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Posted By: rockinbbar Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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? sick

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. shocked

It seems that most of the really bad examples come from the predator end of taxidermy...

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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.
Posted By: rattler Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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....
Posted By: northern_dave Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
that is hilarious!!

Posted By: sandcritter Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Bobcat-style.

It's like doggy-style, but with a just-got-caught look.
Posted By: nighthawk Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Now that would have me cowering in the bedroom and calling 911 for help - obviously possessed.
Posted By: rockinbbar Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Is it any wonder wives tell their husbands "NO stuffed animals in the house!!?"
Posted By: rattler Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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Posted By: TomT Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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
Posted By: jpb Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!! wink

John
Posted By: JPro Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by rattler


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Meth. Not even once......
Posted By: muleshoe Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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I haven't laughed so hard in quite a while. That bear was surely done that way on purpose, eh?

Posted By: Ghostinthemachine Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Posted By: crossfireoops Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Was that bear kilt with a guillotine, or a band saw ?

Crap, that's two different bears, or a "Dye Job" gone horribly wrong.

Posted By: 1minute Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
In the land of preforms, many simply MAKE things fit.
Posted By: bloodworks Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
I'd like to have a whole room of those to satisfy my appreciation for oddities though I prefer that somebody else killed them.
Posted By: JPro Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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.

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Was a shame though, as I really enjoyed him on "Good Times".

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Posted By: 5sdad Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by jpb
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!! wink

John


That thing looks oddly human.
Posted By: LRoyJetson Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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.
Posted By: stripe55 Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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
Posted By: DesertSandman Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Dayum rattler those are FUNNY! laugh
Posted By: 5sdad Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by 5sdad
Originally Posted by jpb
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!! wink

John


That thing looks oddly human.


On further thought: the cougar known as "Zippy".
Posted By: BGunn Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by sandcritter
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 eek

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Posted By: 5sdad Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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."
Posted By: shrapnel Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14

I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...

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Posted By: srwshooter Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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.
Posted By: kamo_gari Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by 5sdad
Originally Posted by jpb
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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Rattler, that's GRRRR-ATE!!! wink

John


That thing looks oddly human.

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Posted By: eyeball Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by shrapnel

I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...

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Old timers always said you could tell a dog by its owner. wink
Posted By: rockinbbar Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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Posted By: dogcatcher223 Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
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Posted By: shrapnel Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/17/14
Originally Posted by eyeball
Originally Posted by shrapnel

I am thinking about having my dog stuffed when he dies. I doubt anyone could make him look worse...

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Old timers always said you could tell a dog by its owner. wink


Eyeball does seem to fit...
Posted By: Rooster7 Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/18/14
Holy Shiit! I had to get up and close my office door. These pics are HILARIOUS!!
Posted By: LRoyJetson Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
Ginger from Gilligans island.
(from another thread, thought it belonged here too) eek
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Posted By: KentuckyMountainMan Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
WOW!!!!She sure aged well. eek
Posted By: Hoyt Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
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.
Posted By: 1B Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
If you shoot them in the face...don't have them mounted.

1B
Posted By: tbear Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
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.
Posted By: gunswizard Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
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.
Posted By: rem141r Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
Originally Posted by rattler
think ive seen this guy on the frosted flakes cereal box
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i know a guy who looks a lot like this.
Posted By: northwestalaska Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
And he paid for that! This is a joke , right?
Posted By: ironbender Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
Ah, yes. The infamous lip gloss bear! smile

Originally Posted by JPro
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.

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Posted By: ironbender Re: Bad Taxidermy - 03/19/14
Anyone have a link to that thread? it was instant classic!
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