What is the average cost of a deer mount?
The long story short is you should expect to pay a minimum of $500 for a quality deer mount, and don’t be surprised if that figure pushes to $600 or more. Having been on the receiving end of several really bad mounts over the years, I know full well that you get what you pay for when it comes to deer taxidermy mounts!
What are the different mounts for deer?
See, deer mounts aren’t just trophies as some people falsely believe….7 Different Deer Taxidermy Options and Their Costs
- 7 | Full Body Mount.
- 1 | Antler Mount.
- 2 | Synthetic Skull Mount.
- 3 | Traditional Skull Mount.
- 4 | Shoulder Mount.
- 5 | Wall Pedestal Mount.
What is a deer mount called?
European or Texas Mount The European mount, which is also called the Texas mount, is the most simple of the common ways to mount deer heads. The taxidermist takes the skull, removes the antlers and jawbone, then boils and bleaches the skull until it is pure white.
Are deer mounts OK in the garage?
A garage has way too wide of temperature and humidity ranges for shoulder mounts. Heat especially would not be good for them. Even in WI my garage gets blazing hot in the summer and this along with high humidity could quickly destroy a mount.
What are mounted deer antlers called?
Even larger than the Whitetail and Mule deer antler mounts are elk antler mounts. Also known as the wapiti, the North American and Eastern Asian elk are larger members of the deer family with impressive, elongated racks and many points.
Are deer mounts real?
Taxidermy, or ‘stuffed’ animals, are specimens that have been specially prepared, preserved and posed to show what the creature may have looked like in life, but real and not real here is tricky. The animal itself is, or was, a real animal – there are no taxidermy unicorns, for example.
How long does it take to taxidermy a deer?
The actual taxidermy work is amazingly quick. “Hands-on, about two and a half hours total to do a deer head.” “Takes three to four months to get my hides back from the tannery,” says my friend and taxidermist Lance Waln. “After that, it’s easy.
Should I shoulder mount my deer?
Any deer that ignites those memories or represents a special experience for you is worth the wall space. Don’t let outside pressures tell you that a small buck isn’t worth a shoulder mount, or a big buck has to end up on the wall. After years of trying, a friend of mine bagged his first buck, a handsome young 8 point.