1400 on the Bison, 375 on each deer so I guess its actually about 2150. Those aren't inexpensive prices. They aren't the most expensive either.

my bad lol maybe find a more REPUTABLE taxi to touch them up? of course you will have to pay, but its better than re-doing a mount

do you know if he tanned or dry preserved his hides?

I believe they were tanned. According to another taxidermist I spoke with the tanning solution was too strong causing excessive shrinking in the hide (I have no clue if its true or not I'm not a taxidermist). He says the good news is After about 6 months it should be done. So I'm past the point of any more cracking according to him. If that is all they are going to crack I can live with it. Its barely noticable on the Fallow due to the color and my bison its just minimal cracking less than 1 inch long in 3 places.

375 is pretty freaking cheap.

375 is about the going rate where I'm at. Anywhere from 350-425. Most of the taxidermists are charging either 375 or 400 though.

Sounds like Dry Preserve mounts , instead of a tanned mount.

Goes to show you get what you pay for. I spend $500 on my shoulder mounted whitetails. And that is after I caped it, fleshed it and salted the hide. Expensive yes but better than spending the rest of my life looking at my mount and thinking boy that looks like crap.

That sucks to have something like a bison mounted and then have that happen. Sorry to hear that! I haven't had any problems with my hides coming back from the tannery. Carolina does a good job with their wet tans, no slippage or torn tear ducts or shredded ears to have to fix or sew up.

It sounds like a dry preservative was used for your mount and rug, this will cause a lot of cracking because it is basically a raw skin. Just don't use that taxidermist anymore and find one that can give you some references.

3 strikes and your out!!!
find a new guy, google them, if 500 good things pop up..use em..if ya find bad stuff written on google, keep searchin...the internet is the most abundant source of info there is, if he messed someones stuff up, just like you, someone said somethin..you just forgot to mention who you used!!!

alot of mounts are ruined befor the guy ever does the mount.who caped the hide ,most hunters have no idea how to do a cape right,,,you have to be very carefull around the eyes and inside the lips of the deer...one little slip and boom...it sounds like the skin around the eyes wernt right and he used putty and painted it to match,,this is done alot near the eye tear ducts..ill bet he didnt cape the animal so he cant fix what someone else screwed up..most that can be hoped for is do the best he can....a good mount starts as soon as the animal hits the ground....