Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: GrainfedMuley on April 01, 2009, 03:26:37 AM

Title: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: GrainfedMuley on April 01, 2009, 03:26:37 AM: I think it is a far price...what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270366878961
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bowhunterforever on April 01, 2009, 03:43:16 AM: :yike: Why would you buy a mount and put it on your wall if you didn't shoot it. :dunno: But some *censored* will probably buy it!
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Huntboy on April 01, 2009, 04:01:28 AM: What would you tell everyone when they asked where you got him from. (EBAY)
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: rasbo on April 01, 2009, 05:42:48 AM: I was offered money for a mulie I shot while living in Idaho.Some of these guys just come up and party.And want to take something back.Its beyond me why......maybe have the wife think they were hunting instead of playing with the secretaries :dunno:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: skipper on April 01, 2009, 06:28:50 AM: this has never made any sense to me
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Curly on April 01, 2009, 06:38:40 AM: Did you check out his ebay (http://stores.ebay.com/OriginalCowgirlDesigns-n-Taxidermy) store? He is also selling sheds on there.........
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: groundhog on April 01, 2009, 07:02:56 AM: A beautiful mount of an incredible buck. I know if it was mine I would never sell it. It will probally sell at that price though. It would be a great addition to anyones collection of North American big game. I know a serious hunter that has bought mounts before.... I have never understood it either. I guess they have plenty of dough and just like lookin at a world class animal even if they didn't take it.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Huntboy on April 01, 2009, 07:07:57 AM: The problem is no braggin rights, you didn't even have to work to get it.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: runamuk on April 01, 2009, 07:16:00 AM: Actually my father is an art dealer and taxidermy can be highly collectible. He see's it at estate sales and art auctions quite often..... I told him if he see's any owls I want them ;) he's bought and sold a few over the years.... the moose he hauled home from an auction in the alfa romeo was pretty funny :rolleyes:

One of his friends (my god father) has an entire warehouse of taxidermy he has collected elephants lions and tigers and bears oh my :chuckle: with the down turn in the economy prices have dropped immensely a recent auction had a bunch of bears and most sold for less than 1000.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: skipper on April 01, 2009, 07:31:38 AM: It would be cool to have an elaphant
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Al Bundy on April 01, 2009, 08:02:27 AM: This kind of sucks if you think about it.

Selling trophies for big bucks like this guy is going to give other people the idea to go out and shoot their own trophy buck. Everyone will be looking for the trophy rack which could ruin the hunt for the real hunters. Not to mention poaching. Hunting is going to become the next way to easy money.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: guardian on April 01, 2009, 08:07:47 AM: i can think of better ways to spend 12 grand. :dunno:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 01, 2009, 11:20:39 AM: Gay-dar is going off.... :yike:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jackelope on April 01, 2009, 12:24:49 PM: that mount has been for sale on there before for the same price....months ago. i'm assuming it will not sell again for that price.
some people will buy that stuff as a piece of art or for decoration at a lodge or something like that.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Stevo539 on April 01, 2009, 03:24:52 PM: Nice buck but come on, 12 grand! You've got to be kiddin' me. I'd buy a nice rack if it was cheap enough. I just appreciate good taxadermy and impressive animals. Like art I guess. It would never be as near and dear as the bucks I've personally harvested though, but better than a velvet Elvis on the wall.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wea300mag on April 01, 2009, 04:10:43 PM: Way too much money for my taste. I could but lots of guns and go on many hunts for that kind of money.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: heavy hauler on April 01, 2009, 09:34:50 PM: prove that is a bt. how much is that worth if you call it a muley? alot less i am sure.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 02, 2009, 07:03:25 AM: yeah, they have to be marketing this hoping it gets bought by a business or an art collector. Think of the sweet, guided hunt you could have for 12K...
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: GrainfedMuley on April 02, 2009, 07:49:11 AM: The taxidermist that I take my stuff to, about 10 years ago, he had a full set, life size mounts of all 9 of Santa's deer. All muleys with Rudolph and Santa's sled. He sold it to Bass Pro Shops somewhere in the Carolina's for $12,000.00. That was 1999. They sent a truck up here and hauled it home. That 12k was for quit a bit more for the money than this mount. They got 9 deer and a sled. As I recall they were all 4x4's or better.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 02, 2009, 10:29:58 AM: THEY KILLED SANTA AND STUFFED HIM!!!!!!!!! :'(
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: GrainfedMuley on April 02, 2009, 11:30:37 AM: As I remember, Santa was AWOL. I saw the sled and deer many times, but oddly no Santa................ :dunno:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2009, 12:15:00 PM: Quote
some people will buy that stuff as a piece of art or for decoration at a lodge or something like that.

Or a sporting goods store ;)
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mossback91 on April 02, 2009, 12:17:16 PM: I still say somebody is gonna buy that and make up some amazing hunting story about how they killed that and have it hanging in their living room so that they can be asked and they begin to tell the story of this amazing monster and how they ahrvested him :twocents:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oneezreiter on April 02, 2009, 12:18:23 PM: Quote from: Pathfinder101 on April 02, 2009, 10:29:58 AM
THEY KILLED SANTA AND STUFFED HIM!!!!!!!!! :'(

Yes, but no one asked for seconds.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on April 02, 2009, 12:22:21 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on April 02, 2009, 12:15:00 PM
Quote
some people will buy that stuff as a piece of art or for decoration at a lodge or something like that.

Or a sporting goods store ;)

Maybe Sportsman's Wharehouse....

...Oh wait...Never mind... :dunno:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MuleySniper on April 02, 2009, 12:28:35 PM: Wildlife pimps :puke:
MS
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alecvg on April 02, 2009, 08:10:59 PM: I know people who own a log cabin, but don't hunt, so they bought a bunch of mounts off ebay to put in it, those are the type of people who buy it...
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2009, 09:57:59 PM: I spoke with the manager of Cabelas in Arizona and they told me they spent close to 2mill. on the mounts for that store :yike:
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Airnip on April 02, 2009, 10:13:33 PM: At the unveiling ceremony when Roy Roger's horse Trigger was stuffed. Somebody asked Roy what he wanted to have happen to him when he died. He said just go ahead put me up there on Trigger, I guess.
Dale said don't be getting any idea's about me.

I have a stuffed chicken.
Title: Re: Check THIS out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Rack Hunter on April 05, 2009, 08:38:55 PM: nice buck but come on 12k pays for a ton of hunting trips and memories :dunno: