault....it's the taxidermist's. Thanks Kyle...you nailed what i was referring to. Thats all i was trying to say, I was by no means bashing Mikes efforts or harvest....I was simply saying what kyle pointed out. i didnt mean to ruffle anyones feathers here, next time i'll try and use a different approach. Again, Congrats to you mike on your harvest! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) Just so we are on the same page Dan ,, I wasn't looking for a fight, heck my feathers weren't even ruffled .. I just thought the 10 yr. old comment was a little raw. Just in my opinion of course .. I think he got what he paid for .. ... Now if he had said he paid $500 + I'd be right with you on your assesment of the quality of workmanship, but he only paid a couple hundred bucks for a mount ... I hope I made sense .. I definately don't want any hard feeling between you and I, so I hope we are good .. And I opologize for side tracking this poor guy's post .. Edited December 27, 2010 by VermontHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Mike, please don't think everyone is bashing your mount or kill at all, it is directed towards your taxidermist. It's just very uncommon for such a quick turn around on a mount unless a taxidermist has an extra hide on hand. In general the mount looks good but the detail of the mount I believe is what we are all looking at, such as the ears, eyes, the snout, and the form itself. You are very proud of it and that is what counts and I'm happy for you. He's a great deer and will hold lots of memories for you of the hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi Mike, I know you said you are happy with the work and that is all that really matters, however I would encourage you to take a look at some other taxidermy work from other taxidermists before letting this person mount another deer for you. Price is right, but sometimes you get what you pay for so to speak. The turnaround time of 3 weeks is just not enough time and I would have to agree with what has been posted by a few other members on the detail work. My deer from last December I just picked up the Friday the week before last, took a year. It took a couple weeks for the dry in after the deer was mounted before he even painted. I paid $260 which is kinda cheap for around here. Reminds me that I need to get some pics of my deer. Your buck was a cool buck for sure, congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Just so we are on the same page Dan ,, I wasn't looking for a fight, heck my feathers weren't even ruffled .. I just thought the 10 yr. old comment was a little raw. Just in my opinion of course .. I think he got what he paid for .. ... Now if he had said he paid $500 + I'd be right with you on your assesment of the quality of workmanship, but he only paid a couple hundred bucks for a mount ... I hope I made sense .. I definately don't want any hard feeling between you and I, so I hope we are good .. And I opologize for side tracking this poor guy's post .. None taken, and its my fault for not choosing a better combination of words to express my feelings/thoughts...It was a little rough and i apologize for that. Again, Mike, Great Deer Bud!!!! No offense to you, your efforts or your harvest...Well Done! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Great deer! Sometimes pictures make a mount look a lot worse than it does in person. The mount does not look good from the pictures (sort of has that looney toon look to it). I know I have a near 500.00 mount that from certain angles looks terrible and others looks a lot better (see below) Terrible: Better: I asked the RT forum members and they let me have it straight. It was tough to hear, but I switched taxidermists. This is my latest mount and cost me only 350.00. (My favorite mount to date) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 That is a quick turn around but it looks like the guy took a few short cuts in the process - ears were the most noticeable thing to me Either way congrats on a fantastic buck! Gotta love all those points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntnfish Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Nice buck. Very quick turnaround on that. Great price too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 man im not gonna lie you guys have got me really bummed. dont know how to respond. if i cant tell a good or bad job myself how am i suppose to shop around. there are 3 shops in town all are the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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