Jason Report post Posted December 18, 2003 I'm still waiting on my mount that i dropped off last year. How long do you normaly wait for your mounts to be completed? Just curious!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueselk Report post Posted December 19, 2003 Jason, I have had work done by 3 different taxidermists. One did a deer in 11 months, another in 22 months and the last took 8 months. I have a real good one now, but he moved to Michigan and I have to wait for him or his family to make the trip to have the animals delivered. He will be picking up my New Mexico mule deer next month and guarentees I will have it back by Thanksgiving. All that I can tell you is it varies by taxidermist. Some get them out in a year and some don't. Some do good work and others not so good. Hope this helps you. Danny H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHD Report post Posted December 19, 2003 I've had mounts done by many taxidermists. All have been done in less than a year. Since I have grown demanding and impatient in my old age, I now ask the taxidermist "how much more for a rush job"? My present taxidermist charges $100 more. My last muley I delivered to him November 10 and picked it up about January 15. Chris Darnell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted December 19, 2003 i dropped my 2002 deer of november 18th and got him back july 16th. form the guys at picture rocks taxidermy, great guys and great work, go see doug and howard theyll hook ya up and they are geat guys as well as avid hunters casey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted December 19, 2003 My taxidermist always deliver my trophys on 3 to 3 1/2 months and the quality and price is the best I seen. Jason maybe your taxidermist is load it with work or there are more people ahead of you or something is going on. You should ask him and find out what is going on. Personally if I had to wait that long I will get crazy,cause I love my trophys. God bless you. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Report post Posted December 19, 2003 I know he does great work and he is real busy but i'm very impatient and just wasn't forsure if this was the norm since this is the first deer that i've had mounted. Thanks everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Report post Posted December 20, 2003 It took my taxadermist 1 year for 3 fish, and about a year for each shoulder mount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Arizona Taxidermists Artists Ass Report post Posted December 24, 2003 Jason - The Average in Arizona is 6 months to 2 years for a quality mount. there are several factors to consider in regards to completion time, these include: (1) Is your taxidermist full time with a real business location or does that person do it on the side out of their house? (2) Are the hides tanned professionally or by one of the shortcut methods ( Anything under 4-5 months unless a rush is specified and paid for probably will only last a few years before it must be remounted or thrown away). The best advice I can give you is to visit a few studio's a see if you like what they offer. Many "taxidermists" here use eastern whitetail forms and force the coues deer cape into position instead of properly either using the correct form or altering one correctly ( If they even know how). After you visit 2-3 studio's you can tell which ones do quality work and which ones just get by. If you visit a studio and they are able to get all of their work out in a very short time you might wonder why? If a studio has an average price range of $400 - $700 for a coues deer and is swamped they didn't get that way for turning out junk! Take some time and visit a few shops before you drop your hard earned cash. The worst 2 things you can do is call a studio and ask how much and how long? If you go by those 2 answers you are sure to get burned soon. Arizona Taxidermy Artists Association Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Report post Posted December 24, 2003 Thank You. I never researched a Taxidermist before my December hunt last year was my first mistake. But i just had a second surgery to repair my ankle in the first week of December and was told by the Doctor that i wasn't going hunting any time soon. But i still figure out a way and he didn't understand my love for the outdoors and hunting the Grey Ghost so i had to hoble around. Since then i have researched a few Taxidermist that i really like depending on where i am hunting and don't mind waiting as long as it is good work. Just hope i didn't screw up with this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueshunter Report post Posted December 26, 2003 I use Weller's Wildlife Studio and they take 8 - 12 months. The response from the AZ Taxidermist Association is very helpful but I think he mistyped something. You should absolutely be able to ask how much and how long, those are important to everyone. I think what he means is not expect cheap & fast to go hand in hand with quality work. Expect to pay a fair price for a trophy you want to last a life time, and this art will take time to do it right. Any good taxidermist should be busy and of course their busiest time is after the capes get back, assembling all the mounts. good rule of thumb for a good AZ coues taxidermist should be around 500.00 and take about 1 year.......................Allen.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CB1 Report post Posted December 26, 2003 The next time you go to mount one, check out Patrick Newman's mount's...he's out of san manuel. He specializes in coues deer, exceptional work. true to life mount, he'll use the right form and usually ends up altering the form's to make them exact...true artist....P.Y.N. Wildlife Studios 520-385-9739....BH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
