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Title: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: haftard on October 05, 2020, 10:39:01 AM: Shot a nice 3x4 elk and would like a ero mount done with beatles and wothout whitening. Anyone have suggestions.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: Bango skank on October 05, 2020, 10:46:40 AM: :dunno:
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: HillHound on October 05, 2020, 11:12:44 AM: Most taxidermist will do it for between $75-$150. I would refer you to mine over there but he is getting out of the business so maybe someone else on here knows someone in your area. Or you could just boil it out yourself pressure wash it once or twice and then soak it in some peroxide. Then I usually put it on top of the baseboard heater or fireplace for a while to heat the bone up and cook any last little bits in there so it doesn’t start to stink.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: Chesterdog on October 05, 2020, 11:45:38 AM: I think skullduggery is in Toutle, wa. and he uses dermastid beetles. (360) 749-9814 let me know if I'm wrong.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: buckfvr on October 05, 2020, 12:08:30 PM: Ive done them myself and Ive had them done with beetles......the ones I did, I poked myself and got blood poisoning (twice). No more, beetle job is much better finished product and is worth the cost. :twocents:
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 05, 2020, 02:49:34 PM: I sent a text to Steve at Washougal Taxidermy. 360-609-1902. Mailbox is full. I'll let you know if he responds.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: ballpark on October 05, 2020, 03:07:02 PM: Skull & Bones(Eatonville)
Mark Hergert
markmjhergert@aol.com
253 686-5050
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: fowl smacker on October 05, 2020, 04:43:08 PM: Quote from: Chesterdog on October 05, 2020, 11:45:38 AM
I think skullduggery is in Toutle, wa. and he uses dermastid beetles. (360) 749-9814 let me know if I'm wrong.
Yep, Bob does great work.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: bobcat on October 05, 2020, 06:16:15 PM: Black River Taxidermy in Rochester.

http://www.blackrivertaxidermy.com/
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: haftard on October 08, 2020, 09:19:56 AM: I found one thank you
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 08, 2020, 11:53:51 AM: Quote from: haftard on October 08, 2020, 09:19:56 AM
I found one thank you

Was it Washougal?
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: haftard on October 08, 2020, 02:34:17 PM: Turns out my buddy who dose taxidermy on the ordered beatles this year.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: fowl smacker on October 11, 2020, 05:04:03 PM: Quote from: haftard on October 08, 2020, 02:34:17 PM
Turns out my buddy who dose taxidermy on the ordered beatles this year.
Hope he's prepared for the stink, they are nasty.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: Troutnut on October 14, 2020, 10:38:21 PM: Quote from: fowl smacker on October 11, 2020, 05:04:03 PM
Hope he's prepared for the stink, they are nasty.

I did a caribou and three bears with beetles when I lived in Alaska, and the stink wasn't too bad at all except from one of the bear skulls, my buddy's who hadn't cleaned out the brain thoroughly beforehand. Lesson learned. The key was to physically remove as much of the soft tissue from the outside as you can first, and let the rest dry to kind of a jerky-like consistency before turning it over to the beetles.
Title: Re: Looking for Sw wa beatles for ero mount
Post by: sneakyjake on October 27, 2020, 09:25:11 PM: I just dropped mine off with Skull and Bones. Great guy. Got to see the bugs. He’s done a few of mine.

10514 365th St Ct E, Eatonville, WA 98328
https://goo.gl/maps/sDUwE8gvifvUaa7Z9