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| Ron, Congrats on a fantastic buck. I generally try to steer people away from a sneak as I think it makes a deer look too passive. Also, you will lose a little of the impressiveness of the antlers as they can get lost in the background of the rest of the deer. I agree with you that upright straight ears forward is a mistake and we refuse to mount any deer that way. I would suggest a semi upright/semi sneak that is a more natural look. It also gets the horns up a little bit away from the shoulder or rest of the deer and make the mount look more impressive. By doing a semi sneak/semi upright the thickness of the neck will also appear to be thicker than a full upright. Hugh
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| I would go with the semi or full sneak. Ask your taxidermist to show the latest issue of BreakThrough Magazine (a taxidermist's industry magazine). There are several mule deer in it that would give you some ideas.
Or, just let your taxidermist do it the way he thinks is the most impressive. Most of the time, the taxidermist has a good idea for a mount he wants to do. |
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| Thanks for the info. I want this buck to be different than what I have. I have one that is full upright. The taxidermist had lots of these and I got stuck with what he had I was pissed. My big buck was mounted the way I wanted by a different taxidermist. He did a semi sneek right. It looks very good and I love the ears. My daughter has a buck that is semi sneek left, and I have never been that wild about the ears. This buck I am leaning to the full sneek. The taxidermist that I have been using sold his studio and now I am going to try the guy that replaced him. I am not going to pull a punch. I don't know if he has had enough experience to trust him to make it look good as someone said. My old taxidermist will be working with him for several more months so I think everything will be fine. I just want it to look good. Ron |
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| quote: Originally posted by Josh K.: I shot a nice 211" Non-typical muley buck back in 01"..i got a pedestal mount done...I really like it! Sorry for the poor quality pic. http://www.hunt101.com/img/394495.jpg
I think that looks really nice. 
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| I have been looking for a wall pedestal full sneek. Is there such a thing? Ron |
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| quote: Originally posted by Idaho Ron:
Thanks for the info. I want this buck to be different than what I have. I have one that is full upright. The taxidermist had lots of these and I got stuck with what he had I was pissed. My big buck was mounted the way I wanted by a different taxidermist. He did a semi sneek right. It looks very good and I love the ears. My daughter has a buck that is semi sneek left, and I have never been that wild about the ears. This buck I am leaning to the full sneek. The taxidermist that I have been using sold his studio and now I am going to try the guy that replaced him. I am not going to pull a punch. I don't know if he has had enough experience to trust him to make it look good as someone said. My old taxidermist will be working with him for several more months so I think everything will be fine. I just want it to look good. Ron
As a taxidermist I can appreciate your specific concerns. However, if your concerns would take up more than fifteen min. max. of my time, ( we are talking a plain jane ss deer mount here )then you would be refered to another taxidermist. Taxidermists are not entertainment units for the overly exciteable expecially at the peek of the rut. So make your point, but don't ask for the taxi's catalogue library...and garentees that exceed common sense. Just my take....
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| So are you saying that customers have no choice when they bring something to you? Ron |
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| quote: However, if your concerns would take up more than fifteen min. max. of my time, ( we are talking a plain jane ss deer mount here )then you would be refered to another taxidermist.
There's some real customer service for you... |
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| Ron, There is no commercially available sneak wall pedistal. BUT, it can be done by altering a full sneak. There are commercially available semisneak/uprights through several companies. If you decide to go with a custom piece, like the sneak WP, you will prolly be charged more. I know I get $460 for a MD shoulder and 25% more for a wall pedistal ($575). For a custom piece like youre talking I think its reasonable to expect to pay $150-200 more so youd be in the $725-$775 range from my shop. Locally you could get charged more or less. Hugh
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| I don't know about the rest of the taxidermists represented here, but my clients get EXACTLY what they want, as long as it is within the realm of anatomical correctness for the species. I do agree that while gathering the client's information may take more time than we like to invest in such matters, I don't think anything could be more important if our goal is to give the client what he wants in his finished trophy. Ron, there are a few muley mounts on my website (www.meadtaxidermystudio.com) that you can look at to assist you in your research as well. Good luck! |
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| Agree'd Bob. I cant imagine not discussing the job fully with the client.
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| that would look good mounted just like you have it right there in the picture.that will probably look good mounted however |
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