Holy Crap!
How do you respond when someone proudly posts pics of what they killed and had mounted, and are obviously BLIND about the horrible job someone charged them for?
I mean it's like someone showing you a picture of their ugly kid, for Chrissakes! You can't TELL them they have an ugly kid, for crying out loud.
It seems that most of the really bad examples come from the predator end of taxidermy...
I'm getting scared to even look at those threads anymore. It looks like someone ran over an inbred bobcat with a sheep's foot roller and someone found the animal a week later.
ild be worried sick handing any sort of cat over to any but a handful of real pros......guys that can do awesome deer and elk mounts will put out a bobcat or cougar that looks like it was done by a 5 year old that had never seen one before....
Bobcat-style.
It's like doggy-style, but with a just-got-caught look.
Now that would have me cowering in the bedroom and calling 911 for help - obviously possessed.
Is it any wonder wives tell their husbands "NO stuffed animals in the house!!?"
I had a friend invite me into his house recently to show me his Whitetail mount from his Nov. 2012 deer. The thing had an impressive non-typical rack, but the mount looked like a cross between Marty Feldman and Frankenstein (stitching like a baseball). Not wanting to rain on his parade, I just said "great rack", and left it alone. -TomT
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!!
John
Meth. Not even once......
I haven't laughed so hard in quite a while. That bear was surely done that way on purpose, eh?
Was that bear kilt with a guillotine, or a band saw ?
Crap, that's two different bears, or a "Dye Job" gone horribly wrong.
In the land of preforms, many simply MAKE things fit.
I'd like to have a whole room of those to satisfy my appreciation for oddities though I prefer that somebody else killed them.
I like taxidermy that gives you a bit of insight into the animal's personality. This bear was likely the life of the party, right up until he got killed.
Was a shame though, as I really enjoyed him on "Good Times".
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!!
John
That thing looks oddly human.
For some reason most taxidermists have no idea how to do cats eyes.
That is the major thing that screws up alot of otherwise decent cats.
Yikes!! that s some funny shiite. About the predators being difficult, my theory is that you can see both eyes because, well, a predators eyes are close together, on most of these mounts as opposed to deer, getting the eyes right is truly an art that most taxi s don t excel in
Dayum rattler those are FUNNY!
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!!
John
That thing looks oddly human.
On further thought: the cougar known as "Zippy".
Bobcat-style.
It's like doggy-style, but with a just-got-caught look.
With a porcupine between his legs, that "MOUNT"
would be complete
Old lady had two pet rabbits that both expired during the night. She took them to a taxidermist and said that she wanted them stuffed. He, meaning to correct her, said, "You mean that you want them mounted." She replied, "No, just side-by-side will be all right."
I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...
if i could sneak into a buddies house and take a pic i'd show you guys the worst whitetail mount on earth.some idiot mounted it for 200.00 in 20 minutes i think.
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!!
John
That thing looks oddly human.
I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...
Old timers always said you could tell a dog by its owner.
I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...
Old timers always said you could tell a dog by its owner.
Eyeball does seem to fit...
Holy Shiit! I had to get up and close my office door. These pics are HILARIOUS!!
Ginger from Gilligans island.
(from another thread, thought it belonged here too)
WOW!!!!She sure aged well.
I'm a taxidermist and I think you are right on all counts. But to sum it up..I guess "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"..the taxidermist and mom's and dad's do a lot of holding.
If you shoot them in the face...don't have them mounted.
1B
When many hunters are choosing a taxidermist the only consideration is price. Quality taxidermy is not cheap. The best taxidermist use best quality forms, eyes, mouths, etc, & the best of tanneries. You get what you pay for. Most deer hunters I have hunted with in Virginia & NC end up using some back woods taxidermist that uses dry tanning & cheap forms.
I was in Bass Pro Shop in the Orlando area recently and was surprised at the horrible quality of the taxidermy on display. I realize a lot of that stuff is donated but you'd think they'd be a little more selective about what they put on display. Cabela's wildlife displays on the other hand are top notch, probably because they're not donated.
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
i know a guy who looks a lot like this.
And he paid for that! This is a joke , right?
Ah, yes. The infamous lip gloss bear!
I like taxidermy that gives you a bit of insight into the animal's personality. This bear was likely the life of the party, right up until he got killed.
Anyone have a link to that thread? it was instant classic!