| Proff |
03-22-2004 08:35 AM |
RE: A few of my mount pics
Thanks! On the right side his G2 was about 9 and his G3 was 10-1/4", the left side G2 was 7-1/4 , G3 was 9-1/4. His left brow tine was broken off. I still like him though;) He was 217 lbs. field dressed. I was very lucky on this deal. I called my taxidermist how much it would be for a full mount ( this was in 1998). He told me about $1000. I mulled it around for a few days and decided to just go ahead and do a chest mount. If he would have said around $800.00 I would have done it. I do all my own butchering, so the day that I was getting ready to butcher him , as a matter of fact I was just getting ready to start the first cut up around hsi back to cape him, my daughter came out with the phone and said I had a phone call. I told her to ask who it was so I could call them back. She said itwas Steve your taxidermist. The first thing he said was, tell me that you didn't buthcher your deer yet. I told him that I was actually just getting ready to cape it out. He told me that he had talked to a guy that I worked with who stopped to see the buck and that it was really a big buck. He said he would make me a deal. I f I would allow people to come and look at it at my convinience if they wanted to see it, he would do it for $650.00 !! I about fell over. I said buddy, if you would have called a few minutes later it would have been too late. Now he charges $1100.00 fora full mount so I was pretty lucky!! Healso did the half mount and the other buck you saw. Well actually he does all my stuff now. He did a real nice job on my fox and is doing a coyote for me now. They are all bowkills by the way. I only bowhunt.
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