[SEIowaArcher]

Never go cheap on taxidermy. If it doesn't look like the real thing, you'll always regret it...and your trophy will be laughing stock instead of a beautiful piece on your wall.

 

[Darkvador]

I cant stop laughing...


"Leotard"

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I just had a mental picture of Mr. Big time African hunter going to pic up his prize mount. Only to be presented with this abomination.

 

[adr1601]

So glad I finally clicked on this thread. Funny stuff here.

 

[sam4836]

This deer was shot in 1933 by my Grandpa god rest his soul . He always used to say that the taxidermist used a does cape instead of his. 1933 they did not have styrofoam forms and used wood shavings and plaster . Someday i will remount it i hope .
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Maybe it's?just me but if it was from my granpa I would leave it just the way it is. For being that old it really doesn't look that bad

 

[Castiron]

I had a really nice coyote come back with a crooked nose and cross eyed, can't even put him in the house. He was cheap but he did a good job on two previous deer and a ****.

 

[Blue_Smoke13]

One more.

If this thing had it's mouth open, I would've guess the artist was going for that "Kicked in the nuts" look.

 

[rustyhart]

Done by a guy at work.Wasn't real happy with it .Wasn't a big deer anyway but it was my biggest until this year.

IMHO, that's not a horrible mount, it's a below average mount on a horrible form.

 

[Zim]

Ya I can't imagine what the "artist" was thinking when he created that Leotard.

 

[Darkvador]

Ya I can't imagine what the "artist" was thinking when he created that Leotard.

I wish Fish_bucket wouldn't have posted this pic. Now I have to look at it every day. I keep imagining it in someone's trophy room. Here is my Kudu, here is my lion, here is my Cape buffalo, and here is my Leotard.

 

[Zim]

I wish Fish_bucket wouldn't have posted this pic. Now I have to look at it every day. I keep imagining it in someone's trophy room. Here is my Kudu, here is my lion, here is my Cape buffalo, and here is my Leotard.

I know these pictures can't compete with Leotard, but wanted to include them due to the high profile venue at which they are displayed. I am in China and we visited the Chengdu Panda Research Center last week. This is arguably the top Eco sightseeing destination in the country, where it cost me $8 for a teacup size cup of coffee. In the museum portion they displayed these critters. Now keep in mind hunting is illegal there, so taxidermists are hard to come by, or nonexistent.

 

[Billie]

I know these pictures can't compete with Leotard, but wanted to include them due to the high profile venue at which they are displayed. I am in China and we visited the Chengdu Panda Research Center last week. This is arguably the top Eco sightseeing destination in the country, where it cost me $8 for a teacup size cup of coffee. In the museum portion they displayed these critters. Now keep in mind hunting is illegal there, so taxidermists are hard to come by, or nonexistent.

And that's in a High profile area, so that's probably a really good tax. Effort!

 

[flinginairos]

i know these pictures can't compete with leotard, but wanted to include them due to the high profile venue at which they are displayed. I am in china and we visited the chengdu panda research center last week. This is arguably the top eco sightseeing destination in the country, where it cost me $8 for a teacup size cup of coffee. In the museum portion they displayed these critters. Now keep in mind hunting is illegal there, so taxidermists are hard to come by, or nonexistent.

bwahahaha!!

 

[Zim]

And that's in a High profile area, so that's probably a really good tax. Effort!

It's an awful lot of bad in one place. There was more not included. These were all within just two glass protected displays in the same room.

 

[Darkvador]

Looks like everything got freeze dried.

 

[bojangles808]

To the OP I would say if you want to see bad examples of taxidermy look at 90% of the posts on here of got my buck back and he's great!!!! It's not trolling if someone asks the opinion of how they look. The sad reality is that most taxidermists are not artists and frankly. Their work sucks. You get what you pay for and taxidermy is no different. The important part is if the owner is happy. If youre happy with your mount then that is what matters. But most of the threads I see on AT I would have remounted. Maybe I'm just lucky and have a couple good taxidermists around.

can you post some pics comparing a buck people commented "nice buck" that you thought was poorly done and the details why. or one of you bucks done compared to others and what makes them stand out? im curious i can obviously tell the poorly done ones but wondering what are the details that really separate great taxis from average ones.

 

[trkytrack2]

A saved a bunch of these years ago on my computer. I scroll through them a laugh a few times a year. Beman123's turkey still is BAD. Its just soooo bad because the guy was charging for the work.

First, a Ga... I mean... a Happy Puma. Reminds me of the character Harry from Dumb and Dumber

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This is a Colorado cat. Can't you tell? (puff, puff).

 

[TheDarkhalf]

First time I had seen that thread.... SO funny! I laughed for s solid 5 minutes at the pics and responses. Good stuff

 

[mjsmitty]

If you tilt your head, it kind of looks like Stan Potts after shooting a good buck.

Lol. Thats funny there. Give me a second.

 

[PutnamCountyHunter]

This elk was mounted with a left turn and the left main beam is so long that it hits the wall. Therefore, the back of mount can't be flush against the wall. I requested a left turn not knowing the consequences. I think my taxidermist should have called to tell me this. He has offered to try to remount it or cut part of the antler off!! Haven't done anything yet...

 

[Billie]

This elk was mounted with a left turn and the left main beam is so long that it hits the wall. Therefore, the back of mount can't be flush against the wall. I requested a left turn not knowing the consequences. I think my taxidermist should have called to tell me this. He has offered to try to remount it or cut part of the antler off!! Haven't done anything yet...

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I remember you posting this before, right?I kind of got a twitch when you said he offered to cut a tine off. And I remember some guys defending him.