You gotta be kidding me

[Kuduman]

Michelle:
 Thanks for the clarification. I don't know who that was intended for or what it meant.
Thanks Again

Jeff

[Coasthunterjay]

Wonder what a 4ft $2200 dollar rug looks like

that is rediculous...i hope he was going to throw some golden laced stitching and a complete leather strip all the way around it and add a nice rifle to it...lol...Jeeze....thats not ok...

Maybe some one should find out who this guy is and maybe report him to the local Taxidermy association and possiably approach him and tell him that this is un called for....THAT IS MESSED UP...!

[Michelle_Nelson]

Maybe some one should find out who this guy is and maybe report him to the local Taxidermy association and possiably approach him and tell him that this is un called for....THAT IS MESSED UP...!

Or maybe people should just be allowed to make there own decision if they are willing to pay that for a Bear Rug.  Instead of messing with some guys livelyhood and telling him how to run his buisness.  There are plenty of taxidermists to choose from.   

[duckaholic]

my buddy just droped his bear off with kuduman, he called me and asked if i knew any one so i got on here and started giving him name's he is very excited as this is his first big game animal. ill try and get some pics for u guys.

[duckaholic]

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[JackOfAllTrades]

Love that stripe down the back!

-Steve

[duckaholic]

ya it looks awesome.

[carpsniperg2]

5k for a life size, my half mount last year with 650. guy must be trying to pay for a new beach house or somthing

carp I thought your buddy does your work for you doesn't he?  Does he charge you full price?  Doesn't sound like it.

I am not under the impression that you consign out your work.

o.k. now i am really lost my friend does do my work for me. but i still pay full price for eveything other then 1 horn mount that i had already boiled the skull and was going to do the work myself but took it to him since i wanted it to look nice for my wife. since it was her deer and he knocked 10.00 off. i have a lot of friends but doesn't mean i get things or free or discounts what is the normal charge for a half mount bear i thought 650-700 was standard.

and i was not talking about anyone here when i said what i said i was meaning the other guy that quoted him the price. not anyone here

[duckaholic]

here is a nother pic.

[bucklucky]

5k for a life size, my half mount last year with 650. guy must be trying to pay for a new beach house or somthing

carp I thought your buddy does your work for you doesn't he?  Does he charge you full price?  Doesn't sound like it.

I am not under the impression that you consign out your work.

o.k. now i am really lost my friend does do my work for me. but i still pay full price for eveything other then 1 horn mount that i had already boiled the skull and was going to do the work myself but took it to him since i wanted it to look nice for my wife. since it was her deer and he knocked 10.00 off. i have a lot of friends but doesn't mean i get things or free or discounts what is the normal charge for a half mount bear i thought 650-700 was standard.

and i was not talking about anyone here when i said what i said i was meaning the other guy that quoted him the price. not anyone here

Lets keep in mind these figures are off the top of my head and not perfect by no means but get to the point.
OK, here we go again about pricing, lets see if I can make this sensable to people. My half mounts are $1200.00 starting depending on habitat, open mouth , etc. Prices vary on form prices , but on average lets say 300 for the form. Ok now shipping on top of that say 40.00 . Now factor in caping, turning , fleshing, and about 2 1/2 hours time on that, so $125.00. Now the tanning Im gona say about $75.00 plus time or shipping envolved. Factor in fitting , and mods. I havent had a 1/2 mount fit perfect yet, average about 4 hours on the form, there is another $200.00 in wages. OK, now final prep on the cape, lets say about an hour to get the eyes, nose , lips and ears done and ready for the mount. 1 1/2 hours, theres another 75.00. Now mount time and I will say 3 hours on that so 150.00. There is other costs in there like eyes, hide paste etc...Almost forgot the finish work. Closed mouth add another hour on there so thats another 50.00. Well grand total is $1015.00 if you broke it all down. This is how I break down all of my pricing on mounts, you have to figure in wadge, material costs, and buisness profit. If it is my buisness, Im not going to be doing mounts at a loss, if you do that means what?  I dont think I have to answer that. I see myself as fairly priced. Now Carp, if your buddys prices are truely that low then he is cutting his own throat, but if thats what he wants to charge so be it. $2200.00 for a rug is holy cow expensive, but like I said before, maybee it was for a 14 foot bear LMAO! If somebody had buiult up a reputation to get that kind of price then whats the big deal. Im jelouse  

[Michelle_Nelson]

I charge 60% of the cost of a Life Size.  So around $900 - $1300 that is with minor mods and a pose out of the catalog.  Base, habitat, extra mods are extra. 

[Coasthunterjay]

I agree that taxidermist get every little bit of what they deserve, BUT.....and i say BUT! There is no excuse for someone charging $2200 bucks for a 4 ft bear....That is uncalled for....

and if any taxidermist wants to sit at that guys side and say that its ok what hes charging...Then im sorry that wrong! two three hundred dollars difference maybe...i can see that...But seriously..when it comes down to it, its not another taxidermist thats gonna help the customer make the final decision...ITS THE CUSTOMER....and the only way a customer can make a well educated decision is if the taxidermist is truthful....Luckily his cost was so rediculously expensive that it raised a red flag and the guy i hope took it else where...

You wont see me charging that much for a rug. Kuduman...I understood what you where throwing....And i was just saying there should be some kind of code of conduct....Not to screw people.....Taxidermy is a hard job to do sucessfully yes(as bucklucky said it is time consuming and expensive...and We as taxidermist ear that money), but holy cow....i hope that guy gets to sleep every night nowing that he is litterally raping someone for a 4ft bear rug. It really honestly is uncalled for...

Guess i can say im just suprised that more people on this site arent appolled anymore than they are.....Oh well....

[Michelle_Nelson]

I agree that taxidermist get every little bit of what they deserve, BUT.....and i say BUT! There is no excuse for someone charging $2200 bucks for a 4 ft bear....That is uncalled for....

and if any taxidermist wants to sit at that guys side and say that its ok what hes charging...Then im sorry that wrong! two three hundred dollars difference maybe...i can see that...But seriously..when it comes down to it, its not another taxidermist thats gonna help the customer make the final decision...ITS THE CUSTOMER....and the only way a customer can make a well educated decision is if the taxidermist is truthful....Luckily his cost was so rediculously expensive that it raised a red flag and the guy i hope took it else where...

You wont see me charging that much for a rug. Kuduman...I understood what you where throwing....And i was just saying there should be some kind of code of conduct....Not to screw people.....Taxidermy is a hard job to do sucessfully yes(as bucklucky said it is time consuming and expensive...and We as taxidermist ear that money), but holy cow....i hope that guy gets to sleep every night nowing that he is litterally raping someone for a 4ft bear rug. It really honestly is uncalled for...

Guess i can say im just suprised that more people on this site arent appolled anymore than they are.....Oh well....

Appalled?  Why would I be?  There are dozens of other taxidermists for that guy to choose from.  Do I think it is to high of price?  Yeah, but I am not about to tell someone else how they should run tere buisness.  I do not have the time to tell other taxidermists how to run there buisness. 

If you feel that strongly about it than find out who the taxidermist is, call him up, and tell him he is ridiculous.  While your at it why don't you educate him on the proper way to run HIS business.

[carpsniperg2]

i don't know why he is charging what he is it was a 5ft bear 3 year old boar. closed mouth with a board on the back and him standing on a log he got himself i think i remember the form was 280 for that bear. i am not arguing prices with anyone or saying any price other then then 2,220 for a 4ft bear is not fair. i know how much work goes into them. if anyone wants his number feel free to pm me. for a 6-7ft bear i am sure it would be 800.00+ mine was as simple as could be. no cost for the scene or anything like that and closed mouth. so that is why mine was 650.00

[Kuduman]

CoasthunterJay:
 I totally agree with your comments. that $2200 was brought down to around 750 for an open mouth rug. The customer was very pleased and after looking at my work is very happy he came to see me. It's unfortunate that there is no moral or ethical code of conduct in our trade. I guess the philosophy would be that the bad taxis don't stay around long.