Taxidermist work thread

[ReinertsonTaxidermy]

Lots of talk in the other thread about many taxidermists and their work. Lets use this one to post pictures of your mount that a specific taxidermist did. That way people who are deciding where to go can see multiple pieces and decide if the Hoch, Whitaker, Meder, Coulson, etc. is the look they are going for.

Prices change, but adding price, location, and turnaround time also may help people leaning one way or another.

 

[sureshot]

Great thread....I will post some pictures tonight.....if anyone has any work done by Dan adamson I would like to see that

 

[NWBuck]

Neat idea. These were done by a local guy, but the deer in the left and right corners are my favorite forms of all I've had done. They are the Meder full sneak form with left and right turns. Perfect if the mount will be going in a corner.

The most recent one I had done (last year) I decided to try something different. My local guy showed me a new form he liked the looks of, a semi upright...this one with a left turn. I still like the full sneak position better, but this is nice too.

NWBuck

 

[Limb Chicken]

All of these are Meder mounts.

I have a couple more but can't find images right now. He has done all of mine and they all look like they did when they came out of his shop.

 

[ReinertsonTaxidermy]

Here is my uncle's deer on a Meder semi upright. I'm capping my work at 15 heads this year and already at 13. Just saving room for Fred's 200" They are all done by turkey season. I charge $450.

 

[antlerfreak]

on the right was by Witacker and low left was Derreck Hoak from Milo

more Dereck Hoaks

A Marlin Hoak

another Witacker

 

[sureshot]

Antlerfreak, your shot some giants....who did you bobwhite mount. That looks awesome, I've never seen anything like that. Limb, your mounts look great as well.....now I can't wait to get my meder mount back! Breiner, how long have you been doing taxidermy? Great work?

 

[sureshot]

great work!*

 

[jeremy217]

I love the skull on the floor with the quail thats awesome

 

[josh macfarland]

Antlerfreak you have got some freakin monster on your wall! Love all the mounts!

 

[pete]

Love all these! I'm trying Lost Trail Taxidermy this year in Guthrie Center. I brought my buck in to him on November 5th and he said would probably have it done at the end of December. Great turn around.

 

[pete]

Dan Adamson in Creston



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[antlerfreak]

Antlerfreak, your shot some giants....who did you bobwhite mount. That looks awesome, I've never seen anything like that. QUOTE]


Im not sure if bobwhites are the same thing as quail or not, but I call them quail. Dereck Hoak from milo also did that for me. I had the head laying around and figured they would look cool on it instead of just a piece of drift wood.

I should also mention the big typical 14 in the first picture has about 60" rebuilt on his rack looks pretty good huh. Randle Messer (sp?) from Norwalk rebuilt it for me. he is very reasonable.

 

[gundog870]

The infamous red wall . They look awesome!

HEYING TAXIDERMY IN NEW HAMPTON! CHEAP AND FAST!

Tell him Nick sent you and he will charge you double, and give put you to the end of the line. But he'll get a laugh out of it. Awesome guy!!!!!

He has done, birds a coyote and a few other deer for me and my family. CALL HIM

http://heyingtaxidermy.com/

 

[ReinertsonTaxidermy]

Breiner, how long have you been doing taxidermy? Great work?

Thanks sureshot. I learned taxidermy from Joe Meder in Feb 2010. This is my 16th whitetail and I've done 2 mule deer and a pronghorn.

 

[ReinertsonTaxidermy]

Here is a Joe Meder mount I had him do for me in 2007. Just like Limb said, it looks just as good today as the day I picked it up. Longevity is another huge consideration when picking a taxidermist. Cheap paint and shotty finish work will chip and crack within a couple years.

 

[Limb Chicken]

Here is a Joe Meder mount I had him do for me in 2007. Just like Limb said, it looks just as good today as the day I picked it up. Longevity is another huge consideration when picking a taxidermist. Cheap paint and shotty finish work will chip and crack within a couple years.

I've seen whitetail work from guys that have been doing it for 20 years that haven't touched your level of work yet. Hard to tell without looking closely at the eyes, nose, septum and feeling the stitching but everything looks great in the image. You have a gift, stick with it. I also think you're smart for sticking with the amount of work you can do at that level. :way: I think a lot of guys see dollar signs and sacrifice the quality of their work for volume.

 

[DOR]

Josh Thompson

 

[muddy]

These are all Durk Sterners out of Lone Tree. $435 and turn around is around 9-10 months I believe, he will correct me if I'm wrong as he's "stuffy" here on the site. The two with scruffy capes weren't by his hand, they were all beat up like that when I shot them. Personally I think it gives them some character.

Some closer shots, I think they got a little out of order.

 

[dominator]

Kickers N Stickers Taxidermy - Des Moines, IA - 515-975-4892 - He is an artist at heart and loves to pay attention to detail. Trained by Joe Meder, just as good of a mount but for less money.