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Title: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 16, 2011, 10:27:12 AM: This Shiras was shot late last November, and he is the same one that was photographed live the day before and posted on the site. His bone measured 55" and 400+ inches SCI. The hanger is a large skull hooker, enjoy his killer tines! Duane
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: bucklucky on July 16, 2011, 10:28:24 AM: That bull is just bad ass!! Im glad I stopped by to see it in person!! My all time favorite Shiras!!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Bean Counter on July 16, 2011, 10:29:58 AM: Beautiful work, FS. How much does that thing weigh? :yike:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 16, 2011, 10:34:32 AM: Dont know the actual weight, but its about all that I want to lift. I will put him on the scale later and let you know.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Bean Counter on July 16, 2011, 10:38:46 AM: Just curious--a rough weight would be good enough. Ie, pick it up and stand on a scale, then subtract your weight? :dunno:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: bucklucky on July 16, 2011, 10:39:43 AM: My bet is 40 pounds maybee a little less. Bout what it felt like to me?? Let us know!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: trophyhunt on July 16, 2011, 10:49:56 AM: That thing is beautiful, definitely worth the once in a lifetime kill. I'm curious about the age. The points seem long and with that and the smaller palm, is this a young bull? No way am I putting it down, no question I would never pass him up. Just curious if this guy a couple years from now would be an absolute monster, or is this the pinnacle of shiras in our state?
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: SkookumHntr on July 16, 2011, 11:08:27 AM: My dream Bull!! :drool:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 16, 2011, 11:08:43 AM: good guess Charlie, 35 lbs, you do know your own strength :chuckle:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: bucklucky on July 16, 2011, 11:10:33 AM: I wonder the same thing Trophyhunt, just looking at the teeth I would thing he was a middle aged bull. Be nice to know what they come up with through the Bios. I beleive they have to send the 2 front teeth in off the jaw for aging. Probably have to call to find out.

Dang it that was actually my gut guess but put down 40 :chuckle:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 16, 2011, 11:14:15 AM: Got to go with the GUT! :chuckle:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: marty on July 16, 2011, 12:01:11 PM: Awesome bull! :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: WCTaxidermy on July 16, 2011, 12:49:52 PM: Wow, that is huge! Great job on the mount FS. If only I was lucky enough to drawa tag one of these years. John
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: runningboard on July 16, 2011, 12:58:15 PM: awesome mount & awesome bull! Ithought the same thing trophyhunt mentioned & like him not trying to discredit the lucky person who got him but was wondering the age of the bull due to characteristics of his rack. if the bios find out let us know, beautiful work :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Romulus on July 16, 2011, 01:01:25 PM: Cool bull. This represents what I dont like about the moose scoring system. I like long tines and think they add a lot to the trophy but they are not given credit in the score.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Hyde on July 16, 2011, 01:25:03 PM: Quote from: Romulus on July 16, 2011, 01:01:25 PM
Cool bull. This represents what I dont like about the moose scoring system. I like long tines and think they add a lot to the trophy but they are not given credit in the score.

Tine length does count on the SCI score. After seeing this mount, I ordered a large Skull Hooker for my moose. Nice work!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on July 16, 2011, 01:25:34 PM: Nice Bull!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: MLBowhunting on July 16, 2011, 10:20:03 PM: that looks great and that's a nice bull
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Kuduman on July 16, 2011, 11:27:48 PM: Nice Bull. Great euro mount

Kuduman
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 17, 2011, 03:22:02 PM: Tine length does count on the SCI score. After seeing this mount, I ordered a large Skull Hooker for my moose. Nice work!
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Hyde, the skull hooker worked out great for him, you will need to cut into his skull in the back to make sure the hooker goes deep enough to hold you skull.

Thanks guys for the compliments and He scored about 160 B.C.

If it were my choice I would take the tines over big paddles also. Duane
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: HntnFsh on July 17, 2011, 05:02:16 PM: Thats an awesome looking rack,and mount.

Just curious,why the SCI measurement.No category for Boone and Crocket? Dont know much of anything about that sort of tuff.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 17, 2011, 05:07:13 PM: Buckly took the words out of my mouth ... Bada$$ is an under statement !! :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: C-Money on July 17, 2011, 06:11:59 PM: Awesome bull! Did he make B&C book?
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Hyde on July 17, 2011, 09:04:21 PM: He easily makes B&C.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: p-ohana on July 17, 2011, 09:24:51 PM: WOW what a bull.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: turkey slayer on July 17, 2011, 10:11:46 PM: Nice work.Glad to see someone do a euro on a 55'' inch bull instead of mounting it looks real good
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: wsucowboy on July 17, 2011, 11:27:14 PM: Great bull and you did a really good job on it. :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 18, 2011, 08:30:18 AM: He scored about 160 B&C and 401 SCI. I believe the SCI was a better representation of the qualities that this bull represents :twocents: Duane
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: quadrafire on July 18, 2011, 08:48:25 AM: Love it!!!!!!
Can you share what unit he was taken?
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: 180-GRAIN on July 19, 2011, 07:24:13 AM: Thats a beast! is that close to the state record? its gotta be up there somewhere close!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 19, 2011, 07:50:30 AM: That bull turned out great. I like the mount set up as well. :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: bowsandhose on July 19, 2011, 08:19:19 AM: very cool. nice work
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: KNOXY on July 22, 2011, 03:00:04 PM: Great job best moose Euro I've ever seen! :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on July 24, 2011, 07:50:02 AM: Thanks for the compliments guys, and he did score in the top ten for SCI in Washington. Duane
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: manfromspam on July 31, 2011, 08:35:54 PM: The bull turned out really cool :tup: how much would a mount like that cost ? i have a tag this year and wouldnt mind doing a mount like that looks really cool. and is there someone near spokane that can do work like that ?
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: FSTaxidermy on August 01, 2011, 08:29:13 AM: Quote from: manfromspam on July 31, 2011, 08:35:54 PM
The bull turned out really cool :tup: how much would a mount like that cost ? i have a tag this year and wouldnt mind doing a mount like that looks really cool. and is there someone near spokane that can do work like that ?

manfromspam,
thanks for the compliment, the cost will probably range from low of $200 to high of $400 depending on the taxi and the quality your looking for. If it were me I would always go and see someones work in person before I gave them a trophy like that.

As to a taxi in Spokane area, don't know anyone off hand that I could recommend, maybe a taxi on this site that operates in your area will see this thread ?

Also, the skull hooker used on this bull costs about $90 bucks. Duane
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: manfromspam on August 01, 2011, 08:01:39 PM: Thanks for the info duane :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: pencilsketcher on November 24, 2012, 07:00:57 PM: nice moose
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Kioti on November 25, 2012, 06:01:33 AM: That turned out primo! I love the long tines, very impressive... :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: tmike on November 25, 2012, 07:51:48 AM: Great Bull, all the hunter has to do is go to WDFWs site and look up the tooth data for the age.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 25, 2012, 04:01:34 PM: :yike: Wow that thing is gnarly looking. I can only hope to shoot one like that when I get my tag someday!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: hornhunter1987 on November 27, 2012, 01:59:34 AM: i love how pissed off that skull looks. really cool
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: MarvinS1958 on November 28, 2012, 03:47:53 PM: Very, very nice job :tup: Something to be proud of for sure!
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 28, 2012, 04:13:37 PM: Lord in Heaven, what a beautiful bull! :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: elkoholic1 on November 29, 2012, 12:44:03 PM: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: steen on December 27, 2012, 04:59:12 PM: That is a beautiful moose in my book regardless of score. I remember your post when he was still alive. The tines add a ton of character.
Title: Re: 55" washington Shiras moose finished ( Fireside Taxidermy)
Post by: BullMagnet76 on December 27, 2012, 05:14:30 PM: That is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!