Big Game Ap Deadline Approaching!

[rondog]

I can only imagine taxidermy is expensive as hell, is it? Doesn't it take months of waiting too? For say, the typical head/neck/antlers mount.

[Lars]

I can only imagine taxidermy is expensive as hell, is it? Doesn't it take months of waiting too? For say, the typical head/neck/antlers mount.

To do a shoulder mount is pretty expensive, anywhere from$800 to $1500 for an elk. Of coarse the pose and quality and how well known your taxidermist is all adds into the equation. European mounts are always a classic touch and a lot cheaper, especially if you do it your self. I have a great recipe for boiling skulls then I add a wall plate and she's done. I have shoulder mounts on my wall as well bit these are a few of my favorites just because they are 100% diy start to finish, everything from the hunt to boiling and bleaching the skulls to the final Metal skull mounts.

[Hummer]

To do a shoulder mount is pretty expensive, anywhere from$800 to $1500 for an elk. Of coarse the pose and quality and how well known your taxidermist is all adds into the equation. European mounts are always a classic touch and a lot cheaper, especially if you do it your self. I have a great recipe for boiling skulls then I add a wall plate and she's done. I have shoulder mounts on my wall as well bit these are a few of my favorites just because they are 100% diy start to finish, everything from the hunt to boiling and bleaching the skulls to the final Metal skull mounts.

Those are some really nice heads, Lars. Worthy of full mounts. I know, they're expensive. I've only had two full mounts done, and boiled the others in European mounts.

[Irving]

My shoulder mount is going to be just over a year. I how they get the timing right so I can just bring the antlers down when I'm down there to hunt this year. Assuming we draw again.

[Irving]

Now that Gilpin Guy saved us all from missing this year's hunt (he certainly saved me!), when is the date where we can log onto the state website and trick an early answer as to whether we drew tags or not?

[GilpinGuy]

I tried the trick yesterday and it wouldn't let me enter all the info, so it wouldn't allow a search. I figured it was a bit early. As soon as someone sees that it's working let us know.

[lex137]

I just put in for points this year, so I'm waiting on my refund check!