Cost of taxidermy mounts
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I just got a quote on a red fox mount for $675. Is that an average rate? The guy does legit work so I don’t my paying for quality work. How much are the bobcat and coyote mounts going for?
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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The taxidermy that does my work charges $850 for a coyote full body mount with a scenes.
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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I’m headed there now so I’ll let you guys know the final cost
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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I worked with a taxidermist and asked why deer mounts were so much. He said ½ the cost is just the form. He told me when it's all done and said he makes $15 dollars an hour. He said alot of people complain about the price and he would ask them how much do you make an hour at your job? That puts it into perspective for people. Some dont look at it as a job.
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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I just got a quote on a red fox mount for $675. Is that an average rate? The guy does legit work so I don’t my paying for quality work. How much are the bobcat and coyote mounts going for? When you’re getting prices for life size mounts make sure you know if that includes the base or not. Fox alone could be $675 then add $300 for the base.
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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Yes that was the base price.....all said and done it came to $900
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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I worked with a taxidermist and asked why deer mounts were so much. He said ½ the cost is just the form. He told me when it's all done and said he makes $15 dollars an hour. He said alot of people complain about the price and he would ask them how much do you make an hour at your job? That puts it into perspective for people. Some dont look at it as a job. I call BS on that . Look in the mcKenzie book at the form prices. BUT weird angle ones may cost more. But most shoulder mounts aren't that high . NOW if he means HALF his cost that may be so. But in general shoulder mount forms are about 75 bucks.
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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There are some taxidermy shops that have a few people working 10 hours a day and 5 hours on Saturday. Still takes a long time to get the mount back. Quality work = very busy TRUE THAT! But the average taxidermist isn't that big of an operation.
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Re: Cost of taxidermy mounts
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That ls because most taxidermists aren’t businessmen, they’re young folks that think its a way to support their hunting habit. And they rarely last long before they have to get a real job. A professional taxidermist will most often have a years backlog of full time work. About half the cost is in the materials, not the manikin alone. Edit: I meant to say thats probably what the taxidermist meant. I don’t want to speak for anyone else, everyone has their own cost structure.
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It costs me about $150 to do a shoulder mount on a deer and I charge $625. No way should a taxidermist charge only double what the cost to mount is. You wouldn’t have any taxidermists anymore.
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