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Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: bucksnbears] #7106360
12/26/20 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bucksnbears
Heck, I can't hardy trace my hand laugh

Lol laugh
I have a bud that has been doing taxi for years..big difference between now and his early stuff

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: Fatheroftwo] #7106364
12/26/20 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Fatheroftwo
Awesome, definitely needs some improvement. BUT it’s your thirds one. It’s pretty cool that you’re taking the initiative to do something like this. Keep it up!!
Thanks. From what I keep hearing very few younger guys have any interest in taxidermy anymore. Most of the older pros I have talked to seem pretty happy a 30yr old has taken interest.

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106371
12/26/20 10:57 AM
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Looks like he's staring at a pair of oncoming headlights.

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106395
12/26/20 11:31 AM
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T-Rev The coyote is not bad for your third mount being self taught. The eyes can still be adjusted take some wet cotton balls and rehydrate the eye lids. This will take a day or two , get yourself a good picture of a LIVE coyote in a similar position and when eye lids are rehydrated position them as you see the eyes in the picture. Top lid should be just a hair above the pupil. The ears , next time the inner points that are sticking up on your mount should be on the the skull. next one you skin pay attention to how they are attached to the skull. I hope this was kind of helpful for you , good luck and keep at it .


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Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106399
12/26/20 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by T-REV

Its a wall pedestal/shoulder mounts = no rest of a animal. I was trying to make it look as if the coyote was looking out from behind the fence post.


Must be an awfully skinny coyote to be hidden behind that small post.

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: Dirty D] #7106406
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Originally Posted by Dirty D
Originally Posted by T-REV

Its a wall pedestal/shoulder mounts = no rest of a animal. I was trying to make it look as if the coyote was looking out from behind the fence post.


Must be an awfully skinny coyote to be hidden behind that small post.

You must have no imagination whatsoever. Do you look at every shoulder mount that even professionals have done whether it be deer, boar, bear etc. and say where is the rest of it? Why is that base there in front of it looking out of place. Obviously its not a good mount so I hoped the base would help it out some.

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106429
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Don't pay any attention to the ignorant comments on here . They are just trying to ruffle your feathers.


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Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106478
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Well, honestly if I had paid a lot of money for it I wouldn't be too happy with it. If I had got it done free or cheap I would learn to love it. smile




Actually I did pay a lot of money for a red fox that was about on that same level or worse.


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Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106513
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I charged him $150 and a hunt for a nice buck on his property next season. After paying for materials and shipping I wound up making $50 profit. It didn’t bother me though it was for a friend. I was glad he got his first coyote and happy he let me do the work on it. I told him don’t expect professional results. Even with all the flaws he was happy with it. Thats what counts.

Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106557
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Third stuff-job? Not bad, not bad at all. I won't even scare you with photos of some of my first stabs at taxidermy! As stated above....practice, practice, as well as reference, reference, reference! If you shop around and get a catalog from as many suppliers as you can, you will see the great quality differences in many of the small/medium game forms. Deer are king in the taxidermy industry, so that is where 90% of the sculpting improvements are. I had an old friend in the industry that was a real wiz at sculpting and posing small and medium game forms. This person won all manner of awards at the various national shows. As a result, this person went on to market the many forms through several supply companies. The sculpter was a teacher a their "real" job, and once told me that the yearly royalties from those manikins was more than the yearly teachers retirement. That is what a good sculpter can expect if they produce top quality manikins.


Re: Your thoughts on my coyote mount [Re: T-REV] #7106845
12/26/20 07:45 PM
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You need to move it away from the front of the house.
I for one, would be tempted to shoot it while driving by to keep it from getting to the children.

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