WNY Bowhunter

I like those corner mount hangers. May have to look into getting one for my wall ped of last year's freak buck if I ever get him mounted up.

Plus or minus a year or two...lol

Going back through the card, I discovered that I had a couple pics of him on his way back to bed the other morning. He seems to be pretty curious as to what that little redflash going off is. These would have been the only daylight pics that I've ever had of him. Damn...morning condensation. Judging by these pics of him from '19, I'd say he's gotta be at least 6 yrs old. I dont recognize him from prior years.

He does really nice work and is someone that I'd consider using if I didn't do it myself.

He's gotten this far on his own. No widespread QDM going on here...

That's a fair answer I suppose. At the end of bow/early gun season I told people I would have their mounts back this year by late summer. Towards the end of gun season I told them by next season so about a year. Most were pleasantly surprised when I got them back to them earlier than I said I would have. Still have a few to go though. Most people have no concept of what it takes to produce a deer mount. If everything lined up perfectly, I could shoot a deer opening day of bow season, take the hide to be tanned (in early season my guy has had them returned to me in less than a week) and I could have your completed mount back to you by Halloween.

In your opinion what is an acceptable time frame to get a mount back?

Only pic I had of him so far this summer was early July. I did see him through binos a couple weeks ago in a neighboring field... The finished product. He lost a small g4 but certainly grew in the G2 dept. I'm a bit disappointed that his one brow is so short as I call him "Brows"...lol. Last year...

Definitely valid points that should and are being deeply considered.

It is something to consider. I pay $110 per cape...a Dakota flesher is about the same price as taking 10 capes over.

Definitely. After completing the last few heads from this past season I'll be at approximately 165 deer mounted since starting back in 2015. I take $250 down before ordering forms and sending the cape to be tanned. Luckily, I've yet to have an issue with someone picking up there mount.

It is very coincidental that this thread popped up today. I'm in the position right now where I'm about to make a major life decision. I have been tossing around the idea of quitting my dead end day job to pursue the taxidermy hobby as more of a full time gig. The money isn't great but all of my interests revolve around hunting/outdoors in one way or another. The main competitor in my home area just quit taxidermy as a side business and I believe that I could easily double my intake if I was proactive about it. Plus, the members of this forum usually toss a few deer my way too...

Typically $50-100 more: the forms cost more, as do the mount hangers, it depends on the type of backing used and it takes more time to put the mount together than a standard shoulder mount.

Thanks again for the compliments! All that I know for certain for this coming fall is that I definitely want to take in FEWER heads than I did in '20. Easier said than done, but I can only do so much on a weekend only schedule.

Thanks. Luckily my cape tanning guy shaves the cape pretty thin to show more detail.

It costs me around $250 in supplies...lol. For everyone else, my taxidermist charged $550 for a standard shoulder mount and $600 for a basic wall pedestal last season. This year's prices are TBD.

This is the first doe that I've ever mounted. It was actually a car kill from near the Seneca Army Depot (not a true albino). I was glad that it came out alright as the cape was very bloody with a lot of road rash on the top of the head that had to be cut out and stitched up.

No, but friends use them and like them. I'm sure I will give them a try this coming season as more sizing options become available. I did just buy one of his 8" replacement heads for my own mount that I still need to throw together.

I just finished a wall ped of a white doe from the Seneca Army Depot last night. This coming weekend I've got a buddy's bow buck to mount up, the following weekend I've got a MT mulie...THEN its your PIA Coombs wall peds. Unless, I do my own mount before them...lol. In all seriousness, my goal is to have both before the 10/1 opener.

I hope so. Still have last year's gun buck to mount up first...

I hope so. Still have last year's gun buck to mount up first...

Yes it is.

"PYGMY" .

I wouldn't say that at all. This particular spot is the preferred food source for quite a ways and draws alot of bucks to it but most disperse by mid-late sept. It's still cool to have that many bucks congregated in one spot. I've got multiple years of history with a bunch of these deer.

I was actually starting so get sick of even looking at deer but I'm coming back around now. There at least 4 more bucks at this spot that should be 140-150s. The biggest is a STUD. Not quite Monroe County status, but ok for rural Steuben County.