Elk hunters save your capes PLEASE!

[livtohutn]

what are you doing with these caps? mounting sheds?

Mainly re-doing crappy elk mounts that other Taxis have done for people.

Wow you sure do think pretty highly of yourself.  Sounds to me like you think you are the King Taxidermist, fixing all others "crappy work."

Re-doing crappy mounts that have been screwed up?? I looked at your website says you have been doing this for ten plus years, that is called experience I am sure that when you first got into business you probably did some crappy work? So if I bring you a rocky mountain sheep to have done, how well can you do it? I see no pictures on your website of it?? In my mind someone that has done a ton of sheep may find your work crappy??? I am not starting a feud here, I think it is very egotistical for you to make a statement like that. I seen that there are other taxidermists on this site, I wonder how they feel??? But someone that has an opinion like yours will never get the true meaning of this statement so it is a mute subject.   So why don’t you list the FEW good taxidermists in Washington state, so we all know that only them and of course yourself are the ones we should take our trophies to.. Thank you and have a very nice day…


Think Highly of myself, NO,  just re-doing crappy mounts that have been screwed up. Do you have a problem with that?? Did you here me say Im the best around ?? I do descent work buddy and its customers bringing me there mounts that basically suck and want me to re-do them, thats what most of the capes go on. Do I need to post some pictures??
  Oh and I did not say ALL OTHERS WORK, just the CRAPPY work. There is a few real good Taxis In washington and I hope to be one of them some day. For now Im just average in my eyes.

Re-doing crappy mounts that have been screwed up?? I looked at your website says you have been doing this for ten plus years, that is called experience I am sure that when you first got into business you probably did some crappy work? So if I bring you a rocky mountain sheep to have done, how well can you do it? I see no pictures on your website of it?? In my mind someone that has done a ton of sheep may find your work crappy??? I am not starting a feud here, I think it is very egotistical for you to make a statement like that. I seen that there are other taxidermists on this site, I wonder how they feel??? But someone that has an opinion like yours will never get the true meaning of this statement so it is a mute subject.   So why don’t you list the FEW good taxidermists in Washington state, so we all know that only them and of course yourself are the ones we should take our trophies to.. Thank you and have a very nice day…

[bucklucky]

Egotistical...Dude come on. When customers bring a mount in they say is crappy, then it is crappy. I am not egotistical. Come on dude, . By the way, I have not gotten an oportunity to mount a Sheep. Would you like to see firsts, look back in the Taxidermy section and you will see pictures of my very first Cougar, mountain goat, Caribou, and I can post a picture of my first deer and elk too if you like. If you want to call me out be a man and call me out, Im not afraid to show pics of my first animals . How bout first Steelhead reproduction? Thats on here too. I have not down graded anyones work on this site by that little statement. They all do good work , and for some that have just started are doing well. See , you seem to think I am egotistical, but what you fail to see is that I have helped alot  of people (Taxidermists) with techniques and have invited them over to my shop.  If I was egotistic, I would not do this. I know a bunch of do-it yourselfers that come in too, and have helped out a few with my ways of doing things. Man, I am an artist and see things differently than others, I know what a great mount looks like. A great mount and Taxidermist can do work that can not be destinguished from the real thing. That is tough to do and there arent many that can do it well. I cant even come close, now is that egotistical?

[boneaddict]

I am not starting a feud here

It comes across that way though.  Charlie is extremely humble and extremely talented.  His statement was about as neutral as I could see it posted.  Generally people don't shell out that much cash unless they are fixing crappy work.   Not sure how the sheep came up.  H enever said anything about a sheep.  Though for certain I'd look at Charlie for deer and for Cougar even, and most certainly bear.  He does however have an incredible knack for elk.

Now, someone bring him some capes so I don't have to listen to him whine anymore.

[BLKBEARKLR]

I have been watching this thread unfold and was debating on whether to say something or not. I have to agree that Charlie maybe made a mistake in his choice of words to some people, but he did not offend me, because I am not one of those Crappy Taxidermists he was talking about    but his work backs it up. Charlie does an excellent job on all his mounts he makes them come back to life and that is what you are supposed to be able to re-create.

I have gone to Charlie's own business and called him on the phone to ask for his opinion, and not once has he turned me away or gave me anything other than a honest answer and for that it is always appriciated.

Egotistical I do not thinnk he is, as for crappy taxidermists there are truly a lot of them out there, it is a shame that some people do not realize what a mount should look like until they actually see one. Any one can slap a cape onto a form with a little bit of elmers glue and call it a mount. But when you can set the antlers, do the correct ear butts, have the definition in the eyes, make sure the tear ducts are correctly in place, the nose and the nostrils are anatomically correct and the mouth is lined up with the hair patterns then that is work of art and not a mount.

[PolarBear]

God, not another *censored* with only a few posts under his belt causing trouble. Livtohutn, if you have nothing productive to say, get the f- off of here or just shut the hell up!  Charlie is one of the best Taxidermists in Washington and far from being an ego maniac.
Charlie, I could have gotten you a bunch of capes that are hanging in the carports on the Skok Rez right now.  They might be full of holes though.

[bucklucky]

Wow, thanks guys!!

[mossback91]

livtohutn 

[scoyoc5]

calling out one of our site sponsors  I don't know Charlie except for on this web site( I hope to meet him sometime after late buck to drop my deer off  ). I have read lots of his posts, his hunts, his updates on his projects that he was working on and he's got to be one of the nicest guys out there.. top notch! He offers alot of positive to the site.

[remington300mag]

WAIT A MINUTE.....I bet "Livtohutn" is one of those CRAPPY taxis!!! And I bet he has been losing all his business to "KING CHARLIE"......

It's ok little guy....maybe tomorrow you can wake up, put on your big boy panties and have a better day!!!! LOL

[PolarBear]

You might be on to something.  I think someone has a little sand in his vj.

[bow4elk]

Just got through this mess...WTF?!  (I don't drop too many of those around here, but this is one of those times).

Wow...livtohuntn.  If you're still around, get informed before you start in on someone you don't even know.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Damn Charlie!  Why do you have to always go pissing off the newbies that don't know what their talking about?

Charlie did not mean that the way it sounded.  More than likely didn't come out the way he ment.  He was telling the truth.  We use capes for all sorts of thing. 

*Mounting Sheds that people have found. 
*Replacing capes that hunters or guides  have messed up beyond repair.
*Remounting old mounts.
*Yes, remounting other taxidermists work.   Crappy or not if the customer doesn't like it and wants it remounted that that is what they are also used for.

People need to remember that no matter how good a taxidermist is every hunter has their personal expectations of what a mount should look like.  Just like each taxidermist has their interpretation of what an animal looks like.  Even when using  live referance photos.

As far a Charlies ego goes. . . . You really don't know what you are talking about!

[bucklucky]

Well said Mich, thanks. Thanks Tom!

[WCTaxidermy]

WOW, it just amazes me how someone can read a written post without even meeting the person that wrote it and not even knowing anything about that person, and draw a conclusion like that!

livtohuntn, since you were so concerned about the statement Charlie made you could have just PM'd him.  I think you would have found out what type of a class act he really is, just like Michelle, Joe, Elkstuffer and all the other Taxidermist on here that share their skill and knowledge with anyone on this site that ask's for it.  John

[EastWaViking]

I see nothing wrong with what Charlie said, there are a lot of crappy taxidermists, and there are a few good to excellent ones (just like any business). When you find one you like stick with him/her.  I have a mule deer mount that I had done in Wyoming...it's crappy.  I am going to have it re done by Sylvester Taxidermy some day.  Why have something on the wall that makes you mad every time you look at it?