Taxidermist question or anyone else

[rut-ro]

Why is it always the bobcats people say they wait so long for ? Do they just take longer to do? I know they are not easy and requires very detailed work,But I never hear of any other animal taking 3-5 years to get back.

Just a random thought I had.

[bullhead44]

My thoughts are the really good taxis are busy with lots of cats. Not every taxi is a good at cats.

[sideways]

They usually have to kill them 7 or 8 more times depending on the cat. It’s time consuming!!


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[AntlerCollector]

I’f you’re referring to the recent thread on here about Mark Couture, he’s got a long wait on all his animals. There’s several threads about it. There’s nothing special about a bobcat that takes 3 years to mount. That looong wait is because the taxidermist took in too many animals

[AntlerCollector]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...tion+taxidermy

[AntlerCollector]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...t=Mark+Couture

[breederbuck33]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...d.php?t=607403

And AC knows all about a good bobcat thread! ^^^ I had tp bring up this classic!

[AntlerCollector]

Thanks I think.


I wish I would have waited 3 years to have Mark Couture do mine.

[flywise]

It’s because ...:.. well ...............it’s hard to make a cat look good

[rut-ro]

Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

I’f you’re referring to the recent thread on here about Mark Couture, he’s got a long wait on all his animals. There’s several threads about it. There’s nothing special about a bobcat that takes 3 years to mount. That looong wait is because the taxidermist took in too many animals

Not just that one! But over the years there are differing estimates that popped up. I was wondering if they take longer than a traditional shoulder mount, so they skip them and get more quantity out. No doubt if someone was great at cats and all they did was cats he/she would stay busy.

[trophy8]

No excuse for a 3 year wait. And Mark is NOT anywhere near the best nor is he worth it.

[BO-N-ARO]

No reason that they should take longer than a deer. A shop should work on pieces as they come in.

[C.patterson]

I guess it just depends on how busy they are. It takes a year or more for me to get my birds back.

[rut-ro]

Originally Posted by trophy8

No excuse for a 3 year wait. And Mark is NOT anywhere near the best nor is he worth it.

Would you wait 3 years for clay Wagner to mount another for you? Yours is one of the best I’ve seen. We have all seen Some terrible work on here (mine was one of them). it just got me thinking.

[okrattler]

Most taxidermist that I know will do shoulder mounts on deer before they start working on predators and such. Because the deer mounts they can finish faster. But it shouldn't take that long for them to finish a full body mount. I'd say they're taking on too much work if it does.

[buck_wild]

Nothing about a cat that makes it take longer other than the increased few hours longer it takes than say a deer mount. For most taxi's they are a PIA, so they tend to get put off bc they are dreading doing them until they finally get more tired of the customer calling about it. And that there is the truth fellas

[Chance Love]

Originally Posted by buck_wild

Nothing about a cat that makes it take longer other than the increased few hours longer it takes than say a deer mount. For most taxi's they are a PIA, so they tend to get put off bc they are dreading doing them until they finally get more tired of the customer calling about it. And that there is the truth fellas

Yup. I'd agree with this.

[gfulton]

Originally Posted by sideways

they usually have to kill them 7 or 8 more times depending on the cat. It’s time consuming!!


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lol

[sendit]

Originally Posted by buck_wild

Nothing about a cat that makes it take longer other than the increased few hours longer it takes than say a deer mount. For most taxi's they are a PIA, so they tend to get put off bc they are dreading doing them until they finally get more tired of the customer calling about it. And that there is the truth fellas

Yes a lot of truth there. Deer mounts are a taxi’s bread and butter, there are a ton of them to do. They do them with there eyes closed. Just throwing a number out there, maybe a 75 deer to one bobcat. Most are not going to do cats when they can push deer our a lot faster and make more money. The guys that do cats know this and can charge more money lol

[bossbowman]

I'll add another one

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=618969

[trophy8]

Originally Posted by rut-ro

Would you wait 3 years for clay Wagner to mount another for you? Yours is one of the best I’ve seen. We have all seen Some terrible work on here (mine was one of them). it just got me thinking.

Yes. I forget how long it took. I think 2 years? I went into it knowing he had long lead times. Mark isn’t all that good and was shady. Yes I had issues with Clay. No excuse for any crazy times. I’m usually pretty dang patient too. It’s one thing to wait for the best. Totally different to wait that long and get a cat that looks like it’s retarded.

[Calrob]

Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

I’f you’re referring to the recent thread on here about Mark Couture, he’s got a long wait on all his animals. There’s several threads about it. There’s nothing special about a bobcat that takes 3 years to mount. That looong wait is because the taxidermist took in too many animals

Pay $400 to a family friend and see what you get!!

JK. I thought yours looked great!!

[rut-ro]

Originally Posted by Calrob

Pay $400 to a family friend and see what you get!!

JK. I thought yours looked great!!

I did that and just threw it in the trash a couple weeks ago

[AntlerCollector]

Originally Posted by Calrob

Pay $400 to a family friend and see what you get!!

JK. I thought yours looked great!!