August 2024 Taxidermy quote **STICKER SHOCK**

[TheGrayRider]

Wow. Ridiculously high quotes.

Just for comparison pricing, I paid $950 total for my Desert Bighorn Sheep shoulder mount about a month and a half ago near Indianapolis.

Best of luck, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[Sjakon]

I just received a quote from a reptuable taxidermist in the northeast. There are others that I am contacting. Does some one have suggestions on another taxidermist from Maryland to New England area? I may have to take a chance and have them mounted in Africa and have them shipped. Here is the quote. Thank you.


Greater Kudu Shoulder Mount - $2,510.00
Zebra Pedestal Mount - $$3,750.00 plus the cost of the base. Base costs are determined by style and type of wood chosen.
Eland Shoulder Mount - $3,950.00
Gemsbok Shoulder Mount $2,100.00
Hartebeest Shoulder Mount $1,925.00

This is what I paid Splitting Image Taxidermy in Port Elizabeth

 

[Green Chile]

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Wow. Ridiculously high quotes.

Just for comparison pricing, I paid $950 total for my Desert Bighorn Sheep shoulder mount about a month and a half ago near Indianapolis.

Best of luck, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

Wow, what a desert ram! Look at the broomed flare on that beast. Why do we not have a hunt report on this one? He's awesome.

 

[TheGrayRider]

Wow, what a desert ram! Look at the broomed flare on that beast. Why do we not have a hunt report on this one? He's awesome.

I posted a full hunt report and numerous photographs on hunttalk.com and more pictures on rockslide.com. I figured that since I hunted this desert Bighorn sheep in Arizona that I would post The Hunt report on those sites versus an African hunting site. Happy hunting, TheGrayRider A.k.a. Tom.

 

[slam8031]

Erik just had my New Mexico elk delivered. Base was custom done by Erik and looks great! I will try to post a photo later! Erik does great work. Hopefully he will have a big mule deer for me (that I haven’t hunted) in the near future!!

 

[slam8031]

 

[Hunt anything]

Those are crazy prices! Anxious to see what route you decide to go.

 

[Mekaniks]

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Dang that elk just barely fits! Perfect

 

[slam8031]

Dang that elk just barely fits! Perfect

We measured several times before we finished the base!!!

 

[Green Chile]

I posted a full hunt report and numerous photographs on hunttalk.com and more pictures on rockslide.com. I figured that since I hunted this desert Bighorn sheep in Arizona that I would post The Hunt report on those sites versus an African hunting site. Happy hunting, TheGrayRider A.k.a. Tom.

I will look for that report. I think it would be great to have it here too but that's your call of course. I'm going to post a hunt report of an aoudad sometime...and other hunts here.

 

[tidbit824]

Those prices are ridiculous. I was just updating my spreadsheet of where my taxidermy is and the various statuses...3 countries and 6 different shops...and I said I was done bringing stuff home. This next Africa hunt in Oct I'm going on the record...bring nothing home! Can I get a witness?!

Only the ivory...just saying

 

[buck wild]

Those are definitely high and yes might very well be a tactic to keep incoming flow down until the backlog can be reduced.

 

[Graham Hunter]

We used African Wildlife Artistry for our 2022 hunt. I was very happy with the work and the crating was exceptional. What pisses me off here in Canada is the cost of tanning. Whitetail Cape $100.00. Impala Cape $300.00. As soon as it's Africa price triples!

 

[Elkeater]

Ya I had a $17,000 quote for taxidermy stateside and a 2 year turn around. That didn’t count dip and pack cost or time or import costs. My bill from bullseye was about $6,800 and a 10-12 month turnaround for half dozen shoulder mounts (I wasn’t going to get that many but the kids wanted their stuff mounted) 2 full bodies (steenbok and porcupine) 3 skulls a zebra rug and a bunch of back skins that the wife wanted to make a patchwork rug, plus kudu horn cores and warthog leather. Be a big crate so I’m guessing shipping costs will be expensive. Prices are all over the board but they told me to expect $3-4k in shipping. We shall see when the time comes.

 

[Green Chile]

Just for comparison, here is a recent quote from Bullseye on shoulder mounts, pedestal mounts, etc...bases are not quoted here since there are so many variables.

 

[dchum]

I will look for that report. I think it would be great to have it here too but that's your call of course. I'm going to post a hunt report of an aoudad sometime...and other hunts here.

Looking forward to your aoudad report.

One of my favorite creatures and they really ignited my hunting passion to another level.

 

[dchum]

Those prices are absolutely ridiculous. Like many have said just ship your crate elsewhere and have them done.

Here is a local in Texas that my friend has a RSA and namib crate at. I will use her on my dip and pack from Namibia.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I just received a quote from a reptuable taxidermist in the northeast. There are others that I am contacting. Does some one have suggestions on another taxidermist from Maryland to New England area? I may have to take a chance and have them mounted in Africa and have them shipped. Here is the quote. Thank you.


Greater Kudu Shoulder Mount - $2,510.00
Zebra Pedestal Mount - $$3,750.00 plus the cost of the base. Base costs are determined by style and type of wood chosen.
Eland Shoulder Mount - $3,950.00
Gemsbok Shoulder Mount $2,100.00
Hartebeest Shoulder Mount $1,925.00

While those prices are high, I’ll admit I’ve seen higher from a several of the big name shops where the name that made them and won the awards won’t even be touching your animals.

@gizmo does great work.

In the northeast you can try Joe at Northeast Taxidermy or Johnny at Its A Trophy Taxidermy. Both are based out of Connecticut. Johnny is a personal friend, a retired/disabled Navy Veteran who touches each piece himself and really specializes in Africa stuff. Joe does award winning work, he’s a bigger studio with a bunch of people working for him but he tends to do the fish and African stuff letting his crew turn through the typical deer and North American species.

 

[SETH RINGER]

SPONSOR HERE, LIFE-FORM TAXIDERMY S.A.

 

[migrabill]

Look up Dan martin of reflections of the wild taxidermy in deer park Maryland. I feel he does good work and has fair prices. He has done a pronghorn for me and is doing my 2023 Africa trip

Dam is in fact 1st class. He is not in Deer Park - he is in Oakland near Deep Creek. But... he is not cheap. The prices that the OP posted is VERY close to Dan's. In fact, I wondered if that's Dans quote. Good work ain't cheap.