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pintail mounts
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01/07/12 04:18 PM
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yourinsuranceguy
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I shot one this morning I want to get mounted. I just wanted some ideas on how yall got them done? Any pics?
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Re: pintail mounts
[Re: yourinsuranceguy]
#2907668
01/07/12 05:22 PM
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buxNdux
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I just did mine flying looking to the right.. on drift wood.
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Re: pintail mounts
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#2907684
01/07/12 05:28 PM
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Roc
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Check out Birdmanstudios.com. Todd has lots of poses. You can get ideas of standing or flying. Also consider using him. It's very easy and no up front deposit. I had two done just a couple months ago and just sent him a pintail as well. His turn around time is about 11 months which is normal for someone that does good work. Also just my opinion but make sure your bird has a nice sprig otherwise you may regret spending the money. If nothing else freeze the bird and wait till enc of season or you can ship to Todd and he will hold it. If you shot a better one he will look at both and mount the best one.
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Re: pintail mounts
[Re: Roc]
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01/07/12 05:34 PM
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nogeese
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Re: pintail mounts
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#2907865
01/07/12 07:17 PM
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Trozacky
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Here's mine. It's not a huge sprig but he's got some nice bling which was my first and last.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/07/12 07:18 PM
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TXPredHunter
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WOW! this makes me want to get some birds taxi'd. Great Mounts a pics thanks for sharing
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/07/12 07:37 PM
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SpoonPlatoon
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Wow. Who did yours nogeese?
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/07/12 07:54 PM
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The Pintail is the aristocrat of the duck world(JMHO) and tend to look their best with a standing mount. Before everyone gets their panties in a wad, I know there are more colorful ducks and hard to find ducks. It is that they have just the right amount of simplicity of color contrast balanced with grace on the water and in flight.
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Re: pintail mounts
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#2907957
01/07/12 08:11 PM
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fowlplayr
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All those look great!
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Re: pintail mounts
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#2907995
01/07/12 08:30 PM
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Roc
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I agree but you have to make them with their wing flexed out to get a the colors.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/07/12 08:56 PM
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Hard to get a good pic with the lighting in my livingroom.
Jager is like liquid xanax. Wake up looking like you fell in a tiger exhibit and crawled through a leech filled swamp to get out.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/07/12 11:49 PM
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Labman
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Got damn that sprig has an azz on him!!!!^^^^^^^^ Nice mount muddyfoot.
Jager is like liquid xanax. Wake up looking like you fell in a tiger exhibit and crawled through a leech filled swamp to get out.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 02:48 AM
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yourinsuranceguy
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awesome pics!! thanks for the input. I am thinking standing but the wall mounts look great two. Im undecided. I have a widgeon wall mount getting done in a few months so Im not sure if I want wall with this one or standing. Keep em commin!
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 02:58 AM
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Checkout some websites like avianarts.com or birdworks.com you will find what you want from looking at some of their mounts. Good luck..
Jager is like liquid xanax. Wake up looking like you fell in a tiger exhibit and crawled through a leech filled swamp to get out.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 04:03 AM
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nogeese
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Wow. Who did yours nogeese? birdwirks
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 04:10 AM
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Homey da Clown
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Here is the pinner that my girl, Kendall, shot a few seasons ago. It was her first sprig and it is a hoss. Brazosboyt here on the forum mounted it for her in celebration of her first pintail.
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 04:16 AM
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yourinsuranceguy
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Here is the pinner that my girl, Kendall, shot a few seasons ago. It was her first sprig and it is a hoss. Brazosboyt here on the forum mounted it for her in celebration of her first pintail. That is a hoss! Great looking bird.
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01/08/12 04:16 AM
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That's a hell of a sprig Homey! Congrat for your girl.
Jager is like liquid xanax. Wake up looking like you fell in a tiger exhibit and crawled through a leech filled swamp to get out.
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Re: pintail mounts
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#2908982
01/08/12 04:19 AM
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Roc
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I would have recommended Birdworks as well but don't think he is taking birds still which can be bad as he losses his client base. I had two birds done with him but since he stopped taking birds it will be hard to go back since Birdmanstudios doesn't require a deposit.
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Re: pintail mounts
[Re: Roc]
#2909698
01/08/12 04:29 PM
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fordtough
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Last Track Taxidermy in lake Dallas does all my stuff. Great guy and great work.
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Re: pintail mounts
[Re: Roc]
#2910168
01/08/12 07:56 PM
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BirdWorks
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Many folks put pintails at the top of their collection lists and it's easy to see why. I would have recommended Birdworks as well but don't think he is taking birds still which can be bad as he losses his client base. I had two birds done with him but since he stopped taking birds it will be hard to go back since Birdmanstudios doesn't require a deposit. Roc, I'm glad I had the opportunity to do some of your birds and enjoyed having you as a client. Not taking any new work right now was the right decision to allow me to tackle the backlog. I'm also happy and relieved that you've found Todd at Birdman. He does great work. I've always been blessed with more work than time. I had to stop taking work back in '99 as well to get caught up..it's just the cycle of my bird shop I suppose. My small business guy says I need to raise my prices, but I've never wanted to prevent the working man from getting his (or more imporantly his kid's) birds mounted because of price. With that said,I am happy to say my back log is gonna be back under 12 months after Jan I hope everyone is having a great season. - Matt
Overheard at my last convention: "If you wanna make a million bucks in taxidermy, start out with 2 million and in 5 years, if you're lucky, you'll have a million left."
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Re: pintail mounts
[Re: yourinsuranceguy]
#2910198
01/08/12 08:09 PM
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BirdWorks
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...and this was one of my favorite Bull Sprig mounts from last year..it was a pig.
Overheard at my last convention: "If you wanna make a million bucks in taxidermy, start out with 2 million and in 5 years, if you're lucky, you'll have a million left."
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Re: pintail mounts
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01/08/12 10:18 PM
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Matt you did a freak job on that head man.Thats just plum crazy.
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