Do I Need a New Taxidermist?

[HuntTalk Freak]

It’s a nice mature buck and I hope your boy is proud of him. I’m curious did you cape the head or did the taxi? I wonder if that buck suffered some kind of head injury or it was just born with a slight deformity.

My taxi told me once that sometimes people complain if the rack doesn’t sit level and things like that but no deer is perfectly symmetrical. I told him do ever try to “adjust” mine, leave them as they were on the hood. I’ve got a few wonky ones myself and I think they are cool.

 

[NEWHunter]

It’s a nice mature buck and I hope your boy is proud of him. I’m curious did you cape the head or did the taxi? I wonder if that buck suffered some kind of head injury or it was just born with a slight deformity.

My taxi told me once that sometimes people complain if the rack doesn’t sit level and things like that but no deer is perfectly symmetrical. I told him do ever try to “adjust” mine, leave them as they were on the hood. I’ve got a few wonky ones myself and I think they are cool.

The taxi caped deer. I think he looks worse in the harvest photos than he was. He was laying on that left side for about an hour and a half just prior to the photos. Ideally the taxidermist makes them look as they did right before the shot. Personally, I wish he wouldn’t have cheated that left side up.

 

[glass eye]

Antlers are rarely symmetrical. When mounting the focus should be on the skull plate and getting it aligned properly. Looks like he tried to make the antlers symmetrical.

 

[grizzly_]

I think the taxidermist did a pretty good job, as the mount accurately represents the buck fairly well.

I fear any work to "fix" it would only bother you more. Sometimes more work isn't the answer

 

[grizzly_]

Not to hijack your thread, but I had a similar situation where I felt the mount didn't do the animal justice for his true size. I chose to ignore it because I feared it would only get worse. Maybe it was the wrong call though.




Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Is that a wolverine!?



Damn dude

Both of you find a new taxi.


Sorry. I’m just an outsider looking in.

 

[thusby]

Time for a new taxidermist. If your budget allows, find a good one and ship it to wherever they are at.

 

[belshawelk]

I only asked about coombs because they are notorious for being off symmetry wise.

Pedicles/burrs aren't always symmetrical.

look at mine. I would rather have it look the way it was than try and make something it wasn't.

 

[buffybr]

As others have mentioned, antlers and horns are rarely perfectly symmetrical.

IMO if your taxidermist needs to "fix" anything on your mount, he should make sure that the eyes are level and perpendicular to the vertical axis of the animal's face.

 

[OntarioHunter]

His face looks a bit lopsided on the ground. Doesn't look much different mounted. Not a bad job.

 

[ThunderNocked]

Looks like it is accurate from the pictures with your son.
The left eye looks low there so it could be he just matched it up properly as it was.
Overall great looking mount though, it took me a few pictures to really see it.