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Post by bsutravis on Apr 15, 2007 5:28:37 GMT -5
Anybody know any in-state taxidermists that you can ship your gobbler head to for freeze-dry service?  ?? I'm thinking about doing my own gobbler mount this Spring......just not sure if I am up to it! |
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Post by mullis56 on Apr 15, 2007 7:41:13 GMT -5
Not in state but Cally does it!! There are others.....but my normal guy sends his out of state.....IL I think.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 15, 2007 8:03:13 GMT -5
Yeah.... Cally doesn't have prices listed for his freeze dry services. I don't wanna pay an arm and a leg since this will be my first attempt......
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 15, 2007 11:23:16 GMT -5
Travis,
My taxidermist does some freeze drying. I'll ask him what he charges for a turkey head.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 15, 2007 13:27:09 GMT -5
Thanks Woody
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Apr 15, 2007 19:50:26 GMT -5
www.gunnerstaxidermy.com Used them last year and will definately be sending them some more this year. We do a lot of birds and have used Cally's crew in the past. There are some differences in the poses offered by both of the mentioned shops. Feel free to give me a call and I can probably steer you in the proper direction for the pose you are looking for. My phone # is on my site linked below. Be glad to help with any questions you may have about the whole mntg. process.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 16, 2007 7:27:26 GMT -5
I appreciate it HT! Thanks for the info.
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Post by parson on Apr 16, 2007 12:01:53 GMT -5
Totally off topic, but wouldn't "Freeze Dried Heads" be a great name for a rock group?
parson
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 16, 2007 15:35:00 GMT -5
It might be Parson, but something tells me that they wouldn't play music I'd be inclined to listen to.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 16, 2007 20:04:24 GMT -5
Totally off topic, but wouldn't "Freeze Dried Heads" be a great name for a rock group? parson Now THAT is FUNNY!! |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 18, 2007 18:29:35 GMT -5
My taxidermist said you picked a tough project to start out on.
He wiill freeze dry your turkey's head for $40.
He will sell you a freeze dried head for $50.
He will sell you a freeze dried and painted head for $70.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 18, 2007 18:31:32 GMT -5
Great.....thanks for the info Woody.
I haven't made up my mind if I am gonna try one. It will depend on the bird.... I'll take my stuff to skin it out at the campsite, just in case I do wanna mount it.
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Apr 19, 2007 17:49:54 GMT -5
Hey Woody, who is your taxidermist. Travis-get an accurate weight before you dress or skin your bird to help order the proper body. Also if you skin from ankle to ankle across the belly of the bird, you will not mess up the breast feather tracts.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 19, 2007 18:06:35 GMT -5
Hey Woody, who is your taxidermist. .......... He is Dean Stallion of American Taxidermy 1899 N State Route 61 Boonville IN 47601-9496 Phone: 812-897-0464 Email: mntdeer@sbcglobal.net . |
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Post by bigkevmorgan on Jun 11, 2007 20:11:30 GMT -5
has anyone used the vinal heads herd the mites git into the freeze dried heads after awhile?
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Jun 11, 2007 21:56:52 GMT -5
Ah the things people hear. When freeze-drying was in its infancy, there were a lot of things done wrong that are done properly today. When it all first started people took a lot of "shortcuts" that gave rise to many problems. Used to be that when you had a head freeze-dried the only thing done as far as prep work was to do some type of positioning for the pose with a wire up the neck vertebrae then freeze and put under vacuum. Nowadays the head is skinned completely to the base of the bill and any and all unnecessary tissue is removed from the skin and remaining bones at the base of the bill. Then the skin is placed over an anatomically correct manikin and all necessary areas are properly plumped by injection with a syringe. My supplier uses an actual insecticide in his fluid as an added precaution but it is probably not needed since almost all the "bug food" is removed. There is probably more of interest to bugs in the tissue that most taxi's leave on the skin or in the wing. There is a tiny piece of tissue that is attached to the end of every breast feather root that if not removed by hand will most certainly attract insects. Most-read almost all-mnts. will never have a problem with bugs so it is usually not an issue. Even a properly tanned skin such as a deer hide or bear skin can be attacked by bugs. Check out how much tissue is left in most tail mnts and you will see how safe your mnts are. So bugs in a turkey head is one of those myths that doesn't seem to leave even though most other mnts done today provide just as much or more of a smorgasbord to insects. As far as the reproduction heads go I have yet to see a repro that even comes close to the real thing. Most repros or made by molding a high quality freeze-dried head. The first head has all the detail of the original minus all or most of the feathers and after that the quality goes downhill very fast. Once you get to the 20th or even 50th head from the mold, almost all the detail is gone-such as smaller wrinkles and all the pores in the skin. Stick with the real head freeze-dried by a quality shop and you won't be disappointed. If your taxidermist doesn't like real heads, he is stuck in the dark ages and I would be shopping around for someone new.
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?? I'm thinking about doing my own gobbler mount this Spring......just not sure if I am up to it!
