518BowSlayer
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Heck yea! Can't wait to see him!Buck down buck down!!
My first buck ever, first buck with a bow.
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Flickering squirrel tail got me real excited for a second
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You know what town?
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Same stand I've killed 3 opening day doe from except this year I can walk there from my house!!! What are the chances of buying a house with a trail leading directly to your most productive stand? Feeling pretty blessed this year
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Not sure about his age but he's begging to be a full sneak mount!
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Schaghticoke! Right up the road from me!
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Big 10 for my area. No other pics of him. Right behind a doe in the middle of the day. That neck is ridiculous!
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Almost forgot about this. Glad this hive wasn't active!
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Saw a group of 3 hens and maybe 10 poults a few days ago while squirrel hunting. Then saw a different group of maybe 10 adult turkeys a few minutes later. Could only make out 1 long beard through the woods though, could have more possibly
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If I lived closer I'd jump on that
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Yea you make a good point but I still feel I'm not quite at that professional level to be charging professional prices just yet. Gonna raise them every year for the next few seasons.No offense but…..
You should charge more, especially the shoulder mounts. It gives you the margin you need to spend just a little extra time when you need to and gain a little profit for better equipment and supplies.
When I ran my woodshop, I always charged too little thinking it would gain me customers. Guess what? It gave me customers always looking for a bargain, and when finally raised prices to actually try and make a better go of it, all I had is cheapo’s looking for a deal.
Have confidence in your work, its good; mount less heads, but make more money from each one. AND you can fiddle more on the details cause your time is being paid being an artist and having fun.
JMO.
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It's also a tip of the cap to my old man. He worked on the railroad for 30 yearsReally like the "Last Track Taxidermy" name!
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Absolutely!!!You've got my business. Maybe I'll get that bear that's roaming around. You up for trying a rug?
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Serving the capital region or anyone willing to travel to Troy/Brunswick. This is year 4 for me and I think I finally have a vague idea of what I'm doing now! I'll be doing standard deer shoulder mounts for $350 this year. Specialty poses might cost a little more depending on the price of the form. Euro's will be $75. Have some experience with other critters too. Spent the first 3 years mounting animals in my living room but now it's time to take it to the next level. Can't wait to see what you guys bring me! But most importantly... shoot straight and have fun making meat and memories! Here's some of my work:
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Canceled job turned in to impromptu squirrel hunt. Saw quite a bit of wildlife for a 4 hour hunt. 4 deer, 2 different flocks of turkeys and a bald eagle. And put 4 bushy tails in the freezer. Good day
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Been contemplating doing spray foam but it will cost a fortune. Fiberglass ain't gonna be cheap for a building this size either though. Floors need a ton of work before I can even think of laying epoxy over them. Lots of pitting and cracking from years of water leaking. Let me know if you got that meth connection... I could use the cash! LolLooks like you're setup ok for insulation though. Won't be cheap and of course seems like you have to figure out the water issue first. That place would look tits with one of those fancy garage floors some of the autoshops are putting in. Have to imagine you'd have to start selling meth to afford one though haha.
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That's definitely an optionLooks like a Helluva place to have a Capital Area GTG .... just my opinion !
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Somehow I missed this last month. Get em!!!I know a good taxidermist, who lives in Troy,
He'd love to tan a bear skin rug, oh boy!
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Heck of a moose on top thereBabe Ruth after a hunting trip
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Yea. The turkey's I just mounted in there and brought them in the house to dry. Probably gonna do all the deer this year in my basement because it will be winterNice progress. Do you have to worry about humidity with the taxidermy?
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Time for a shop update before deer season. First thing we did was fix the roof. Buddy of mine gave me a great deal on it. Found out the hard way that the foundation leaked on a semi warm day in February as the ice started melting
Worst part of it was from about a 10ft section that was brick instead of concrete. I assume it's where the original overhead door was and they just filled it in with brick when they added on the huge addition to the shop. I pointed and parged it the best I could then hit it with 3 coats of drylok. So far so good but I'm probably gonna have to serious foundation work next year. I dug 2 trenches to try and divert as much water as possible and so far it's been dry
Gutted the whole shop down to studs and took a 30 yard dumpster of debris out of here. And I packed the heck out of it, I'm a furniture mover so I know how to pack
Got this place somewhat organized for now.
Made myself a makeshift skinning machine using a heavy 3/4 inch steel plate with chains and locking pliers under the half-ton electric winch the previous owner left. I have another heavy steel plate to go on top of the other in case it's not heavy enough. Haven't tried it yet... soon enough I hope
Already mounted 2 turkeys in here and hopefully more to come
Did a little painting outside too
Guess that's about it for now
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Looks like the basic creek reservoir. That's a nice chunky bass right there!!!
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I would assume it's salt water vs fresh. And the type of bait fish they eat in the pacific ocean vs the great lakesDoes anyone know why the salmon that come out of Ontario look nothing like that picture? The flesh is always a milky white-ish color. Is it based on what they eat?
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Crushed em on the big lake today. 5 kings 1 coho. 2 man limit by 1130am
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Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!
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Spike and a fawn came through already. If mama comes down the same path we're in business
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