LI-Jack
Active member
Hey folks,
Been awhile since I last posted, probably too long for any to remember.
Last year I shot a nice drake Hooded Merg and decided to put him on the wall. The mount is a swimming mount and the taxidermist is a master at his work... at least in the past he was. I've used this guy on 95 percent of the mounts I have had done, so I wasn't too concerned with this bird.
When I picked up the mount it was a nice mount, really.... except something didn't seem right. I paid the artist for his work and went home to put the mount on the wall. As I sat there in the den I kept staring at this bird and like a bolt of lightning it hit me --- the eyes are the wrong color. The eyes that were set were red in color not the yellow/gold which threw the whole mount off. I spoke the the taxidermist the next day to see what had happened, his comment was "that was the color of the eyes when you dropped him off". Now, I did fix the eye color on my own and it looks fine, but has anyone ever seen a red eyed hooded Merganser in their endevours??? I haven't... I'm thinking about next season, and the bird I put on the wall, but I might need a new bird taxidermist.
Anyone else have a taxidermy surprise story??
Regards,
Jack
Been awhile since I last posted, probably too long for any to remember.
Last year I shot a nice drake Hooded Merg and decided to put him on the wall. The mount is a swimming mount and the taxidermist is a master at his work... at least in the past he was. I've used this guy on 95 percent of the mounts I have had done, so I wasn't too concerned with this bird.
When I picked up the mount it was a nice mount, really.... except something didn't seem right. I paid the artist for his work and went home to put the mount on the wall. As I sat there in the den I kept staring at this bird and like a bolt of lightning it hit me --- the eyes are the wrong color. The eyes that were set were red in color not the yellow/gold which threw the whole mount off. I spoke the the taxidermist the next day to see what had happened, his comment was "that was the color of the eyes when you dropped him off". Now, I did fix the eye color on my own and it looks fine, but has anyone ever seen a red eyed hooded Merganser in their endevours??? I haven't... I'm thinking about next season, and the bird I put on the wall, but I might need a new bird taxidermist.
Anyone else have a taxidermy surprise story??
Regards,
Jack
