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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2861766" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>When i got my bear my son took it home with him, as i was staying on at our camp thru the deer season.</p><p>He took it to a very good butcher shop, where they skinned and butchered it.</p><p>He then took the hide to a taxidermist he had used on a deer head mount.</p><p>The guy was no doubt very good, and nobody knew that more than he did.</p><p>He sent the hide out to be tanned, and i paid him for that.</p><p>But he wanted $2000 more for the full mount, and i wasent ready to pay that.</p><p>So the hide sat for several years, just tanned. </p><p>My other son ran into a different taxidermist at a show of some type.</p><p>And he mentioned my having the bear, and that i would like to have it mounted.</p><p>The guy told him that he would like to do the job.</p><p>A few weeks later a vehicle pulled into our camp, it was this young guy who was the taxidermist.</p><p>He wanted to see where i wanted to locate the bear mount.</p><p>I told him we were thinking about a large thick live edge wood shelf in a corner above a chair, so the chair could remain under it and be used. </p><p>We have a high vaulted ceiling in the room, so there was no height issues for the bear mount on the shelf.</p><p> We used a small tree fastened to a ceiling beam to support the outer corner of the shelf. </p><p>He suggested a dead mossy stump be placed on the shelf with one of the bears front legs on top of it.</p><p> He has his head turned as if he has been alerted by something. </p><p>He did a remarkable job, we couldnt be more pleased with it.</p><p>His reason for the 100 mile trip each way, was to see the location the mount would be, and offer his opinions.</p><p>His fee for the job was $1000.</p><p>So the total cost including the tanning was about $1500.</p><p>And i no doubt paid a bit more for the tanning.</p><p>At that time 1200 to 1500 was pretty much the going rate for that work including tanning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2861766, member: 12443"] When i got my bear my son took it home with him, as i was staying on at our camp thru the deer season. He took it to a very good butcher shop, where they skinned and butchered it. He then took the hide to a taxidermist he had used on a deer head mount. The guy was no doubt very good, and nobody knew that more than he did. He sent the hide out to be tanned, and i paid him for that. But he wanted $2000 more for the full mount, and i wasent ready to pay that. So the hide sat for several years, just tanned. My other son ran into a different taxidermist at a show of some type. And he mentioned my having the bear, and that i would like to have it mounted. The guy told him that he would like to do the job. A few weeks later a vehicle pulled into our camp, it was this young guy who was the taxidermist. He wanted to see where i wanted to locate the bear mount. I told him we were thinking about a large thick live edge wood shelf in a corner above a chair, so the chair could remain under it and be used. We have a high vaulted ceiling in the room, so there was no height issues for the bear mount on the shelf. We used a small tree fastened to a ceiling beam to support the outer corner of the shelf. He suggested a dead mossy stump be placed on the shelf with one of the bears front legs on top of it. He has his head turned as if he has been alerted by something. He did a remarkable job, we couldnt be more pleased with it. His reason for the 100 mile trip each way, was to see the location the mount would be, and offer his opinions. His fee for the job was $1000. So the total cost including the tanning was about $1500. And i no doubt paid a bit more for the tanning. At that time 1200 to 1500 was pretty much the going rate for that work including tanning. [/QUOTE]
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