Author Topic: Huntergregs mule deer before and after pictures ( A Living Memory Taxidermy) (Read 12607 times)

BLKBEARKLR · « **on:** August 26, 2011, 09:05:09 AM »

I got this one in as a re-do from a different taxidermist. I could not re use the cape it was screwed to the antlers, epoxied into the form and I think he used contact cement for glue.

Was able to get the antlers off and get a new cape for him and this is the end result

Enjoy the pictures
Joe

halflife65 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2011, 09:17:55 AM »

Wow, that's a HUGE improvement. The first one looks like I did it in the garage with an Elmer's glue stick and a form made out of a piece of firewood. That thing was horrible. It looks GREAT now, though.

Is huntergreg the guy that had that nightmare with the guy from Kittitas that went to North Bend or something like that? I sort of remember that thread and feeling really sorry for the guy.

BLKBEARKLR · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2011, 09:20:01 AM »

Quote from: halflife65 on August 26, 2011, 09:17:55 AM

Wow, that's a HUGE improvement. The first one looks like I did it in the garage with an Elmer's glue stick and a form made out of a piece of firewood. That thing was horrible. It looks GREAT now, though.

Is huntergreg the guy that had that nightmare with the guy from Kittitas that went to North Bend or something like that? I sort of remember that thread and feeling really sorry for the guy.

Yes I am about 95% positive that was the same thread. I understand the feeling completely.

Joe

NWBREW · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2011, 09:36:12 AM »

Very nice. That would be my nightmare. Working so hard to find a buck worth mounting and having someone screw up the mount. For that reason alone I have yet to have any shoulder mounts done (although I wish I would have on one). I am very picky and expect perfection for the money I pay. It wasn't untill I found this site that I saw taxi's with a true talent for what they do. I now know where I will take all my mounts to be and have no fear. Birds, bears, deer or whatever it may be, I have found that different taxi's excell in certain areas and they are all on this site.

Very nice work Joe, very nice. One question for you. Is the cost of a redo the same, higher or lower then that of a new mount? Just curious.

Devin

BLKBEARKLR · « **Reply #4 on:** August 26, 2011, 10:04:50 AM »

Quote from: NWBREW on August 26, 2011, 09:36:12 AM

Very nice. That would be my nightmare. Working so hard to find a buck worth mounting and having someone screw up the mount. For that reason alone I have yet to have any shoulder mounts done (although I wish I would have on one). I am very picky and expect perfection for the money I pay. It wasn't untill I found this site that I saw taxi's with a true talent for what they do. I now know where I will take all my mounts to be and have no fear. Birds, bears, deer or whatever it may be, I have found that different taxi's excell in certain areas and they are all on this site.

Very nice work Joe, very nice. One question for you. Is the cost of a redo the same, higher or lower then that of a new mount? Just curious.

Devin

Devin.

I charge 450.00 on a deer. Although there was some extra work to be done on this one I still only charged the 450.00. Only extra that I had to charge was 75.00 for the extra cape. I paid 75.00 for it so I just recovered the money I had invested into it. If the cape could have been saved, and the form could have been used. I would not have charged the 450.00 because I already had the form, I would have given that portion back to the customer.All re-dos are a case by case.

Joe

Ranger91298 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 27, 2011, 12:57:20 AM »

It's hard to believe the difference from when you got this deer in till now. I still couldn't believe that ear was screwed into the antler...great work!!!!

FSTaxidermy · « **Reply #6 on:** August 27, 2011, 08:47:24 AM »

Great save Joe!

what a shame if that beautiful buck would have been destined for such disrespect.

seth30 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 27, 2011, 09:19:07 AM »

Talk about a before and after shot

muleyhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** August 27, 2011, 09:27:12 AM »

Well done Joe!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like one those "I got a good deal" buck

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2011, 10:24:22 AM »

That looks great! Very nice job.

remington300mag · « **Reply #10 on:** August 27, 2011, 10:39:49 AM »

Sitting here I can not stop laughing at those first couple of pictures....cant even imagine the guys face when he walked into the shop and see that hanging there!!!!! LMAO

Glad you got it fixed up right for him.......

huntergreg · « **Reply #11 on:** August 27, 2011, 10:54:51 PM »

Awesome work Joe and thanks for what you did!!!!! I cant thank you enough for the help you gave me. Joe does great work!! This is the second mount from him.

here is a link to the story after I picked it up.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,45047.msg544608.html#msg544608

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2011, 12:44:44 PM »

Nice save Joe.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2011, 01:00:04 PM »

Looks way better nice work.

jackelope · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2011, 01:28:30 PM »

Thats awesome Joe...great work.

C-Money · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2011, 01:30:37 PM »

Looks very nice! Glad there is a happy ending in this story!

BLKBEARKLR · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2011, 08:07:17 AM »

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone and a special thank you to Greg, it takes a lot of trust for someone to turn their trophy over to a person. In my mind it takes even more trust after you have a bad experience. So Greg thank you for having the trust and confidence that I could make that mount look the way it is supposed to look.

Joe

robb92 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2011, 06:38:53 PM »

Very nice work!! Looks a 100 percent better!

NW-GSP · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2011, 09:05:08 PM »

amazing job man! glad you were able to right the wrongdoings of another person. I would have been thrilled when I picked that mount up from your shop

SemperFidelis97 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM »

Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.

huntergreg · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2011, 10:02:48 PM »

Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM

Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.

I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2011, 10:39:47 PM »

Nice re-do. I would not have anyone take it to the first guy that did it. He must be practicing the 1890's style of taxidermy.
Thank goodness there are some good taxidermist on this site.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 01, 2011, 03:42:46 PM »

Quote from: huntergreg on August 31, 2011, 10:02:48 PM

Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.

I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.

How do you mess up a Euro...?

Did he forget the skull...?

huntergreg · « **Reply #23 on:** September 01, 2011, 03:56:32 PM »

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on September 01, 2011, 03:42:46 PM

Quote from: huntergreg on August 31, 2011, 10:02:48 PM
Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.

I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.

How do you mess up a Euro...? Did he forget the skull...?

The Elk euro mount was also done by Strait arrow Taxidermy at the same time as the deer. .

look at the pics and you be the judge!

firefighter4607 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 01, 2011, 04:14:11 PM »

Nice save looks great!

MLBowhunting · « **Reply #25 on:** September 01, 2011, 09:29:35 PM »

looks great

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #26 on:** September 01, 2011, 09:50:54 PM »

Typical Boil job.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 06, 2011, 08:04:29 PM »

Quote from: huntergreg on September 01, 2011, 03:56:32 PM

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on September 01, 2011, 03:42:46 PM
Quote from: huntergreg on August 31, 2011, 10:02:48 PM
Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on August 31, 2011, 09:37:54 PM
Fantastic recovery there Joe that first picture is just scarey looking I would have had a hard time paying a guy for a deer that came out looking like that nice that you could bring it back to the luster it should have had to start with.

I ended up paying the other taxi all the money up front. He messed up my elk euro mount also.

How do you mess up a Euro...? Did he forget the skull...?

The Elk euro mount was also done by Strait arrow Taxidermy at the same time as the deer. .

look at the pics and you be the judge!

Well, you are right. He screwed that up, no doubt about that. Wow. I thought I was a crappy taxidermist...

So, Michelle's probably right. He boiled the damn nose bones right off that sucker. Wow. That's a LOT of boiling. I mean a LOT. I have overboiled skulls before and never had the nose bones fall off. I am talking put-that-puppy-in-the-boiling-water-and-leave-for-the-weekend overboiling...

...either that, or he dropped it....

Someone please confirm for me that this guy is out of business...

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #28 on:** September 07, 2011, 11:44:52 AM »

Pathfinder it depends on what type of chemicals were added to the water during the boiling process. Some chemicals can degrade bones even more.

Miles · « **Reply #29 on:** September 07, 2011, 11:55:58 AM »

Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on September 01, 2011, 09:50:54 PM

Typical Boil job.

Typical?

I've never had one turn out anywhere close to that.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 07, 2011, 12:55:19 PM »

Quote from: Miles on September 07, 2011, 11:55:58 AM

Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on September 01, 2011, 09:50:54 PM
Typical Boil job.

Typical?

I've never had one turn out anywhere close to that.

You have to understand that Michelle is the anti-boiling mascot of the taxidermy world. She is to skull-boilers what Eddie Eagle is to anti-gun groups.

She "macerates" her skulls, and quite frankly, they come out Museum Quality when she's done with them. It's a horrible, smelly process, but sure turns out nice in the end.

so... now reread her comment.

Imagine her in her shop, surrounded by deer, bear, elk and cougar skulls with all of the intricate, little, feather-like nasal bones still firmly intact. She sniffs, rolls her eyes, clicks on "reply" and types...."Typical boil job", then goes to check on her tubs of macerating bone like they are carefully baking huckleberry pies...

...get it now...?

Miles · « **Reply #31 on:** September 07, 2011, 10:03:46 PM »

Got it. It all makes perfect sense now.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #32 on:** September 08, 2011, 10:07:07 AM »

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