What would you pay ?

[RTF]

How much would you pay for

1) deer head

2)full strut turkey

3) Coyote mount

4) $$ per inch on fish

Tell me whats in your price range.

[tedicast]

I just paid $400 for a deer mount. Thought it was a tad high, but seems to be about right from what everyone on here has told me. One G2 needs to be repaired, and he told me 5 1/2 months turn around time.

[NY911Bowhunter]

Deer - No more than 375-400 for full shoulder mount

Turkey - same as deer? I am not a fan of the strutters though

Fish - ????

Aw heck, i'll I really know about is deer heads so scrap the rest!

[RTF]

Nice deer mount for $250.00

[fisherguy]

Well in canadian funds i would say $400 for a good quality deer head, turkey i don't know about the going rates, but personally if it was over $400 or maybe $450 i would not pay it, and fish for a skin mount $8-9 an inch depending on species, and $10 an inch for a replica. These prices are ones that are common among the good taxidermists with the exception of the turkey.

[Racksnbeards]

I paid $350.00 for my deer that included a cape, processing, and scoring. My turn around was 5 months. I know fish around here are $5.00 per inch. I have no idea what a turkey or coyote brings.

[JimT]

It seems that taxidermy work is more espensive here in Maine than anywhere else.....??? Not sure why though.

[Rhino]

This is what I pay around here RTF.

A standard shoulder mount is around $400 to $450.

Turkeys are expensive and with the work that goes into them, they should be. The last one I did was 3 years ago at $550. They're probably over $600 now.

Never checked on a coyote or caught a fish big enough to mount yet. I'm still fishing for one that will break the 10lb. mark.

I guess you didn't ask about an elk for fear of someone choking on the price eh? Last time I checked they were $750 to $1,000.

[huntinsonovagun]

Wow...ya'll pay a lot for mounts!!! I would say AVERAGE deer head around here costs $275. I am paying $300 for my "competition" mount (he does more work around the eyes, etc., puts in a septum). He charges $250 for a "regular"deer head. Know of a guy that charges $195 for deer head also. He does not tan though. They look good, but for how long is the question. Buddy pays $350 to have taxidermist Brent Gorman do his deer. (if you search that name, you will come up with a couple taxidermay awards).

$350 seemed steep to me, I just went with someone else.

Not sure what the turks are going for....fish are $7 per inch w/ $100 minimum.

Right now, I am glad I live in OK....you guys are getting ripped off!!

[buckee]

A deer shoulder-mount up here is $450(canadian) and I don't think it's unreasonable at all. I realize how much work "and" artistry goes into a good mount. In my opinion, a good taxidermist earns every cent.

[DSGB]

I paid $250 for my last deer mount. Couldn't imagine paying $400.

[Gator]

I paid $240 for my fish, it was a 15lb striper, got it back in 2 months. That place charges around $375 for deer, and this is where I will take mine. They did an awesome job on my striper, and have seen their work for mounts. Turn around on deer could take up to 1 yr though. You okies remeber the buck killed last year around Stillwater, score 214, they did it, and man, they did a heckuva job!

[IADEERDUDE]

i payed $400 for a deer head, but man was it sweet the guy even put dew on his wiskers

[fisherguy]

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i payed $400 for a deer head, but man was it sweet the guy even put dew on his wiskers

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Ours does that too, and it really does a lot to make them look real.

[HitRmisS]

Im paying 230 for this years nine pont.