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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: BiggMayn on April 18, 2014, 07:55:26 AM
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I'm trying to find a new taxidermy shop where I don't have to drive hours out of the way. I spend a lot of time in Cle Elum so anyone highly recommended in that area would be great. Does anyone have any experience with "Keepin It Real taxidermy" in Cle Elum?
Thanks!
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I don't have any experience with them. I do drive through Cle Elum often and have seen there sign.
I have all of my stuff done at Cedar River Taxidermy, they are a site sponsor at the top of this section. It's a bit of a drive but nothing compared to miles I put on every hunting season to score my trophy. He does great work, making 40 minute drive from Burien worth it. Sometimes I drive 6-7 hours one way to get to my hunting spot for a weekend hunt. 40 minutes drive one way to drop a trophy that I have been lucky enough to take is nothing for me.
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Peyser in Selah is awesome. Its 45-50 minutes away from CleElum. Is that too much of a drive for something you will look at for the rest of your life. I haven't had them do anything of mine but I have seen a lot of his work and its all top notch. He is also my neighbor and I know a lot of other folks that are happy with him. I haven't heard any negative skuttle. There also seems to be several on here that are also in the area. I am less familiar with their work, but searching through the internet or our Taxidermy section, you should be able to get an idea. Peyser posts his pricelist and has a good gallery on-line, or he did. As far as I know he is not a sponsor of this site.
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:yeah: i am very happy with what he does and everybody i know who goes through todd is pleased with the awesome work he does.
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It says you spend a lot of time in Cle Elum, I assumed by your location you lived in Kenmore on the westside when I made my suggestion.
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I live in Kenmore but work and play a lot in the Roslyn/Cle Elum area. I've heard nothing but good things about Cedar River though. Thanks for the input :tup:
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Biggmayn
Call rick at Cedar river, He always has heads on the wall to look at. Always very impressive.
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Garth and Tammy Gilden at Fidalgo Taxidermy are great. :tup:
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I live in cle elum. I don't know much about keeping it real taxidermy. I called up there a few years back to see what he would charge for a european for a deer. He was ridiculously over priced. I take my stuff to ric at all thats wild taxidermy in tieton. He is a sponsor here on the forum.
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:yeah: All that's wild taxidermy, does great work and is a genuinely good guy.
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Keepin it real taxidermy has done a full body bobcat and a shoulder mount bull for me and is in the process of mounting a buck. His prices are great and his turn around times are even better.
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Yea your not going to find a better guy to deal with then Ric from All that's wild taxidermy :tup: he does amazing work and he has more then fair pricing. I live in Darrington and he is doing a bighorn sheep for me, I've seen his work and he is worth the drive from any distance, check him out you wont be disappointed.
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I'd detour to Ric also. His work looks awesome.
