grouse mount price

[mauser06]

i know that you guys cant give me an ACCURATE price of a mount because it varies area to area...taxidermist to taxidermist.....but im just looking for a ballpark price rage......couple days ago i got my first limit on grouse.....one was average sized....the other made the one look like a chick! i always wanted a ruffed grouse mounted.....i think they are pretty birds...and very neat looking....and love the fans.....but im in college and already got a squirrel and a fish mount to pay for coming back someday soon...so i just ate them and kept the fans,wings and feet....but i was wondering....how much does a mount of a ruffed grouse run ballpark range?? just wondering...i looked online and was finding prices from 75-150 bucks......and wanted to kick myself......i figured they would run 2-300 or so.....anyone able to give me a price range?? thanx just wondering

[Bill Yox]

I think youll find that only the better bird guys do a grouse well. Those birds are not as easy as some others. The fine down feathers need to be groomed under the outside feathers...a good mount will not show those feathers "peeking" through. The better bird guys, however, charge a bit more. Youll see prices around 200 dollars or so. Strutting and drumming grouse are often a bit more still. Ill go into more details if you wish.

[mauser06]

ahhh thats alright bill no need to get into more details.....i kinda did notice in life already that its kinda rare to see a ruffed grouse mounted anywhere.....but pheasants and such seem to be everywhere....ill have one mounted one day....not anytime soon though.....i was going to drive to the mountains to try to bag another one this weekend if they were indeed only 100-200 bucks.....but i will want mine stutting,drumming or taking off with its tail all fanned out....something like that...thanx for the info though......i will talk to my taxidermist about it though..maybe next year...2 mounts is enough for this year.....i know he LOVES to do turkeys.....ive never seen anyone take the time and add the detail of all the TINY feathers on a turkeys head...and hand paint each head......he was/is an artist...details are his thing...i think i got me a good taxidermist.....cant wait till my fish is done!

[Criggster]

The taxidermist in my area usually charge around $150 for a grouse in any position. I have seen quite a few mounted in this part of Virginia. My dad has two mounted; one in the copper phase and another that looks like a piebald deer. The later one has about 40% white feathers interspersed throughout its body.

[hunterjohn123]

my dad is a taxidermist and he does grouse for 135