Thank you @518bowslayer

[ApexerER]

Picked my crossbow buck up from @518BowSlayer on the way home from hunting today. Really great guy and extremely fast turn around considering I dropped it off Thursday. He says he is just starting out but he has a house full of beautiful work. I would recommend him if your in the area.

[suburbanfarmer]

I tried once to meet him, but the stars didnt line up. I sure wish he was closer. More like a 4 hr drive for me  

[518BowSlayer]

Thank you man! I really appreciate your kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you and working on your buck! Now go knock another one down!

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[ApexerER]

1 minute ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Thank you man! I really appreciate your kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you and working on your buck! Now go knock another one down!

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I'll keep at it till the end!

Thanks man

[518BowSlayer]

I tried once to meet him, but the stars didnt line up. I sure wish he was closer. More like a 4 hr drive for me  

Yea we tried but couldn't make it work. It's hard when we live on opposite sides of the state. Was looking forward to meeting you

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[Splitear]

Talk about quick work, I feel like I just read your harvest thread. Great work @518BowSlayer!

[Billyb6]

I just wanted to add another thank you to Ryan.  My little guy got his first buck this season so I reached out to Ryan todo a Euro. Ryan did a great job, was fast turning it around  and very reasonable.

He also showed me some of his work, which looked excellent.  Thanks again!

[grampy]

I look forward to meeting up with @518BowSlayer one of these days too!!!

[GreeneHunter]

I'd love to score a decent buck during this upcoming Holiday Week - haven't pulled the trigger this season yet - but if I do I'll reach out to @518BowSlayer and git er done !

[mowin]

He definitely does great work for only being at it for 3 yrs.  My nephews 8 pt is the 3rd buck I've taken to him.  Him and his wife are great people. 

[518BowSlayer]

I just wanted to add another thank you to Ryan.  My little guy got his first buck this season so I reached out to Ryan todo a Euro. Ryan did a great job, was fast turning it around  and very reasonable.
He also showed me some of his work, which looked excellent.  Thanks again!

Was a pleasure meeting you Bill!

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[518BowSlayer]

He definitely does great work for only being at it for 3 yrs.  My nephews 8 pt is the 3rd buck I've taken to him.  Him and his wife are great people. 

You've been instrumental to my young taxidermy career! Can't wait for you to see my new shop! Should be in next week!

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[mowin]

1 minute ago, 518BowSlayer said:

You've been instrumental to my young taxidermy career! Can't wait for you to see my new shop! Should be in next week!

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Proud to call you a friend.  So happy for you and your better half on the new home. And yes I'm looking forward to seeing the new house and more importantly, the shop, lol.

[mlammerhirt]

You've been instrumental to my young taxidermy career! Can't wait for you to see my new shop! Should be in next week!

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Post pics when you move in....always fun seeing how guys setup their shops.
Is it part of the house....or located in an outbuilding??

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[518BowSlayer]

Post pics when you move in....always fun seeing how guys setup their shops.
Is it part of the house....or located in an outbuilding??

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Will definitely post pics. We're buying a house with a massive 3000 square foot garage behind it. Definitely needs a lot of work but it's more space than I could ever ask for. No more mounting animals in my downtown apartment living room!

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[mowin]

9 minutes ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Will definitely post pics. We're buying a house with a massive 3000 square foot garage behind it. Definitely needs a lot of work but it's more space than I could ever ask for. No more mounting animals in my downtown apartment living room!

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Part of the process was knowing you did everything in your living room, it's what made the mounts more impressive, lol. 

I thought my 35x48 shop was big. 3000 sq ft out building is impressive. 

Looking forward to seeing it.  Merry Christmas my friend.. 

[518BowSlayer]

Part of the process was knowing you did everything in your living room, it's what made the mounts more impressive, lol. 
I thought my 35x48 shop was big. 3000 sq ft out building is impressive. 
Looking forward to seeing it.  Merry Christmas my friend.. 

Hahahaha! It's definitely time to upgrade though! I didn't measure it myself the garage is listed at 42x75! Bigger than the house(as it should be)! I'll actually be mounting everything this winter in the basement until I put some work in to that garage

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[suburbanfarmer]

20 minutes ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Hahahaha! It's definitely time to upgrade though! I didn't measure it myself the garage is listed at 42x75! Bigger than the house(as it should be)! I'll actually be mounting everything this winter in the basement until I put some work in to that garage

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Any chance you moved more west side, closer to Syracuse..lol

[mowin]

38 minutes ago, suburbanfarmer said:

Any chance you moved more west side, closer to Syracuse..lol

Nope. Actuallya few minutes closer to me. 

[mowin]

1 hour ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Hahahaha! It's definitely time to upgrade though! I didn't measure it myself the garage is listed at 42x75! Bigger than the house
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Yep. Our house is 1300sq ft. Shop is 1600.. as it should be.  It's insulated and heated. I spend a lot of time out there in the winter doing nothing except puttering around.  

[WNY Bowhunter]

15 hours ago, 518BowSlayer said:

Will definitely post pics. We're buying a house with a massive 3000 square foot garage behind it. Definitely needs a lot of work but it's more space than I could ever ask for. No more mounting animals in my downtown apartment living room!

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Not having a dedicated taxidermy shop sure does make the process a lot more cumbersome. I have a big garage that all dirty work happens in but I still mount mine in the house too in what was once the master bedroom. We divided the long livingroom into an office/drying room so the family living part of the house still has it's privacy. Once I move into a new place, I will definitely be erecting a small shop solely for taxidermy. 

Good luck!

Edited December 24, 2021 by WNY Bowhunter