what is the best place to get my duck mounted

[little hunter]

I got a banded pintail and i really want to get it mounted but i dont no a good taxidermist that will do it for a good price. Have any sugessguens?

[Dave's not here]

Stay away from anyone in the k-falls area!

I wouldn't want to mount a duck anyway :grin:

Dave,
Bad Taxidermist here?

[fishhog1]

David Boys. Artistic Taxidermy Portland, I have lots of mounts and all the ducks I have ever hunted and David Boys is the man hands down when it comes to waterfowl. He has done just two birds for me in the past but they are my best ones and I wish I had him do them all because he does beautiful work. The fishhog

[ 02-09-2004, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: Rauly ]

[StickFish]

David is very good and you can't go wrong with him. After all he did my three point Pronghorn a couple years ago that I like to brag about. However, the best bird guy in Oregon is Jim August. He wins all the bird awards at the shows. Good luck

[ 02-09-2004, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Rauly ]

[jokester]

I agree with Artistic! I've seen their booth for the last few Sportsman Shows that i've been to and i'm always impressed with David's work! His ducks all looked AWESOME!!! :shocked:

-jokester

[FrogPond]

Taxidermy is art. What you prefer and what I prefer may be completly different. The only way to find a taxidermist you like is to look at their mounts.
Congrats on the band! Pintail drakes sure are sweet lookin!!


Dave's not here-

Uhhh...The best bird taxidermist in the world is in Klamath Falls. Avian Design. Stefan Savides is a true artist and has the awards to prove it. I picked up a couple of Harlequin he mounted for a buddy (Northriver1) and I looked around his shop, WOW. He currently has 500+ mounts to do for Dick Cabela and his wife. These are personal mounts of exotic birds from Africa and such. His mounts will cost you a small fortune. He quoted me $330 to mount a Cinnamon Teal this year. I am sure it would have turned out great, but I still think it looks awesome at the $80 I paid.

I also have a pintail mounted by A-1 Taxidermy in Klamath Falls...It looks great and has since '99. I don't know why you would bash all taxidermists from Klamath, I am sure you have a good reason. It is just hard to imagine you have personal experience with all of them enough to make such a judgement!

[Rauly]

Trt Memorie's Taxidermy he does good work and is also a sponsor of our board. You can check out his site with the link on our board.

Rauly

[fishinpoor]

ouch dave,kfalls has some of the best there is,frog,you beat me to it,stefan savides is "the" best there is.he has the awards to prove it,but he is spendy

[Dave's not here]

I have three birds that were done at stefons shop. I don't belive he did any of them personaly. I also am not bashing everyone in K-Falls. I belive other people in the area sends there work over to him and some of his students may do some of the work.Two out of the three im happy with and one im not.

[PLUGGER]

KENT ISRAEL TAXIDERMY..(HE CHARGES 150$ A BIRD.I'VE HAD HIM DO DEER,BEARS,AND LOTS OF BIRDS.

[ 02-10-2004, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Rauly ]

[Dave's not here]

If you took the 150.00 bird and the over 300.00 bird ,you most likely couldn't teii the diffirence.

[D3smartie]

if you want to go to WA I would reccomend Western Wings. Nancy did a great job on a pair of woodducks for me.
good luck

[little hunter]

thanks for the help now it is time to call around for prices