Taxidermy thread
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From: g5smoke21
07-Jan-20
As boredom grows I would love to see some of the new taxidermy from the last few years hunts that you received the last year ....I have given my taxidermist free range on my mounts these past few years on my animals and think they have turned out great. Post up!
From: g5smoke21
07-Jan-20
From: Jack Harris
07-Jan-20
I want to see some nice whitetail pedestal mounts - thinking of putting my big NJ 10 on a pedestal with habitat. I have about 20 shoulder mounts on the wall. Need something different.
From: g5smoke21
07-Jan-20
We are also mounting one of the proudest moment of my hunting life...my wife isn't a hunter but we went to Africa this year and she decided to give it a go. She took her first animal (rifle kill) but couldnt be prouder. Beautiful kudu will be back to us soon as well as several others as well as a few birds for me
From: Brotsky
07-Jan-20
That blacktail mount is awesome. I REALLY hope to be able to do something similar in a couple years. Just love how they look!
From: Nick Muche
07-Jan-20
Very nice! Blacktails make some of the prettiest mounts out there, so much color and contrast to them.
From: kscowboy
07-Jan-20
If anyone else has pics with multiple deer on a pedestal tree mount, I’d love to see them. I got a great mule deer this year, 7 ft basement ceilings, and piñons all over our place in NM. Thinking of doing a tall piñon and adding to it. Appreciate any contributions!
From: Stryker
07-Jan-20
From: Stryker
07-Jan-20
From: t-roy
07-Jan-20
A little different angle
A little different angle
Here’s a couple that I did on a hedge post, a few years ago. My taxidermist mounted the deer but I did the the rest of the mount myself, with components that came off my farm, that had a lot of significance to me. Very enjoyable project.
From: TREESTANDWOLF
07-Jan-20
Troy, those look great I’m telling you. Very nice.
I did a half mount on my Black Bear. I’m particularly fond of a natural materials used around a mount.
From: jingalls
07-Jan-20
Good lookin stuff guys!
From: JB
07-Jan-20
Trestandwolf - that is a cool bear!! Love the natural look.
From: Dennis Razza
08-Jan-20
Troy- I never get tiered of looking at those giants! Great deer!!!
From: Jack Harris
08-Jan-20
T-Roy can u tell me what forms you used.? They are awesome. I am thinking of putting this buck on a cedar post on a pedestal.
From: t-roy
08-Jan-20
Thanks for the kind words, guys.
Jack.....You better use a BIG cedar post for that stud! ;-) I don’t remember which form I used on the 10 pointer, but I’m pretty sure that I used a Dennis Behn form for the 8 pointer.
From: Stoneman
08-Jan-20
My best... not sure about what form was used. My taxi always modifies them. The yucca was used because it is very prevalent in the area and easy to clean.
From: Jack Harris
08-Jan-20
Nice Stoneman - did you use this form?
From: Jack Harris
08-Jan-20
Anyone try this McKenzie form yet? Wall pedestal with habitat ? I am also considering as an option.
From: midwest
08-Jan-20
Troy, those look kinda small, are they your Sitkas? ;-)
Awesome bucks, buddy!
From: Jack Harris
08-Jan-20
I actually have a vision, an idea to cut a 4-5’ cedar post and drill in some artificial habitat like what I just found on VanDyke taxidermy. Make some sort of base. My buck grew up in cedars and came out of cedars before I shot him. And I have several big cedar trees to cut up from an ice storm damage. I cannot find an example of this anywhere. Thoughts?
From: sdantlers
08-Jan-20
I told my taxidermist that I wanted a different looking pedestal. I think he came up with a great looking pedestal!
From: Jack Harris
08-Jan-20
Awesome mount on that Ram ^^^. Gonna keep following this thread looking for ideas.
From: 4FINGER
08-Jan-20
Great Looking Mounts and Ideas...this is a different type of "Pedestal" mount that I did a few years back haha...4finger
From: BOWUNTR
08-Jan-20
Just finished this one... Ed F
From: Elite 1
08-Jan-20
Not sure if fish count but ready for driftwood
From: Mo/Ark
08-Jan-20
In 2016 I had a doe partially eaten and buried by a cat after I left it overnight. Shot this one out of the same tree the following year. No way to prove it was the same, but cool story none the less!
From: DL
08-Jan-20
STRYKER, where the heck did you get that thing at??
From: 4FINGER
09-Jan-20
This is my sons Caribou that we finished before Christmas, he built the Pedestal and I did the Bou and Habitat...4finger
From: 4FINGER
09-Jan-20
The tinkering Room...Taxidermy is just a Hobby now for my family and a few close friends...Use to be my livelihood in another life haha...the little Bucks are firsts for a couple of my sons when they were young...done over 20 yrs ago, the bigger bucks are mine...the closest one I took 2 yrs ago and just mounted...needs finish work...You know the stories of Taxidermists being S.L.O.W....Lol...4finger
From: Dennis Razza
10-Jan-20
Not often I do something for myself but managed to do my SK bear last winter.
Ed, that’s a giant!!
From: Supernaut
10-Jan-20
Stunning work as usual Dennis!
From: arlone
10-Jan-20
Beautiful bear Mr. Razza!!
From: scott7030
10-Jan-20
4Finger: Isn't that the truth, taxidermist are slow. I'm a taxidermist and my 10 year old daughter is always hounding me to work on her stuff. She says that she could get it done quicker from another taxidermist.
From: Bake
10-Jan-20
Not mine. At the taxi today checking on some progress. Pretty cool mount
From: 4FINGER
10-Jan-20
Indeed Scott haha...I'd be faster if I had one more finger on that hand ;)...But at least the Tinkering room has a Great View of My backyard today...and Everyday :)...4finger
From: Shug
11-Jan-20
Wow Dennis great work!! You should consider doing taxidermy for a living
From: AZ~Rich
11-Jan-20
Cool Klipspringer! I finished mounting up my sable/pedestal last year now I need to go back for a few more species I'm interested in. A Klippie like that one would be awesome.
From: MTNRCHR
11-Jan-20
Here are a few I got back in 2019.
From: MTNRCHR
11-Jan-20
From: MTNRCHR
11-Jan-20
From: MTNRCHR
11-Jan-20
New Mexico / Wyoming
From: stagetek
12-Jan-20
Some really incredible mounts.
From: Jasper
13-Jan-20
Beautiful mounts here! Here’s a pedestal I built myself. A fence post I found 100 yards from where I killed the buck.
From: Schmitty78
13-Jan-20
Hey Mo/Ark, did you by chance have Image taxidermy in Linn do that mount? I have a cat that looks identical to that, but with some snow and leaves added in.
From: Mo/Ark
13-Jan-20
I live in Arkansas now. Harpers Pure Country in Damascus. Rodney is an artist. I do like the snow/leaves on yours. Looks really good!
From: Schmitty78
13-Jan-20
Looks like Rodney does a good job as well. I was just curious because if you take the snow and leaves off of mine our rocks and pose look the same.
From: Cliffhanger
13-Jan-20
Dennis, your black bear is absolutely beautiful.
From: kscowboy
13-Jan-20
CO archery ram. It's not a Desert but where I shot him was the desert and the mount reflects it. I have a friend who is an exceptional taxidermist outside of Houston but the conditions made getting my ram to him impossible and losing the cape in 90 degree+ weather was a real threat. I met Greg Brumfield at sheep and goat orientation and thought his work was very good. He did an exceptional job matching the granite where I hunted.
From: kscowboy
22-Mar-20
Wrong thread. Sorry.
From: Rock
22-Mar-20
MuskOx mount with base to be finished.
From: bghunter
22-Mar-20
A lot of great mounts. I will add most recent one.
From: bowbender77
22-Mar-20
Barry now works at my place.
From: Surfbow
23-Mar-20
D&D Taxidermy in WY did this goat for me...
From: scott7030
24-Mar-20
I don't know about you guys, but this thread gets me wishing Dennis Razza would do some more taxidermy start to finish threads?
From: No Mercy
24-Mar-20
My P and Y MN Bear-on display in the Johnstown Colorado Scheels store
My P and Y MN Bear-on display in the Johnstown Colorado Scheels store
These ND Muleys were taken on our farm 7 years apart, but within 100 yards of each other. I built the pedestal out of barnwood from the farm, and the dirt and plants all came from the same hill.
From: Rut Nut
24-Mar-20
Some absolutely stunning mounts!
But did anyone else notice MTNRCHR's unique bar "stools?!" ;-)
From: dmann
25-Mar-20
Buck from 2 years ago
From: jmail20
25-Mar-20
Chocolate bear from Manitoba,20" P&Y One of my favorite mounts.
From: Hitchcockhntr
25-Mar-20
From: sleddogpa
25-Mar-20
Here are a few that I have done my self. Not bad for self taught taxidermist.
From: DeerMount
25-Mar-20
Here is my 2019 trad bow buck. I do my own taxidermy.
From: Ace
26-Mar-20
From: Rob in VT
27-Mar-20
From: Rob in VT
27-Mar-20
From: DL
27-Mar-20
A piece I did for our State show.
From: DL
27-Mar-20
Don’t see one of these very often.
From: Dale06
27-Mar-20
Bow bender 77, that’s funny.
From: g5smoke21
09-May-20
Any new mounts picked up? We are patently waiting for our Africa animals to be delivered
From: g5smoke21
12-Jun-20
Wife and I just got our delivery this AM. Beautiful work
From: Bowfinatic
12-Jun-20
My November buck
From: 4nolz@work
12-Jun-20
Stole this picture off FB
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
12-Jun-20
^^^^ Awesome!
Mine, that I’ve had done...
From: Spiral Horn
13-Jun-20
G5 - I’m not much of a bird hunter but that pose is beautiful and the taxidermy superb
Justin - that’s a neat pose and not easy to do - very nice
Ike - interesting concept on those pedestal mounts, and I really like the collage of trophy photos
Ohio - that’s truly a monster whitetail, did he make B&C gross?
From: g5smoke21
13-Jun-20
From: g5smoke21
13-Jun-20
From: g5smoke21
13-Jun-20
From: g5smoke21
13-Jun-20
From: g5smoke21
13-Jun-20
From: Spiral Horn
13-Jun-20
G5 - absolutely gorgeous. It’s hard not to love a Sable pedestal.
From: Spiral Horn
13-Jun-20
I thought so. Where/when did you take him? Although it has become cliche, that’s truly the buck of a lifetime. Heartfelt congratulations Jim. Just picturing your warm, contented smile as you look at him on the wall and treasure the experience.
From: Ridge Runner
15-Jun-20
Got this one back at Christmas time Used the cape from buck I shot in 2018 The rack is from buck I shot 2011 ,It had broken G 3s When my son shot a decent buck to get mounted I decided to get this once mounted Our taxidermy friend said he could fix them and so since I hadn’t had one mounted in a few yrs I said what the heck Turned out nice
From: Spiral Horn
16-Jun-20
Really enjoyed the story Jim. Took my biggest Whitetail back in 2009 (mid-160s with 4x broken tines), and can really relate to having a near nervous breakdown waiting that 30 minutes to follow up.
From: rkymntsnyper
17-Jun-20
This is my 2018 Ram mount. Hiked 52 miles in 5 days and got one opportunity. He was an 8 1/2 year old Ram, went 164 4/8" and my taxidermist Doug Krough of Eagle Ridge Taxidermy did an outstanding job on this wall pedestal.
From: rkymntsnyper
17-Jun-20
Pictures wouldn't come through on my first post so let's try this again. . .
From: bowbender77
17-Jun-20
Sweet ram !
From: Spiral Horn
17-Jun-20
Beautiful Ram and Mount Steve!
From: Stoneman
17-Jun-20
Great looking Ram, something you can enjoy for years.
From: fran
17-Jun-20
Lmao K Cummings!
From: Bowfinatic
17-Jun-20
Beautiful sheep!
From: Drnaln
19-Jun-20
Tule made it home. Still sliding him around the room waiting for the wife to give a Thumbs Up! LOL
Tule made it home. Still sliding him around the room waiting for the wife to give a Thumbs Up! LOL
Front door view
Front door view
Base is Myrtle Wood.
Base is Myrtle Wood.
From: Spiral Horn
19-Jun-20
Elegant and well thought out exhibit Dave. A lifetime of adventure on display in that room.
From: Drnaln
19-Jun-20
Thanks Spiral Horn...Lots of great memories & wonderful mounts on this thread. The Bighorn is spectacular! I'd like to have all the critters that out smarted me or I messed up on...I would have been out of floor & wall space years ago!
From: Bou'bound
20-Jun-20
There is always more wall space to be had. A look at any trophy room thread will validate that. Yours is very tastefully done and compliments the mounts Nicely
