RE: Deer mounts
I mount my own deer, but I send my hides out to be tanned. Here's usually what I have in them.
Tanning $100.00 + or -
Form $35 to $45
Eyes $8 to $12
Earliners $5
Clay, Epoxy, Hide Paste, thread$25
Pins, Nails, Staples $5
Paint, Gloss $10
So right there you're at about $200 in supplies add in labor at $15 to 20 an hour and you're right on what these guys are telling you $325 to $400.