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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172153 02/07/21 01:19 AM 02/07/21 01:19 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,117 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,117 Northern Michigan	I sure thank God I'm now a RETIRED taxidermist!!!!!!!!!

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: jbyrd63] #7172154 02/07/21 01:21 AM 02/07/21 01:21 AM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 752 Westvirginia Ethan1234 trapper
Ethan1234 trapper Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 752 Westvirginia	Originally Posted by jbyrd63 Originally Posted by dustytinner I worked with a taxidermist and asked why deer mounts were so much. He said ½ the cost is just the form. He told me when it's all done and said he makes $15 dollars an hour. He said alot of people complain about the price and he would ask them how much do you make an hour at your job? That puts it into perspective for people. Some dont look at it as a job. I call BS on that . Look in the mcKenzie book at the form prices. BUT weird angle ones may cost more. But most shoulder mounts aren't that high . NOW if he means HALF his cost that may be so. But in general shoulder mount forms are about 75 bucks. Thats not adding the the glue and time it takes to do it and skill and the tanning process and the fleshing process and the skinning whick takes skill Last edited by Ethan1234; 02/07/21 01:22 AM. "You reap what you sow" Im 15 and still the best trapper in glenwhite

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172219 02/07/21 04:56 AM 02/07/21 04:56 AM
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coyote addict trapper Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,089 East Central Wi.	I'm a retired machinist and did taxidermy on the side for many years. Now being retired taxidermy has inadvertently taken up all my free time. Its almost a full time job. This year I had to stop taking in work ,2 chest freezers full-- mostly birds . There is alot of cost that goes into a mount that the client dose not realize plus shipping is nuts . Remember you get what you pay for good mounts are not hap hazzard jobs . Member -W.T.A. N.T.A. - N.R. A. A Shotgun. A Rifle and a 4 Wheel Drive.. A Country Boy. Will Survive

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172220 02/07/21 05:16 AM 02/07/21 05:16 AM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH R RM trapper trapper
RM trapper trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH	I'm very lucky here, I have a guy that mounts my deer for me for $250. His work is as good if not better than anyone around, but the full time guys are charging around $450 for deer now. My taxidermist works a full time job and just mounts around 30 a year so he's not doing it for the money. But the price for your fox sounds reasonable

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172274 02/07/21 07:55 AM 02/07/21 07:55 AM
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 546 Pennsylvania C Claypool313 trapper
Claypool313 trapper C Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 546 Pennsylvania	Im actually surprised the going rate for deer shoulder mounts isnt higher. Going rate here is $475 - $525. Id pay more for high quality work. Afterall it's going in my living room for (hopefully) decades.

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172313 02/07/21 08:49 AM 02/07/21 08:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,896 Mn W Whopper Stopper trapper
Whopper Stopper trapper W Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,896 Mn	Just had a bear shoulder mount done $500

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172332 02/07/21 09:06 AM 02/07/21 09:06 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 420 Northern VA jeepsyco trapper
jeepsyco trapper Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 420 Northern VA	This guy cost me about 700 from a top quality taxidermist. Your quote was accurate. Last edited by jeepsyco; 02/07/21 09:06 AM.

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: Pilgrim22] #7172391 02/07/21 10:03 AM 02/07/21 10:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,563 Va B bandy trapper
bandy trapper B Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,563 Va	I've been doing taxidermy for 25 years now I attended piedmont community College and in school we had to do a cost breakdown of a deer shoulder mount. This was 1995 and a form was about 18.00 the cost to mount one deer was between 130 and 150 that is breaking down everything electric bill to paper towels the taxidermist has to pay for it all. It's just not form eye's and ear liners it all has to be payed to many taxidermist pay for it out of their pockets. Some shops can't charge the bigger prices because of the area's they live in I don't advertise on here so I won't post prices. But what it all boils down is find a taxidermist that does work you like at a price you can afford and go with that. No matter where you go there you are.

Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts [Re: jbyrd63] #7172645 02/07/21 01:49 PM 02/07/21 01:49 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,698 Nevadafornia L Lazarus trapper
Lazarus trapper L Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,698 Nevadafornia	Originally Posted by jbyrd63 Originally Posted by dustytinner I worked with a taxidermist and asked why deer mounts were so much. He said ½ the cost is just the form. He told me when it's all done and said he makes $15 dollars an hour. He said alot of people complain about the price and he would ask them how much do you make an hour at your job? That puts it into perspective for people. Some dont look at it as a job. I call BS on that . Look in the mcKenzie book at the form prices. BUT weird angle ones may cost more. But most shoulder mounts aren't that high . NOW if he means HALF his cost that may be so. But in general shoulder mount forms are about 75 bucks. I call BS on your BS call. The question was a life size red fox. Go look at the forms for them. They have really jacked up the last couple years. Used to be about the same as a deer head but now almost twice the price. Add the eyes, ear liners and an open mouth and you're looking at over $300 in costs.

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