tomgobbler

Anyone have a frozen whole quail in the freezer ?? I’m mounting a jumping coyote and the client wants a quail at the end of its paw …. I can get bobwhite all day long …. But want something native to Az. thanks

Depends on were ya go - / outfitter you use - some private land you have to watch out for - there is no bonus point system so the draw is the same chances every year ….. except if you put in through an outfitter then odds go up because your in a separate pool and the odds are better through the outfitter - but if you do put in with them you have to hunt with them I think it is at least the first 3 days of the hunt . Muzzle loader rules changed. Few years ago , to no scopes - you have to read up on it - if there are other limitations I can’t remember off the to of my head …. Prices increased the last few years as well - but like anywhere depends on the unit you go the hunting can be good ….

Ide take it - I like to have an extra on hand for when someone ruins one - but I’m not close to you - I’m in Taylor

Client wanting “matching” pedestals scimitar oryx and black buck

Some are already out chasing them- but good luck to all the hunters - here’s a reminder of what they look like

My uncle came to see me , he has cancer and the Dr.’s are giving him the long face - 😞 so he asked if ide build him , a plain old simple pine box . How do you say No to that ?? Elk antler handles and elk Burr inlay ….. I guess this qualifies for a plain old simple pine box …..

Mark - Yes I’m a taxidermist - been doing it since I went to taxidermy school in 1998 ….. All THIS years antelope are done and ready for Christmas . Working on archery deer and elk now …… After spending 8 hours this morning in the ER for kidney stones , came home and finished this deer while trying to pass the stone ….. you can ask Fred how busy I am , and what he saw in my shop

Here’s some of the antelope that came in this year - all ready to be home by Christmas . Merry Christmas to everyone !

Why can’t your taxidermist do it ? That’s part of mounting the bear is putting it all together for you ……he mounted a bear for you but didn’t put it on the base you wanted ? You wanting something special ? Special wood ? Just the base / wood part in the picture , or the base and all the rocks and scenery as well ?

Ok I can’t take it anymore - I’ve got to share a reminder - QUITE CUTTING THROUG THE ARM PITS AND BRISKET ! the cut goes down the BACK of the leg , ( or even better yet TUBE THE LEG) but the hair pattern changes and give you a perfect line to follow , down the BACK OF THE LEG , Not the front and not close to the arm pits….. most animals Have very little hair there and a cut or hole is hard to sew without being seen . I Have lots of guys leave me hide clear to the tail but then no arm pits or brisket …. Look at a mount , there is quite a bit of hide from the cowlick ( were the brisket starts ) down the brisket towards the belly ….. like 6”-10” depending on form and species …… sharing a few pictures of a beautiful coues deer cape , with wrong cuts ….. circle shows brisket gone ….. well it’s actually there but that piece of hide is on the shoulders , if I pull the hide all the way around you can see were they cut straight up the middle of the brisket and front of legs …. When gutting an animal stop when you hit the front of the brisket bone …… The pic with the red lines is were the cuts should be made , down the back of the legs ….. the middle all should be one piece …… do your self and your taxidermist a favor and pay attention to your cuts ….. this is a very very very common mistake on hides coming in …… I won’t get into the faces in this post , but we also need eye lids and lips to make a good mount 🤣 good luck to all of ya with tags !

Watched a meadow with 18 bulls in it this evening- there was 4 different pairs fighting at the same time & they weren’t play fighting either , they were going at it hard , tongues hanging out ….. it was crazy - never seen anything like it , that many at once ….. all bulls would of fit in about a football field .

No they dont hunt mule deer, and they can’t bring any of the Texas exotics to the Arizona ranch …… just a mount i finished with that weeks work. thanks jeff and hector -& for all the other thoughts and prayers on my behalf . Much appreciated! . It’s been a journey a very blessed and every painful & very humbling journey , but yea im starting to get back on my feet a little , a long ways from 100% - but im getting there day by day . Thanks to all

Tony - no I’m not affiliated with with the ranch , I just get a good amount of the harvests / taxidermy work that come off of it . bigtub asked how they were doing - & so I just set answered the question that they were staying very very busy & passed on information and a few pic of the types of animals that come off of the ranches - but no we are not connected . thanks Tommy

They are very successful in their operation . They opened an additional ranch in Texas for more exotics . the Arizona ranch has hog, about every kind of ram imaginable- Buffalo - watusi - longhorn - water buffalo - ….. their Texas ranch has scimitar oryx , black buck , Audad , Huge whitetail ( 200+) fallow and I’m not sure what all . but they stay every busy ! not sure why my pic are sideways feel free to fix them if you know how .

One of the pair following us .