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Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« on: December 29, 2010, 07:30:02 PM »
Just scrounged up some extra money and now I'm on the hunt for a good taxidermist.  Got a big blackie I'd like to put on the wall.  Anybody got any good leads for the Vancouver area?
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2010, 09:30:18 PM »
I do not know anyone in the Vancouver area.  :dunno:

I am just up the road from you in Rochester.  Exit 88.  I'd be happy to do that Bear for you.

I sent you a PM.  :)
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2010, 09:33:11 PM »
Hey Michelle,  I'm thinking by "blackie" he's talking about the blacktail deer he got during his late muzzleloader permit hunt.   :dunno:   

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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2010, 09:47:59 PM »
Yeah, I did mean blacktail, but not the one I got this year. 

Incidentally, I do have a blackbear I got in Idaho this year that I'm looking at getting done too.   :)
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2010, 10:12:39 PM »
well there you go, Michelle's specialty is bear rugs.  :tup:

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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2010, 10:13:13 PM »
Oh, how about a picture of the blacktail you're getting done?

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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 07:18:50 AM »
Cory wright does excellent work.

.www.corywrighttaxidermy.net

check out his site...
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 11:33:55 AM »
Yeah I thought he was talking about his Bear he shot in Idaho.  I didn't see any pictures of the Blacktail he shot.  Looks like I need to ask when people say Blackie.  :chuckle:

Either way I could do both for you.  :)

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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 09:16:44 PM »
This is the buck that I'm looking to get done.
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 09:17:33 PM »
And this is the blacktail I got this year.  Not too bad, but not exactly worth doing a full shoulder mount.  I'm going to plaque the antlers, though.
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2010, 09:20:27 PM »
Cory wright does excellent work.

.www.corywrighttaxidermy.net

check out his site...

That's really strange.  I had his business card from a past sportsman's show, but the website didn't work and the phone number was deactivated.  Then I heard from someone that he had left town. 

???
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2010, 09:55:50 PM »
That first buck is a PIG.

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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2010, 07:43:24 AM »
Website wors for me, He's working on a couple buddies animals right now, the bobcat on his website is one of my close friends also...
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Re: Any good taxidermists in or around SW Washington?
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2010, 10:10:28 PM »
Longstevo,

Take a look at Rocky River Taxidermy   rockyrivertaxidermy.com   360-907-1681 
He's located in Vancouver.  He's done a couple plaques for me that have turned out great, and I've seen some of his other work, bear rug and deer shoulder mount, that looked amazing.  Great attention to detail.  He also helped me out by fixing my dad's bear rug that another taxidermist had made a disgrace of.

 


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