I have had 4 Deer Mounted, 1 was done by a guy who didnt know his A$$ from a hole in the ground and my 11 Pointer now has the neck of a Doe instead of the 22 inch neck it had when I shot it. He is no longer in business either, Word of mouth goes along way.
But the guy who has done my last 3 has charged me about $325, I get to pick out my own Molds out of the book and everything. That also include's the Piece of wood to go behind it. I never go with the same design, all of them are differant.
Now if I wanted the mouth open, I know it would be extra, I dont know how much though.
When He did my Big Fox Squirell's he wanted an extra $30 to have a nut in an open mouth, So I opted not to do it. They look good enough with out the nut. And on my Red Fox that I had done on a Small Pedestal I wanted the mouth open, But it was more too, So I didnt do it, didnt seem worth it too me. But it does look good anyway.
It takes me about 6-8 months to get my Deer Mounts back, This guy I go to now is really good. He also does alot of African Game and some big Bears too. I have a few pictures of his work, Ill just have to find the disc they are on.
__________________
~If I ever find my Inner-Self, I'd Kill it too.~
|