FOSTER'S TAXIDERMY
2401 NORTH SPRUCE STREET OGALLALA,NEBRASKA
308-340-7039
Owner Dana Foster
GAMEHEADS
LIFESIZE
PEDESTAL
DETAIL/MISC
TAXIDERMY BENCH
A good quality mount starts with how you take care of the skin or cape. Obviously we can't control the weather or hunting conditions. Try to keep it cool and dry. Best scenario is to get it to me and I can skin/cape it and get it properly cared for. If on a hunting trip skin it and get it cooled. Do not salt it unless you have it fleshed and the eyes, lips, nose and ears turned and fleshed.
1) Do not hang your animal by the neck as it will ruin the hide/hair
2) If a deer,elk, etc hang by the antlers. Do not hang by the hind legs for an extended amount of time as the face will fill with fluid.
3) Keep it in the shade or cool building if you can't get it to me in 1-2 days. If not freeze the head
4) Do not drag it far or it will ruin the hair/hide
5) Do not slit the throat
6) When Gutting stop at the sternum, we need more hide then you think, and I'd hate to charge you a sewing fee to fix the brisket
7) The diagrams above are a very good reference to know how to skin your animals for shoulder mounts or lifesize and rugs
8) Try to wash excessive blood from the cape/skin. Clean all dirt, rocks, leaves etc from the skin.
9) I prefer to cape and skin your animals. This way I get it how I want it. I don't have to re flesh the animal and fix potential mistakes, therefor saving you $$
10) If you must cape your shoulder mount animal, skin to base of the neck and get a circumference measurement before cutting it off. Please do not cut it off mid neck. This creates a ton of extra work to get it out of the skin. I tube cape mine so there isn't much of a seam when sewing.
11) DO NOT PARADE IT AROUND IN YOUR TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND EXPECT QUALITY
NORTH AMERICAN
SHOULDER MOUNT LIFE SIZE
ANTELOPE AND DEER 1100.00 5500-6500
*****WALL PEDESTALS ADD $100.00****
BIG HORN SHEEP 1800.00 7000.00
BEAR BLACK 1000 -1500 5000-6500 1/2 MOUNT $2800-3500
GRIZZLY 1200.00 6500-8500
KODIAK 1500.00 7500-10500
BISON 3400.00 12,500.00
CARIBOU 1400.00 7000.00
SPLIT HORNS 100.00
COYOTE 995.00 2200.00
DALL SHEEP 1800.00 7000.00
ELK 2000.00 9500.00
ELK Bugling 2400.00
***DETACHABLE ANTLERS 150.00 EACH***
JAVELINA 1100.00 2500.00
MOUNTAIN GOAT 1400.00 7000.00
MOOSE, CANADIAN 3000.00 10,500.00
ALASKA/YUKON 3200.00 12,500.00
STEER/BULL 3400.00
**Plus Shipping to and from the beetles to remove horns**
WILD BOAR 1200.00 2700.00
MOUNTAIN LION 1200.00 4500-5500
FOX 975.00 1300.00
BEAVER 975.00 1300.00
BOBCAT 975.00 1600.00
RACCOON 975.00 1300.00
BADGER 975.00 1600.00
WOLF 1100.00 4500-5500
*****ALL BASE WORK IS PRICED PER PIECE*****
RUGS
BADGER 1500.00
BLACK BEAR 300.00 FT
BROWN BEAR 350.00 FT
***5 FOOT MIN ON BEAR RUGS***
BOBCAT 1550.00
COYOTE 1500.00
FOX 1500.00
MOUNTAIN LION 300.00 FT
ZEBRA 375.00 FT
WOLF 2000.00
TANNING
ANTELOPE 300.00
BADGER 300.00
BLACK BEAR 195.00 LIN FT
BROWN BEAR 195.00 LIN FT
BEAVER 300.00
BISON 34.00 SQ FT
BOBCAT 300.00
COW/STEER 34.00 SQ FT
COYOTE 300.00
DEER 300.00
ELK 32.00 SQ FT
FOX 300.00
LYNX 350.00
MINK 145.00
RACCOON 300.00
WOLF 150.00 LIN FT
WOLVERINE 350.00
*** FEET $75.00 EXTRA ON SMALL MAMMALS***
AFRICAN AND EXOTICS
SHOULDER MOUNT LIFE SIZE
BABOON 1800.OO 5000.00
BLESBOK 1500.00 5500.00
BONGO 1400.00 6900.00
CAPE BUFFALO 2900.00 12000.00
BUSH BUCK 1250.00 4200.00
DUIKER 1100.00 4200.00
ELAND 2900-3500 12000.00
GAZELLES 1500.00 4200.00
GIRAFFE 9500.00 CALL
GEMSBOK 1700.00 5500.00
WARTHOG 1800.00 5000.00
WILDEBEEST 1700.00 6400.00
HARTEBEEST 1800.00 &nb