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Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« on: August 23, 2013, 10:23:35 AM »
Pedestal mount Elk that I just finished! Headed home to Moses Lake this weekend
« Last Edit: August 25, 2013, 01:40:42 PM by Natures Way »

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2013, 10:27:52 AM »
Very nice!

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2013, 10:46:49 AM »
Another great mount :tup:
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2013, 11:02:07 AM »
Beautiful mount.
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2013, 11:07:31 AM »
Great Bull, and very nice mount! :drool:
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2013, 11:54:50 AM »
Great work! nice detail  :tup:
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2013, 05:46:38 PM »
Awsome mount :tup:
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2013, 05:49:11 PM »
Stunning mount.  Beautifully preserved.

I need to knock something down this year worthy of a pedestal.
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2013, 05:50:44 PM »
I would want a new house with a mount that beautiful!!!  :tup:

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2013, 05:52:13 PM »
You're going to make business off huntwa with pics like that, the close ups were great!

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2013, 06:02:17 PM »
You're going to make business off huntwa with pics like that, the close ups were great!
:yeah: :yeah:
Great exposure to a lot people who have an unnatural attraction to dead animals!
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2013, 06:25:54 PM »
Great mount and a great bull. Very nice pedestal!
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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2013, 09:51:37 PM »
Thank you for all the compliments! He has a great looking cape and is very symmetrical.

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2013, 11:21:40 PM »
Beautiful cape for sure awesome job Mike!

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Re: Big Pedestal Mount Elk (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2013, 03:04:25 AM »
Wow!  That's beautiful.  Great job Mike!  I want something like that when I get a big one like that.  Knock on wood.  Have fun in Moses Lake.

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2013, 01:42:25 PM »
thanks for the compliments
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2013, 05:02:31 PM »
Nice mount
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2013, 12:29:40 PM »
That's Awsome! Love the deatail and habitat :tup:
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2013, 12:36:21 PM »
beautiful!!! What a God given gift you have!! I wanted to reach out and pet it :)

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2013, 10:15:12 PM »
Absolutely gorgeous!  How long did it take to get it done?  By that, I mean how long did you have it in your shop, total time?
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2013, 07:09:28 AM »
Thank you for the compliments I had it in my shop for 9 months. Our typical turnaround
Is 9-12 months some are shorter some longer depending on circumstances.
« Last Edit: August 27, 2013, 08:10:48 AM by Natures Way »

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2013, 11:45:41 AM »
Thank you for the compliments I had it in my shop for 9 months. Our typical turnaround
Is 9-12 months some are shorter some longer depending on circumstances.
absagalooly !I have no other words but AWSOME !!
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2013, 11:48:06 AM »
absagalooly !I have no other words

 :yeah: perzackly!
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2013, 02:46:00 PM »
Thanks for the compliments greatly appreciated!

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2013, 03:13:52 PM »
Wow, very cool mount! Your doing some great work, we have a couple great taxidermist on this site. Well done.
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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2013, 04:00:11 PM »
AWSOME MOUNT. not even a wife could complain about that one in the living room.

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2013, 03:33:18 PM »
Thanks for the compliments!

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2013, 12:02:08 PM »
Awesome mount NW!  :tup:

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2013, 12:42:10 PM »
Very nice work. I love the attention to detail. :tup:

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2013, 12:07:52 AM »
 :tup:  Pedestal mounts bring them back to life.  Great work!

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2013, 12:49:28 AM »
WOW!  That is THE best I have seen!  I know who I will be calling for a mount!

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Re: Big Elk Pedestal Mount (Nature's Way Taxidermy)
« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2013, 02:44:31 AM »
What does something like that run?

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 :yeah:

 


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