Show me your moose mounts!!

[Jhett_11]

Show me your moose mounts, I need to pick out a pose for my bull! Thanks!

 

[MTNRCHR]

 

[Jhett_11]

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Monster!

 

[DanTesta]

That mount looks great!

 

[Britt-dog]

2005 Idaho archery bull, left hand sneak. My modest home only has room for so much taxidermy, sneak poses take less space. As you can see the fan barely clears.

 

[Jhett_11]

2005 Idaho archery bull, left hand sneak. My modest home only has room for so much taxidermy, sneak poses take less space. As you can see the fan barely clears.

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Looks awesome

 

[bradb]

 

[Jhett_11]

That’s mine currently

 

[SLA]

Pedestal mount

 

[Panhandler80]

Great thread!

Not to derail, but any AK hunters have a recommendation for taxidermy guy in Fairbanks for moose shoulder mount?

I figure even an average job up there probably better than best job here in NW Florida.

Open to concept of shipping cape and antlers out and having done elsewhere.

Also spoke with one really nice taxi guy in Fairbanks and he said $3,500 for mount and $500 for removable antlers. Said budget $2,000 for crate and shipment to NW Fl. $5,000 for a mount is getting right pricey!

This all just planning. Obviously we need to have success first, but want to budget for worst.... ( And also the best, hahaha) case scenario.

 

[Hessticles]

Shit I have a guy in Nebraska doing mine for 1200 if I get one!

Great thread!

Not to derail, but any AK hunters have a recommendation for taxidermy guy in Fairbanks for moose shoulder mount?

I figure even an average job up there probably better than best job here in NW Florida.

Open to concept of shipping cape and antlers out and having done elsewhere.

Also spoke with one really nice taxi guy in Fairbanks and he said $3,500 for mount and $500 for removable antlers. Said budget $2,000 for crate and shipment to NW Fl. $5,000 for a mount is getting right pricey!

This all just planning. Obviously we need to have success first, but want to budget for worst.... ( And also the best, hahaha) case scenario.

 

[Panhandler80]

Shit I have a guy in Nebraska doing mine for 1200 if I get one!

10-4. I found simplicity of dropping off in Fairbanks appealing, but I guess that simplicity comes at a cost. How you getting cape and antlers to NB?

For me, traveling from about as far as you can in the US presents a few challenges. That's a long questionable trip for cape. Could ship it and antlers to lower 48 and then have mounted and crated to me once complete, I guess. Or could try and travel with antlers (makes me nervous), have cape tanned in AK and then shipped to me.

Again, not trying to highjack. Thread related, though. Just curious how other folks have done it. Would love to hear success and unsuccessful stories / methods.

 

[lundellhunting7]

 

[Jhett_11]

Great thread!

Not to derail, but any AK hunters have a recommendation for taxidermy guy in Fairbanks for moose shoulder mount?

I figure even an average job up there probably better than best job here in NW Florida.

Open to concept of shipping cape and antlers out and having done elsewhere.

Also spoke with one really nice taxi guy in Fairbanks and he said $3,500 for mount and $500 for removable antlers. Said budget $2,000 for crate and shipment to NW Fl. $5,000 for a mount is getting right pricey!

This all just planning. Obviously we need to have success first, but want to budget for worst.... ( And also the best, hahaha) case scenario.

I’d spend the time and take it to Knight’s taxidermy in anchorage they did my caribou and it’s amazing

 

[Jhett_11]

10-4. I found simplicity of dropping off in Fairbanks appealing, but I guess that simplicity comes at a cost. How you getting cape and antlers to NB?

For me, traveling from about as far as you can in the US presents a few challenges. That's a long questionable trip for cape. Could ship it and antlers to lower 48 and then have mounted and crated to me once complete, I guess. Or could try and travel with antlers (makes me nervous), have cape tanned in AK and then shipped to me.

Again, not trying to highjack. Thread related, though. Just curious how other folks have done it. Would love to hear success and unsuccessful stories / methods.

So with my moose I just had the cape tanned in Alaska and sent to me in New Mexico and I just traveled with the rack, my caribou I had the entire thing done in Alaska and shipped home..... very expensive!!!

 

[Ears]

Shit I have a guy in Nebraska doing mine for 1200 if I get one!

Yeah...but you're like the best hunter ever, so he's banking on using you for promotion!

 

[stonewall]

Great thread!

Not to derail, but any AK hunters have a recommendation for taxidermy guy in Fairbanks for moose shoulder mount?

I figure even an average job up there probably better than best job here in NW Florida.

Open to concept of shipping cape and antlers out and having done elsewhere.

Also spoke with one really nice taxi guy in Fairbanks and he said $3,500 for mount and $500 for removable antlers. Said budget $2,000 for crate and shipment to NW Fl. $5,000 for a mount is getting right pricey!

This all just planning. Obviously we need to have success first, but want to budget for worst.... ( And also the best, hahaha) case scenario.

as a guy with some taxidermy experience, i would recommend looking for the guys in your area who are winning best of categories or best of shows with gameheads (deer, elk, african game, etc) - see that they have the experience and capability for a large animal. then go with that. they can help you get the cape and antlers home. a good taxidermist can use reference (even if they've never done a moose) and give you a good quality product. finding the skill sometimes is better than finding someone who has a lot of specific animal experience (having said all that, idk who is in fairbanks - that may well be the best option - but a good taxi close to home is probably cheaper and as good or better quality with the right person doing it)

 

[rope]

Just got some pics text, my moose from 2015. Whom ever was making the Alaska moose forms retired and he just got a new source for the foam forms. The

 

[Jhett_11]

Just got some pics text, my moose from 2015. Whom ever was making the Alaska moose forms retired and he just got a new source for the foam forms. View attachment 107203View attachment 107204View attachment 107205View attachment 107206View attachment 107207View attachment 107208The

Very nice bull!

 

[rope]

Thank you sir, he was 55 1/2” the brow tone that looks like a tusk is 29 3/8” and the side with 3 tines that look like a elks back scratchers is 29 1/2”.