Post by: Vinomaker on January 31, 2013, 08:52:46 AM
Post by: Curly on January 31, 2013, 09:09:50 AM
roger hamel from rogers taxidermy of lakewood, wa.
Submitted by john j. mayo on 10/05/2002. ( ) 216.202.0.137
roger is a wildlife game theft........
And then this one:
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i brought in a large racoon that i skinned to be tanned to roger's a few years back ,i skinned it correctly in the hope of having my brother mount it for me later that year.i was going to school at clover park and was able to stop by at times to get the finished hide.which roger said would take 2 months to complete.after 2 months i stopped by ,he said it wasn't done yet.3rd month ,not done yet,4th month still waiting,after 6 months of getting the run a round from roger and not my hide ,I WAS GETTING MAD,he then told me that the hide was missing or lost.little did i know that roger teaches classes on taxidermy and the student start out on smaller animals.i lost a lot of resect for that bussiness and would not reccomend his shop to anyone .he couldn't be honest to my face ,and i'm sure that i wasn't the first or the lastlink (http://www.superpages.com/bp/Lakewood-WA/Rogers-Taxidermy-L0100529684.htm#BPreviewContainer)
Then there is this one: :yike: link (http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/IndustryArticles/02/h/0277166234.html)
Taxidermist who stole record blacktail deer rack.
Submitted by Don on 08/01/2002. ( don42953@earthlink.net ) 67.250.7.30
Gentlemen:
In February of of this year I took a lark set of Columbia Blacktail Deer antlers to Roger's Taxidermy in Lakewood, Washington, for mounting. I paid the full $600.00 mounting fee in full up front and the taxidermist told me the mount would be finished within 60 days. That was the last time I saw my deer antlers in person.
The blacktail rack was scored by three different P & Y Officials at 196 points typicial and was considered by Pope and Young Official's to be a New World Record. Safari Club International scored the rack somewhat higher.
Unfortunately, without my knowledge or concent, the taxidermist "Sold the exclusive story rights" to a national hunting and fishing publication for several thousand dollars; Made reproductions of the antlers for retail sale; and alledgedly "LOST" the completed deer mount before I took delivery of the trophy.
I did not even realize the story of the deer harvest had been sold, published and printed until Enforcement Officers from the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Washington State Department of Fish and Game showed up on my doorstep to look at the new world record animal.
It was very embarrassing to see my name and photographs of the completed columbia deer mount on page 22 of the July edition of "Game and Fish" Magazine.
Roger's Taxidermy has done everything humanly possible to obstruct the recovery of the record rack and I am completely at my wits end dealing with this guy!
Does anyone out there have any suggestions on how to get this guy to return my properety?
Thanks for you help!
Post by: Curly on January 31, 2013, 09:14:33 AM
Post by: Vinomaker on January 31, 2013, 11:49:13 AM
Thanks for your input....
Vic
Post by: truckdoc on January 31, 2013, 01:59:54 PM
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on January 31, 2013, 07:01:19 PM
Post by: ellensburgpo on January 31, 2013, 07:08:17 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on January 31, 2013, 08:53:07 PM
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Gentlemen:
In February of of this year I took a lark set of Columbia Blacktail Deer antlers to Roger's Taxidermy in Lakewood, Washington, for mounting. I paid the full $600.00 mounting fee in full up front and the taxidermist told me the mount would be finished within 60 days. That was the last time I saw my deer antlers in person.
The blacktail rack was scored by three different P & Y Officials at 196 points typical and was considered by Pope and Young Official's to be a New World Record. Safari Club International scored the rack somewhat higher.
Unfortunately, without my knowledge or concent, the taxidermist "Sold the exclusive story rights" to a national hunting and fishing publication for several thousand dollars; Made reproductions of the antlers for retail sale; and allegedly "LOST" the completed deer mount before I took delivery of the trophy.
I did not even realize the story of the deer harvest had been sold, published and printed until Enforcement Officers from the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Washington State Department of Fish and Game showed up on my doorstep to look at the new world record animal.
It was very embarrassing to see my name and photographs of the completed columbia deer mount on page 22 of the July edition of "Game and Fish" Magazine.
Roger's Taxidermy has done everything humanly possible to obstruct the recovery of the record rack and I am completely at my wits end dealing with this guy!
Does anyone out there have any suggestions on how to get this guy to return my properety?
Thanks for you help![/i]
The taxidermist in question may have some issues, but why do I think so of the things being written about him in the past are just a little exaggerated. "Game and Fish" pays "several thousand" dollars for an article?
Post by: haugenna on January 31, 2013, 09:23:51 PM
Post by: akirkland on February 01, 2013, 02:08:10 PM
Post by: scotty1969 on February 02, 2013, 01:55:27 PM
Just curious if anyone on here has used him in the past and had a bad experience? One of my hunting buddies is about to take him to court for theft and we were wondering who else is out there that he screwed over. Saw a flyer at the sportsman show calling him a thief so there must be others.I guess you got your answer ,right lol
Post by: truckdoc on February 03, 2013, 10:33:07 AM
Post by: Hunterman on February 03, 2013, 11:12:00 AM
The guy has been in business since back in the '70's when his shop was in Tillicum. Infact my dad and his buddy took their bear to him back in '67 to have the rug, and skull done.
With all the complaints made on him, why does the state still issue him his license? (Outside this state is money hunger).
But when dealing with all those chemicals for as long as he has some brain cell loss has to happen. Plus he has trained probably 90% of the taxi's. around here.
But people do change :dunno:
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: Elkstuffer on February 05, 2013, 12:43:42 PM
Post by: merkelman on February 06, 2013, 05:28:54 PM
Post by: bear hunter on February 06, 2013, 06:59:56 PM
Post by: ellensburgpo on February 08, 2013, 09:24:39 PM
Same guy?
Post by: weathergirl on February 09, 2013, 03:43:22 PM
http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2020320431_thisbeardoesntwanttobemoved.html?syndication=rss (http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2020320431_thisbeardoesntwanttobemoved.html?syndication=rss)
Same guy?
I have the same question.
I was just looking at the Seattle Times online and when I saw "Roger's Taxidermy" it rang a bell in my head from reading this thread. I assume this is one and the same?
Post by: family hunter on February 13, 2013, 11:12:35 AM
Post by: Vinomaker on February 14, 2013, 09:01:36 AM
Yep thats his shop.... wonder if the news papers would be interested in the real story of how he is treating people? :dunno:http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2020320431_thisbeardoesntwanttobemoved.html?syndication=rss (http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2020320431_thisbeardoesntwanttobemoved.html?syndication=rss)
Same guy?
I have the same question.
I was just looking at the Seattle Times online and when I saw "Roger's Taxidermy" it rang a bell in my head from reading this thread. I assume this is one and the same?
Post by: Vinomaker on February 14, 2013, 09:17:57 AM
I have had 2 deer mounted from Rogers, plus numerous other things done, and have no complaints. Both heads are over 20 years old and still holding up.
The guy has been in business since back in the '70's when his shop was in Tillicum. Infact my dad and his buddy took their bear to him back in '67 to have the rug, and skull done.
With all the complaints made on him, why does the state still issue him his license? (Outside this state is money hunger).
But when dealing with all those chemicals for as long as he has some brain cell loss has to happen. Plus he has trained probably 90% of the taxi's. around here.
But people do change :dunno:
Hunterman(Tony)
Thats just it... back in the day he was the man to go to for the best taxi work. I had some stuff done in the late 90's he did awesome work at resonable prices, I hadn't been in his shop (due to severe dry spell of hunting sucess due to marriage and kids being born) until 2011, took a deer to have a euro mount done, he quoted me $75 and was going to give me $15 discount for bringing two of my buddies to him. It took him 4 months to get my mount back to me and he tried to charge me $125 :yike: good thing I saved the reciept he gave me for the down payment... He was pissed when I pulled that out and handed him $60 took my rack and walked out.