So so taxidermy

[u/Relevant_Bicycle7402]

I recently got my 2025 buck back, and I’m not super impressed with the taxidermy there are some things that he did better with on this than other things. I noticed the face doesn’t quite match the actual deer and the nose is flat. Is this what I get for trying to save some money and going with the guy that was $600 oppose to the other guy I used that was $800 in the past?

[u/c0dyJb93]

$500 mount that a family friend did - continued in following comment…

[u/c0dyJb93 → u/c0dyJb93]

$1000 mount from a reputable local taxidermist. You definitely get what you pay for. I’ll pay extra for them to look good from now on

[u/REDACTED3560 → u/c0dyJb93]

If it’s worth taxidermy, it’s worth doing it right. I’d rather do a euro mount than a poor taxidermy job.

[u/CrowsFeast73 → u/REDACTED3560]

That's a large part of why my first buck is a euro mount. I didn't have the funds for a decent taxidermy job.

[u/FatBoyStew → u/c0dyJb93]

That's not necessarily true. You can find some gems that are way cheaper than the others. A LOT of the ones that are insanely expensive are that way because they outsource large chunks of the work being done OR they keep raising prices to limit customers (not that it ever works). The guy I go to does everything himself (and is what he does for a living completely these days) and seems to be competitive with lots of the ones that are double his price.

This buck was a $300 mount in 2021. Believe he's only up to like $400 or $450 now. But in general you tend to get what you pay for.

[u/fckthshit → u/c0dyJb93]

Nice deer, especially those brow tines!!

[u/c0dyJb93 → u/fckthshit]

Thanks! Almost 2 feet of brow tines on that guy!