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Many New Clients !!!! Looking forward to a great season. We are Preparing for a big harvest this year, with many new styles of mounts. We also give discounts for your extras. If you have something you decided not to mount give us a call, we may be able to give you a discount on that big one you have to have. Thank you for visiting and be sure to visit Life Like Taxidermy Studio's official website at http://lifeliketaxidermy.ning.com/ There you can view more pic's and meet the other taxidermist on our staff. Look forward to doing business with you this season, and may your aim be true and your cast be rewarding.
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DISCOUNTS FOR EXTRAS
Have extra after your hunt. Ask how you can get discounts for them.
Most taxidermist have what we call extras. These are small game, birds, skulls, antlers, capes, ect.... Someone may desire to do a bobcat jumping for a pheasant or a rabbit instead of just a bobcat mount. The problem is they don't rabbit hunt or have one. Not a problem for most because like I said most taxidermist have extras. Have those antlers, but no cape, once again not a problem. Most taxidermist have extra capes.
Always consider your taxidermist may give you discounts for extras. You rabbit hunt? Save a few for your trip to the taxidermist with that trophy buck. You may get a discount on your mount. Of course the taxidermist can't buy your small game, birds, capes, drift wood ect...., but he may feel generous with a discount for you. Something to think about.
Most taxidermist have what we call extras. These are small game, birds, skulls, antlers, capes, ect.... Someone may desire to do a bobcat jumping for a pheasant or a rabbit instead of just a bobcat mount. The problem is they don't rabbit hunt or have one. Not a problem for most because like I said most taxidermist have extras. Have those antlers, but no cape, once again not a problem. Most taxidermist have extra capes.
Always consider your taxidermist may give you discounts for extras. You rabbit hunt? Save a few for your trip to the taxidermist with that trophy buck. You may get a discount on your mount. Of course the taxidermist can't buy your small game, birds, capes, drift wood ect...., but he may feel generous with a discount for you. Something to think about.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR MOUNT LOOKING GREAT
First and foremost, never hang your mount over a fireplace, wood stove, or any other heating unit. Dry heat is the worst thing for a mount, heat is a big no-no. “Heat dries out the hide of a mounted animal, which causes it to shrink and causes the hair to become dry and brittle, making the animal appear older than it actually is
Keep your mounts away from direct sunlight. The UV rays can fade the hide of your buck and its’ rack making it appear old and dingy. UV rays can make the hide brittle and can make it shrink.
Never hang your mount in a moist damp area. Such as a outside building or basement Moisture can create mold and all kinds of problems for a mount that should remain dry at all times
When you hang your new mount on the wall, realize it isn’t maintenance free. The easiest way to keep your mount looking great is to regularly dust it.
To keep the eyes dust free, use a Q-tip and Windex. Use as little Windex as possible. Window cleaner can be used on the nose to keep it bright and shiny.
To keep dust off the hair or feathers of your mount, use a rag. Never go against the grain of the hair. This can damage the hair and create tufts of hair to stand up which doesn’t look good. If the mount is extremely dusty you can dust it with corn mill and dust it off or blow-dry it off, with no heat. The antlers on deer heads can be wiped down to help them maintain their shine.
If at any point your mount gets damaged, or broken, contact your taxidermist. It can possibly be fixed for a small fee.
BUTCHERED MOUNTS
You spent all season waiting on that big buck you had your eye on the whole year. Wow you got him. Off to the taxidermist. Now you have waited another year to get your mount back and when you see it you are not sure what is is. The taxidermist has butchered your trophy. Well first of all don't shot him, or pay him for any thing but the materials, if anything. Second don't leave it there, bring it home. Don't take it home and shot it again or use it as a target. It can be fixed and become a beautiful mount.
That's right it can be remounted. Choose another taxidermist. Most don't know that a mount can be rehydrate and remounted. Yes your original cape and antlers. It's like starting over.
If the taxidermist who butchered your mount didn't process the cape and preserve it properly we may have to replace the cape. If the cape was preserved properly you can remount it as much as you like.
This applies to all mounts. You can also change you back board or you habitat base. Wont to add another animal to an existing mount? No problem. Most taxidermist have what we call add on's. These are small animals or game birds that you can add to your mount. Example a rabbit to your bobcat mount, in a stalking position.
Keep your mounts away from direct sunlight. The UV rays can fade the hide of your buck and its’ rack making it appear old and dingy. UV rays can make the hide brittle and can make it shrink.
Never hang your mount in a moist damp area. Such as a outside building or basement Moisture can create mold and all kinds of problems for a mount that should remain dry at all times
When you hang your new mount on the wall, realize it isn’t maintenance free. The easiest way to keep your mount looking great is to regularly dust it.
To keep the eyes dust free, use a Q-tip and Windex. Use as little Windex as possible. Window cleaner can be used on the nose to keep it bright and shiny.
To keep dust off the hair or feathers of your mount, use a rag. Never go against the grain of the hair. This can damage the hair and create tufts of hair to stand up which doesn’t look good. If the mount is extremely dusty you can dust it with corn mill and dust it off or blow-dry it off, with no heat. The antlers on deer heads can be wiped down to help them maintain their shine.
If at any point your mount gets damaged, or broken, contact your taxidermist. It can possibly be fixed for a small fee.
BUTCHERED MOUNTS
You spent all season waiting on that big buck you had your eye on the whole year. Wow you got him. Off to the taxidermist. Now you have waited another year to get your mount back and when you see it you are not sure what is is. The taxidermist has butchered your trophy. Well first of all don't shot him, or pay him for any thing but the materials, if anything. Second don't leave it there, bring it home. Don't take it home and shot it again or use it as a target. It can be fixed and become a beautiful mount.
That's right it can be remounted. Choose another taxidermist. Most don't know that a mount can be rehydrate and remounted. Yes your original cape and antlers. It's like starting over.
If the taxidermist who butchered your mount didn't process the cape and preserve it properly we may have to replace the cape. If the cape was preserved properly you can remount it as much as you like.
This applies to all mounts. You can also change you back board or you habitat base. Wont to add another animal to an existing mount? No problem. Most taxidermist have what we call add on's. These are small animals or game birds that you can add to your mount. Example a rabbit to your bobcat mount, in a stalking position.
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We now offer classes for those who want to learn taxidermy. Call to register
We also have a home decorating department. If you have a home, room, or office you wish to decorate with the outdoor theme give us a call. We can put you in a lodge setting. If you are a interior decorator or wish to decorate yourself and you need mounts give us a call. We can help you in that area also
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FOR THE COMPLETE FULL SERVICE LIFE LIKE TAXIDERMY STUDIO WEBSITE VISIT THIS LINK: lifeliketaxidermystudio.com
YOU CAN FIND THIS LINK TO THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE.UNDER GROUPS CLICK ON IT TO TAKE YOU TO THE LINK FOR THE WEBSITE. ONCE THERE CLICK THE LINK AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR NEW FULL SERVICE WEBSITE.
YOU CAN CONTACT US AT : (252) 235-3759
EMAIL US AT: lifeliketaxidermystudio@yahoo.com
I M ME ON YAHOO AT: lifeliketaxidermystudio
OR LEAVE US A COMMENT ON OUR PAGE:
Lynn
Morgan
Autumn
Sarah
CHECK OUT MY MYSPACE PAGE @ www.myspace.com/lifeliketaxidermystudio
Our shipping charges include insurance and also include the cost of any required export permits or U.S. Fish and Wildlife declarations. The total shipping charge includes all of these costs. Or your order will be shipped COD. Shipping charges will be paid at the time of delivery by the customer.
TAXIDERMY CLASSES, learn the trade.
We now offer classes for those who want to learn taxidermy. Call to register
We also have a home decorating department. If you have a home, room, or office you wish to decorate with the outdoor theme give us a call. We can put you in a lodge setting. If you are a interior decorator or wish to decorate yourself and you need mounts give us a call. We can help you in that area also
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FRESH & SALT WATER FISH PRCE LIST
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HOW TO MEASURE YOUR TROPHY FOR MOUNTING
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BEST MOUNTS START IN THE FIELD
Field dressing. All hunters are familiar with this process.Let me add some tips to guarantee the best mount possible for your white tail and other big game. I know they are heavy, but never drag them by anything other than their antlers. When you pull on the skin you damage the tissue under the hair which later will cause the hair to come out. Bring a piece of heavy duty plastic that can be folded into a small shape. This will insure you a clean surface to drag your trophy on after field dressing out of the woods. Never drag your trophy against the way the hair grows. This will damage the hair. Always clean any blood off of coat as soon as possible. All hunters carry toilet paper. Well not all, but I never cared for leaves. Anyway, after field dressing and cleaning the blood off your trophy, pack the nose, mouth, entrance and exit wound with the toilet paper to prevent blood from getting back on the hide. Always make sure you do not have the ears, nose,mouth, or any facial parts restricted or bent. You have always heard your mother say " don't make that face, your face will stick that way. " Well if you mush that trophy's face it will stick that way. This rule applies even more when freezing. When capping for a shoulder mount, my rule is to cut a complete circle around your trophy 2 inches behind the front legs. Cut the front legs off 3 inches down from shoulder. Now split the back of the leg hide. You should now be able to roll the hide up to the head as you skin out your cape. Leave 3 to 4 inches of neck meat attached to the head for correct measurements. Keep as dry as possible. Make sure you have cleaned all blood from the cape and have repacked the nose, mouth, and any other area that could drain. Place the trophy in the freezer without bag for the fist hour. This will kill any bacteria that may be growing. Also plastic bag Triple the speed of bacteria growth and could damage your trophy. When cleaning the blood, urine of feces from the hide, a simple cotton ball with peroxide will do the trick. Just remember to follow that with a cotton ball with water after the stain is gone. When trophy's are small game or mounts you wish to have a life size mount done of, use your plastic to move, after cleaning blood, urine, and feces, don't forget to pack all ares. Even ears, anus, and eyes if draining. Get to your taxidermist as soon as possible. your taxidermist can get you the meat for and extra charge. If you plan on mounting later freeze for a hour with out bag. Then place in a bag making sure not to bend or mush, and freeze
BEST FISH MOUNTS START AT TIME OF CATCH
Just a little secret to getting the best fish mount possible. First a good taxidermist. No joke, it is a true art to prefect fish. When the fish is out of the water for a while it starts to loose it's color, and when a fish dries it will either be white or black. absolutely no color. Therefore your taxidermist can only assume what it looked like when you caught it. All that fish, and know fish realize there are hundreds of colors that change in the movement of the fish and in the light . When you plan your fishing trip remember three things. Camera, ice, bags of salt.
1. Immediately take pictures of both sides of your fish. Close up's.
2.Place your fish in a bag of salt. Table salt. Make sure the bag is big enough to have your fish flat with no bends or fins crumpled. Make sure the fish is completely covered.
3. Place the bag in ice until you can freeze.
The PH balance in the slimy covering on the fish changes within a few minutes after removing from the water. The table salt changes the PH balance back to it's original state as if the fish was still in the water. It will be the exact same color when your taxidermist starts the mounting process. With the taxidermist actually seeing the color for their self and your pictures at time of catch the taxidermist cant go wrong. The other plus to this is if you catch a bigger fish you had rather mount, you can remove the fish from the freezer at a later date, clean it and have it for dinner. The table salt acts as a preservative so the fish wont spoil. Now lets not forget our boat and the rod and reel while getting our camera, bags of salt, and ice. Make sure you post your fish story on here and at Joker's Outdoor Sportsman Forum. You can get the link from groups and the other is as simple as copy and paste. Good Luck
1. Immediately take pictures of both sides of your fish. Close up's.
2.Place your fish in a bag of salt. Table salt. Make sure the bag is big enough to have your fish flat with no bends or fins crumpled. Make sure the fish is completely covered.
3. Place the bag in ice until you can freeze.
The PH balance in the slimy covering on the fish changes within a few minutes after removing from the water. The table salt changes the PH balance back to it's original state as if the fish was still in the water. It will be the exact same color when your taxidermist starts the mounting process. With the taxidermist actually seeing the color for their self and your pictures at time of catch the taxidermist cant go wrong. The other plus to this is if you catch a bigger fish you had rather mount, you can remove the fish from the freezer at a later date, clean it and have it for dinner. The table salt acts as a preservative so the fish wont spoil. Now lets not forget our boat and the rod and reel while getting our camera, bags of salt, and ice. Make sure you post your fish story on here and at Joker's Outdoor Sportsman Forum. You can get the link from groups and the other is as simple as copy and paste. Good Luck
BEST BIRD AND WATERFOWL MOUNTS START AFTER THE HARVEST
After you take your bird or waterfowl trophy clean all blood immediately from feathers. Make sure you do not bend any feathers. Stuff cotton in the mouth, wound and anus. You can use a cotton ball and peroxide to clean any blood that will not come out with plain water. Make sure you follow the peroxide cleaning with plain water. Keep as dry as possible. Making sure no feathers are bent and all lay down the way they are suppose to. Slide the bird or water fowl head first down in a stocking. Lay in the freezer for one hour before placing in a plastic bag and freezing. If you desire the meat you may have a taxidermist that will process the skin and save your meat. Take care to not ruffle or bend feathers, put something heavy on top of it in the freezer, or damage the bill or beak. For turkey, geese, and swan wrap in a sheet like wrapping a baby freeze for one hour, then place in plastic bag and freeze. Guys if you don't know how to wrap a baby get your girl or wife to show you. Good luck. Spur
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SEASON'S FOR A REASONUNT,BY HELPING OTHERS
Of course we all know the reason for season's on all wildlife. What we all don't know about how the seasons play a big part in having a quality mount. Spring is the time of most births and mating. When it comes to your mount, You want a full healthy coat, a good weight and size , and very few scars. Mating wild life tend to go through a lot of fights, weight loss, and stress. Parenting wild life also have a lot of weight loss, and unhealthy coat conditions due to having to maintain their young. Not to mention the change of the weather makes their coats thin and ugly. You may kill a fat furry full coat fox, and when you pick up your mount, you may have a skinny little almost bald fox. Don't blame your taxidermist. All that dead hair has covered up a skinny unhealthy fox that had a hard time finding food that winter. When the weather warmed up, all that hair released but didn't fall out due to the health of the fox. When your taxidermist processed the fox all that dead hair came out and the true weight was reviled. That's the reason for the season.
ROAD KILL'S
Yes sometimes it is hard to pass up that 70 pound bobcat that you just hit. Some things to consider. Check your Hunting guide or your wild life website as to the laws on road kills in your state. Some state's allow road kill collection and mounts, others don't. Remember The weather, Spring means a loose coat that will fall out. Consider how it was hit. If it was gut hit,or gut shot the bacteria in the intestines immediately destroy skin and hair, to an unsavable state. If the game was gut hit you must skin completely immediately to save it. Remember you need your taxidermist to do this due to how and where to cut the game for the type mount you desire. If you desire to become a taxidermist, road kills supply a great starting and practice place. They make a pretty good show room for the taxidermy shop also. happy hunting to all of you.
ROAD KILL'S
Yes sometimes it is hard to pass up that 70 pound bobcat that you just hit. Some things to consider. Check your Hunting guide or your wild life website as to the laws on road kills in your state. Some state's allow road kill collection and mounts, others don't. Remember The weather, Spring means a loose coat that will fall out. Consider how it was hit. If it was gut hit,or gut shot the bacteria in the intestines immediately destroy skin and hair, to an unsavable state. If the game was gut hit you must skin completely immediately to save it. Remember you need your taxidermist to do this due to how and where to cut the game for the type mount you desire. If you desire to become a taxidermist, road kills supply a great starting and practice place. They make a pretty good show room for the taxidermy shop also. happy hunting to all of you.
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MAKING YOUR TROPHY COUNT BY HELPING OTHERS
I want to remind everyone that there are a lot of people out there that struggle every day to make ends meet and If you have meat you don't want, then please give it away or ask your taxidermist if they know anyone who could use it. Thanks. Spur
Too many kids are spending too little time outdoors.
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors works to find mentors for children who want to experience the great outdoors we all know and love. Teaming with youth mentoring organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters, who have over 100 years of mentoring experience, we can make a difference in the lives of children across the country.
Too many kids are spending too little time outdoors.Take a few moments to browse our website and see how others are getting involved with Pass It On. Then contact us or your local BBBS office and find out how you can get involved too!
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MAKING YOUR TROPHY COUNT BY HELPING OTHERS
I want to remind everyone that there are a lot of people out there that struggle every day to make ends meet and If you have meat you don't want, then please give it away or ask your taxidermist if they know anyone who could use it. Thanks. Spur
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