Choosing a Taxidermist

[Lunatic]

32 minutes ago, Live to Hunt said:

Jersey Jay not cheap but best quality that’s who does my mounts 

He is actually not expensive 

[Live to Hunt]

1 minute ago, Lunatic said:

He is actually not expensive 

Well whatever I could careless he is an awesome taxidermist and will pay for his work. 

[Dead eye]

Thanks for the reply jay. I will post pics later. It looks like it fell and was chewed by a dog almost. The left ear has a bad crack and bad repair,and there are a few gouges missing hair and gaps around the base of the antler. It’s a shame because it’s a good buck,21” inside 8 pt

[Dead eye]

And it seems as though the form is smaller then the deer was,and it’s more of a “neck” mount,then a shoulder mount compared to my others. The deer dressed out at 165 so it’s not like it was a small body deer but the mount looks like a yearling with a good rack. 

[Dead eye]

[Dead eye]

I’m kinda bummed because it is my best buck to date,here’s a pic for reference before taxidermy 

[Live to Hunt]

2 minutes ago, Dead eye said:

I’m kinda bummed because it is my best buck to date,here’s a pic for reference before taxidermy 

No worries Jay will take care of it. 

[NotJust22s]

53 minutes ago, Dead eye said:

So,I just picked up my fall bow buck yesterday and I am not happy with the work. It’s a shame because we had 3 deer with the guy and all 3 are just so so. What do you do if you’re not happy with a taxidermist’s work?

Share, who did the work and what did you pay? Also, why did you choose him in the first place?

[Njkoren]

Jugular shot with the old rage hypodermic? Thats a tough shot, low percentage. 

Seriously though that is a bummer. I hope you get someone that can do the animal justice. Great buck.

[JHbowhunter]

36 minutes ago, Dead eye said:

And it seems as though the form is smaller then the deer was,and it’s more of a “neck” mount,then a shoulder mount compared to my others. The deer dressed out at 165 so it’s not like it was a small body deer but the mount looks like a yearling with a good rack. 

Holy crap - yeah that is a really nice buck but a really really really bad taxi job... Like one of worst I have seen.     

So sorry bro - especially since it is your best buck to date  - it deserved a much better outcome.  Seem like the guy did not know how to properly measure neck and form, and also put it all together..    wow

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

I’m kinda bummed because it is my best buck to date,here’s a pic for reference before taxidermy 

The scars (as far as I can see in the pics) look like natural scars. They can usually be easily airbrushed to look like scars.
That is in fact a shoulder mount- not a neck mount- so there are no worries there..

Some forms are "offset" which gives you more shoulder on the viewing side which is a nice look imo. But it all depends on the forms you picked out/the taxidermist offered you..


Get a hold of me if you want to bring it by and see if i can fix up some of the scars for you- no charge..

As far as the size of the deer' it seems to look accurate to me. A dead deer on the ground with his head held up by a hunter will always seem more girthy than a mount because the neck is rolled up and compressed.


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[Lunatic]

46 minutes ago, Dead eye said:

The scars look like fighting scars 

here is one on my deer that Jay did and I would not like if the scarf was removed 

[Dead eye]

Thanks guys,I appreciate all the input and thanks for the offer jay!! The taxidermist was barattas in oaklyn south jersey. I feel bad and I don’t want to bad mouth the guy but I’m definitely not happy,I will be taking my business up north after this debacle. I went with the guy because my father had dropped his 2018 pa archery buck off to him from word of a friend,so we dropped both of our 2019 fall bucks to him,we got all 3 back yesterday and unfortunately they are all not “great” but mine is the worse off the bunch. Here are pics of the other 2

[nmc02]

I am no pro. Does not look horrible to me. 

[birdshotnj]

I usually flip a coin. Heads, I take it to jersey Jay, tails I take it to jersey Jay