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Alot of questions
15 years ago
Hey everyone, i know alot of people have concerns regarding my form of taxidermy.
First off i want to say i respect everyone's opinions on the fur subject. However anything you say will not change my mind about what i do. I have done alot of research and i know exactly where my pelts come from. NONE of my furs come from china. (that's where most of those PETA videos are filmed of the poor raccoon dogs and such.) The Chinese have a different standard and don't believe animals feel pain like we do.
Where do i get my pelts?
Most of my pelts are garment rejects or animals that have died of natural causes. Some may have been hunted or trapped, But customers always know of this before they buy. Coyotes in some states are pests to farmers. I know this from experience. Coyotes kept eating our chickens because they had eaten all the rabbits and other animals in the area. They Eat everything and then turn to our pets and livestock. So thinning out the numbers so that they can continue to live in harmony with us is actually a good thing. it keeps the population of all the animals happy. Coyotes aren't even a native species in alot of the US. They have thrived on human garbage and are now in all 48 states. 100 years ago it was about half that. Wolves disappeared in alot of the areas the coyotes are now populating and taking over.
Legalities
Everything i do is also LEGAL. Foxes and coyote pelts are legal to own in every state except mass... (as far as i know). Other animals you would have to ask and i can find out. Wolves are also legal in every state except PA. Bears are very iffy and have lots of regulations. I have a list of all the states and where they are legal tho.
My experience
I have been doing taxidermy now for 2 years. I have also traveled and worked with a full time taxidermist in Nebraska for 4 months, (i only stopped working there because i had gotten to many plush orders and did not have time for them). I know the ins and outs of taxidermy from skinning to tanning to restoring an old mount. I can do my "plush work" Or do some actual taxidermy. if you have a trophy you want me to do you can ship it with dry ice and i can mount it for you :) Or if you just want a mount i can supply the hide.
Animals i can mount
Coyote (many colors)
Kit fox (must be legal in your state)
Silver fox
Cross fox
Arctic fox
Red fox
Wolf
Raccoon
grey/gray fox
Bobcat
Badger
Cougar
otter
skunk
wolverine
Bear
White tail deer
Any ranched foxes
marten
Squirrel
(any others please ask!)
Price list
Basically i only charge for my labor. the cost of the pelt is separate. Here are my labor charges for the most popular animals
Fox-225$
coyote- 250$
Bobcat- 250$
wolf-500$
bear- 500$
This is how to figure out the total cost of your plush
Price of pelt- (lets say its 70$)
Mounting charge- (fox 225$)
Shipping- (15$)
Total amount- 310$
If anyone has anymore questions please feel free to ask!
First off i want to say i respect everyone's opinions on the fur subject. However anything you say will not change my mind about what i do. I have done alot of research and i know exactly where my pelts come from. NONE of my furs come from china. (that's where most of those PETA videos are filmed of the poor raccoon dogs and such.) The Chinese have a different standard and don't believe animals feel pain like we do.
Where do i get my pelts?
Most of my pelts are garment rejects or animals that have died of natural causes. Some may have been hunted or trapped, But customers always know of this before they buy. Coyotes in some states are pests to farmers. I know this from experience. Coyotes kept eating our chickens because they had eaten all the rabbits and other animals in the area. They Eat everything and then turn to our pets and livestock. So thinning out the numbers so that they can continue to live in harmony with us is actually a good thing. it keeps the population of all the animals happy. Coyotes aren't even a native species in alot of the US. They have thrived on human garbage and are now in all 48 states. 100 years ago it was about half that. Wolves disappeared in alot of the areas the coyotes are now populating and taking over.
Legalities
Everything i do is also LEGAL. Foxes and coyote pelts are legal to own in every state except mass... (as far as i know). Other animals you would have to ask and i can find out. Wolves are also legal in every state except PA. Bears are very iffy and have lots of regulations. I have a list of all the states and where they are legal tho.
My experience
I have been doing taxidermy now for 2 years. I have also traveled and worked with a full time taxidermist in Nebraska for 4 months, (i only stopped working there because i had gotten to many plush orders and did not have time for them). I know the ins and outs of taxidermy from skinning to tanning to restoring an old mount. I can do my "plush work" Or do some actual taxidermy. if you have a trophy you want me to do you can ship it with dry ice and i can mount it for you :) Or if you just want a mount i can supply the hide.
Animals i can mount
Coyote (many colors)
Kit fox (must be legal in your state)
Silver fox
Cross fox
Arctic fox
Red fox
Wolf
Raccoon
grey/gray fox
Bobcat
Badger
Cougar
otter
skunk
wolverine
Bear
White tail deer
Any ranched foxes
marten
Squirrel
(any others please ask!)
Price list
Basically i only charge for my labor. the cost of the pelt is separate. Here are my labor charges for the most popular animals
Fox-225$
coyote- 250$
Bobcat- 250$
wolf-500$
bear- 500$
This is how to figure out the total cost of your plush
Price of pelt- (lets say its 70$)
Mounting charge- (fox 225$)
Shipping- (15$)
Total amount- 310$
If anyone has anymore questions please feel free to ask!
I'm confused, isn't that killing an animal and posing its body?
I have a pet iguana that is very dear to me. He's about 8 years old - hopefully, he'll have plenty of life left so we can continue to enjoy him for a long, long time.
Things happen, though, especially to reptiles. If, god forbid ;o; anything does happen to him, is that something you'd be able to mount? Would you happen to know the laws regarding reptile taxidermy? How much would you think something like that would cost?
Almost kind of sad to write this, I can't imagine my life without him. But I'd love to have a permanent reminder of what a great pal he is.