Buyer BEWARE!!! (Cascade Taxidermy)

[bobcat]

It's hard to believe any taxidermist would let that bear "rug" out of their shop.   

[wildweeds]

I wouldn't have bothered to even haul that rug home,it looks like drunk high schoolers did it in art class.I left a pheasant in South Dakota with a guy who's work on the wall looked very good.What was shipped to my door sucked,quality was poor and it wasn't the same bird,the spurs told that tale along with the huge hole in the wing.The bird is still in the box out in my shop and will most likely end up at the dump.

All Taxis are not created equal,the African Game really needs to go to an experianced  Taxi that is well versed in African game IMO.One does not take a Porsche to the Ford dealer for repair.

[Boss .300 winmag]

The cape on the bear rug looks like it was trimmed down it's not proportional to the rest of it. 

[washelkhunter]

Looks to me like that bear cape was mishandled from field to finish. Michelle posted a nice guide on how to properly cape a bear last year.

[MtnMuley]

The cape on the bear rug looks like it was trimmed down it's not proportional to the rest of it. 

I agree totally, but I was trying to explain that because of a poor skinning job doesn't affect the way that turned out.

[boneaddict]

I admit when I am wrong. I figured this for another troll post.    Thanks for chiming back in kpiggot and whoa........I am very sorry on so many levels.

[Curly]

I just checked out the taxidermist's website.  I am surprised at the amount of species he will do.  Seems like everything from African to cats to birds and North American game.  Seems like he has a price list for everything but fish.

Don't most taxis specialize in just a few species?  Seems like it would be hard to get good at doing animals that you normally don't get to work on?

[pianoman9701]

Looks to me like that bear cape was mishandled from field to finish. Michelle posted a nice guide on how to properly cape a bear last year.

How do you know it was delivered in bad shape? It's certainly the worst taxi bear rug I've ever seen.

[washelkhunter]

Well, the position of the back legs are a dead give away and the edges of the hide look staggered as if the cuts were short and choppy not one long steady slice. In all honesty the hide does'nt appear full and dense, it probably did'nt warrant mounting anyway imo.

[bobcat]

Also we don't know for certain that the bear rug picture posted actually came from Cascade Taxidermy.

I won't believe it unless we can get the taxidermist himself to come on here and say "yes that is a bear that I did." 

(Also maybe a statement like:  "I'm proud of my work.")     

[Skillet]

Well, the position of the back legs are a dead give away and the edges of the hide look staggered as if the cuts were short and choppy not one long steady slice. In all honesty the hide does'nt appear full and dense, it probably did'nt warrant mounting anyway imo.

You and your opinion didn't pay for that rug, and it's not for you to decide whether or not mounting is "warranted".  I've seen a lot of basket rack whitetails that people pay a lot of money to mount, and they are entitled to good work no matter what it scores or how shaggy a hide is.  The hide not being "full and dense" as you put it has no bearing on the rest of the shoddy workmanship that even a bear novice like myself can easily spot in that example.


Bobcat, I doubt any taxi would claim that pic as their work.

[pianoman9701]

Well, the position of the back legs are a dead give away and the edges of the hide look staggered as if the cuts were short and choppy not one long steady slice. In all honesty the hide does'nt appear full and dense, it probably did'nt warrant mounting anyway imo.

That all could've been done by the taxi. You're grasping at straws or defending the taxi. I can't figure out why.

[Spuddieselwwu]

Does this look like $1200 worth of work? 

I spoke to two people who were satisfied with CTs product and the WDFW stated they had not had any complaints.

His pricelist on his site says black bear rugs are $625... Why did he charge you $1200?

Can you post some more pics of that rug? Maybe with a seahawks hat or something - so we know it's legit?

[duckmen1]

To me that rug looks like the kind of work Rodgers would do. Same as all the rugs I've seen from him. Something just don't seem right with this post.

[Maverick]

Does this look like $1200 worth of work? 

I spoke to two people who were satisfied with CTs product and the WDFW stated they had not had any complaints.

His pricelist on his site says black bear rugs are $625... Why did he charge you $1200?

Can you post some more pics of that rug? Maybe with a seahawks hat or something - so we know it's legit?