Bison head mount

Slow Roll · 11-10-2003, 02:18 PM

I have a co-worker who is in search of a bison head mount. Does anyone know of a taxidermist or anyone else who could help him locate one that is in good shape?

Any help would be appreicated.

6wapiti6 · 11-10-2003, 02:49 PM

Get on ebay and check out the mounts.

Norm · 11-10-2003, 03:05 PM

They are raised commercialy, so in places like Montana they are easy to get.

Slow Roll · 11-10-2003, 03:12 PM

He wants to get it locally so he can inspect the mount and make sure it has the "look" he wants.
I am figuring that he will have to get it through a taxidermist.

For some reason he will not pay for the hunting trip for me so I can go hunt one with a bow for him. :grin: I just want some of the meat and the hide. I would even be willing to pay for part of the cost.

wade · 11-10-2003, 03:19 PM

Sorry I can't help with the mount info. Regarding pegging a buffalo, the meat and hide would be great but the sport of it would be every bit as exciting as shooting a domestic cow.

Kevin

salmurai · 11-10-2003, 10:02 PM

Slow Roll, Have your friend check with Brown's Buffalo Ranch in Nyssa, Oregon 541-372-5588. Just a thought.....

Slow Roll · 11-11-2003, 09:15 AM

Wade,
Yea, I have heard that shooting a bison can be rather boring if you hunt the smaller ranches. My ex father in-law used to hunt a large ranch in NoDak and they have free range herds that you can hunt. You are restricted to a horse and blackpowder or archery. He told me they can be quite sneaky when they want to. Biggest pain was to find them in 50,000 acres of badlands. A herd of 50 animals can disappear really easily in that.

Salmurai,
I will pass that info along. He will be interested in that.

Paul B.

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MintBrite · 11-11-2003, 05:10 PM

I've had some mounts done in Cornilus at Snyder's. Went out there one morning last summer and he was working on a Bison mount. I thought it was strange and asked about it. It seems one of the local Bison ranchers in Forest Grove was having it done. I think he said it was the second that he'd done for the guy. To bad I can't give him anything to mount for me this year

I'd give the guy a call,I bet he could work something out and he really does get into the details for the "look"

StickFish · 11-12-2003, 06:18 AM

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Originally posted by Slow Roll:
I have a co-worker who is in search of a bison head mount. Does anyone know of a taxidermist or anyone else who could help him locate one that is in good shape?

Any help would be appreicated.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Cabelas has them in their holiday gift catelog.

Neck mount $1,199.99 JP-61-7040
Shoulder Mount $1,499.99 JP-61-3203
Turned Head Shoulder Mount $1,699.99 JP-61-4863

If you're a Wilderness Unlimited member they do have a fenced hunt for them in Southern Oregon.

Slow Roll · 11-12-2003, 01:48 PM

Hey Stickfish,
Thanks for the info, love Cabela's, didn't know they carried them.
You may also know my father-in-law, depending on who you interviewed with for WU.

Paul B.

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