The more I look at my mount the crapier it gets. Straight Arrow Taxidermy sux!

[ThePascoKid]

That's the worst mount I've ever seen from someone that call's themselves a professional taxi., keep your fingers crossed those checks clear.

[Pathfinder101]

SERIOUSELY!! HE SCREWED THE EARS TO THE HORNS!!!! AND YES I AM YELLING IN DISBELIEF 

Hey guys (Bucklucky, BLKBRKLR, Elkstuffer), why would he have done that?  Couldn't get the ear bases set right?

[GrainfedMuley]

The mount looks like an old mount that was done about 60 years ago and has drooped over the years. I have to admit that the ears are really sad looking.  I know a taxi in Enumclaw that does real good work. I used to work with the guy. He has down 8 shoulder mounts for me.

[woodswalker]

The mount looks like an old mount that was done about 60 years ago and has drooped over the years. I have to admit that the ears are really sad looking.  I know a taxi in Enumclaw that does real good work. I used to work with the guy. He has down 8 shoulder mounts for me.

My Granddad's mount from the 40s looks better than that.

[Elkstuffer]

Hey guys (Bucklucky, BLKBRKLR, Elkstuffer), why would he have done that?  Couldn't get the ear bases set right?
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I can only assume that he didn't get the ear butts secured to the form before the clay had dried or he knocked them loose after the fact.

He has absolutly no business charging people for that kind of work. Rediculous.

[Pathfinder101]

Hey guys (Bucklucky, BLKBRKLR, Elkstuffer), why would he have done that?  Couldn't get the ear bases set right?

I can only assume that he didn't get the ear butts secured to the form before the clay had dried or he knocked them loose after the fact.
 
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I guess that make sense. 

[BLKBEARKLR]

SERIOUSELY!! HE SCREWED THE EARS TO THE HORNS!!!! AND YES I AM YELLING IN DISBELIEF 

Hey guys (Bucklucky, BLKBRKLR, Elkstuffer), why would he have done that?  Couldn't get the ear bases set right?

I honestly have no fricken idea, only thing I can think of is he did not know how to properly set the ears, and instead of letting them droop down he attempted to fix them to the ears to make them stay in position.

[JackOfAllTrades]

Wow! Terrible work.

Did you happen to look at any of his work before you paid him a dime and dropped off your capes to be mounted? Did you ask if he's got an apprentice working for him? Did you check where he said he learned Taxidermy?

I ask these questions not to put any blame on you, but to point out to others that read this thread that if you're using a different taxidermists services some day.. You should ask these questions.

Bucklucky, is this guy a registered taxi that would have been a member of that NW Taxidermy association I remember someone mentioning?

-Steve

[Pathfinder101]

Did you check where he said he learned Taxidermy?



-Steve

If I had to guess, I'd say he studied at WWU's Entomology Dept... 'cause that deer mount is one bug-eyed b!tch..

[Michelle_Nelson]

WOW, screwing the ears to the antlers?  That is a first.  Of all the remounts I have done I have never seen that. 

That mount just makes me sick.  My first deer looked 10X better than that.  I still have it hanging where no one can see it.  NO, I don't plan on taking any pictures of it. 

In order to do taxidermy as a business and collect money you have to have a Taxidermy License from the WDFW and you have to have a Business License.  Anyone can get either of these.  Joe blow off the street that has never even see a mount can get one.

The only reason I can see for him to screw the ears to the horns was because he didn't have the proper amount of clay in the ear butts.  On mule deer, especially the ones with really really big ears you can run a wire down through the ear to help support it until it dries.  Than the wires are removed.

[WDFW-SUX]

 

[whacker1]

Remember to wait at least 14 days so you know if the checks clear.  I am sure that time can't come fast enough for you.  If they don't clear then you can contact the law enforcemnt about writing bad checks and post dated checks.

[huntnphool]

Those eyes make it look like it was scared, kinda like

[Pathfinder101]

That's what I would have looked like when I picked him up from the taxi...

[NWBREW]

Once those checks clear and you have your money back take your mount to one of our taxi's on here. They do great work. If they do crappy work they know you'll post it on here.  Just kidding. Seriously though, the taxi's on here....michelle, Charlie, kuduman and Blkbearklr just to name a few all do great work from what I have seen. Yes I know I left some out but I just didn't want to take the time to name all of them. So all you other taxi's on this site...please don't take that personal.