Taxidermy

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

I know there is a wide range of people here with different interests, but I was wondering generally, do you guys have many mounts of animals / birds or fish? How many? What types?

We have 2 pronghorn antelope, 2 deer 1 caribou at the house. At my parents I still have a couple mounted fish and a monster sized goose on the wing (no-where to put it in our house atm LOL... its BIG). I enjoy looking at them and remembering when they were taken, much better than pictures.

Anyone have any really exotic mounts of stuff? Strange stuff like the Tazmanian Devils?

-DallanC

1895ss · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

In the house I have one 5x5 mule deer shoulder mount and the rest, 3 Whitetail, 2 Muleys, and one 5x5 Elk are antlers only. I have about 4 or 5 more Mule Deer and Whitetail antler sets in the garage that have not been mounted yet. I used to have a lot of antlers stored at the farm but after my Dad quit farming they disappeared. And some I just never kept.

moose2 · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

I only have one mount in the house. A nice drop point antelope. Have some nice mule deer and whitetail racks but never had them mounted.--tr

Vince · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

I have a set of Fallow antlers I mounted (hacksaw through the top of the skull), a lovely winter coat off a Fallow doe I tanned and a couple of Kangaroo skins I tanned. They have to stay in the garage cause the missus won't allow them into the house Sad

Sorry Dallan...no Tassie Devils, although I have seen them on a couple of occasions.

Cheers, Vince

shrpshtrjoe · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

Howdy.

I have two 8 point shoulder mounts (Whitetail) 8 sets of antlers on wooden plaques. one pheasant. Two deer hides that I tanned. Various tanned pelts and a deer leg lamp. Very Happy

Joe

glockman55 · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

I have an 8 point shoulder mount whitetail, a Caribou rack on a plaque (Because the cape went bad before I got home) and a 16" Perch mounted on drift wood. and some Mule Deer racks in my shop.

bradking1 · Member Joined: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 53

I have several mounts...8 pt whitetail, pronghorn, aoudad, ibex, mouflon, scimitar horned oryx, kudu, gemsbok, impala, bushbuck, blesbok, blackbuck, sika, and a few ducks.

ElyBoy · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

Here goes:
4-Ducks-Black Duck, Wood Duck, Mallard, Golden Eye
2-Deer Heads
5-Fish--3#brook trout,24#Northern Pike,10#Walleye,5#smallmouth, 3#Crappie
1-Grouse
1-Canada Goose
1-Full body Timberwolf
1-Coyote Hide
1-Texas Longhorn Scull with 6' horn spread.
2-Pheasants--1-flying mount and 1--setting mount
All proudly displayed in our basement along with my arsenal.
And my wife still loves me.[I think]

Eric

gemihur · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

1 black squirrel
1 wood duck drake
1 smallmouth bass 21" citation
2 whitetail bucks (both trophies)
couple of sika pelts and quite a few horns and skulls
... not enough, but I'm still huntin'

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

I just have my branch...

Bushmaster · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

Ah yes..."The Branch".

One set of Blacktail antlers. Three points to a side. Or a three point. Or a 3 X 3. We didn't count the eye guards in those days.

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Bama

a speed goat and a couple ducks , a pheasant , along with one white tail .. House that burned down in 2007 had several white tails and mulies with a bunch of ducks and some really old squirrels and a really old fox and a moose and a elk and two cape buffs ..

PaulS · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

I have a drum made from bear rawhide and one from deer. antlers are used for handles and scales.
The only rack I have is on my wife... no further content to provide.

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Bama

PaulS wrote:

I have a drum made from bear rawhide and one from deer. antlers are used for handles and scales.
The only rack I have is on my wife... no further content to provide.

pics of all the stuff or it aint so !!!

Elvis · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:05 am Post subject: Re: Taxidermy

a 15pt red stag...thats 7 and 8 points per side mounted
on shield a 10pt red
skull n antlers a 11 a 8 and 7pt reds

a wee fallow

couple of chammy and thar

a feral goat
pig jaw from decent boar
loads of skins on floor where SWMBO put them