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Crazy_Farmer
12-15-2007, 02:46 PM
Just got these back from the taxidermist today. My brother shot one on opening morning for ducks and I shot the other the next day. Very happy with the results.

http://members.shaw.ca/stevensml/hunting/wooduck2.jpg

Greenhead
12-15-2007, 03:02 PM
Hey Crazy, who did em for ya?
GH

Mr. Dean
12-15-2007, 03:04 PM
Fabulous!
But I'm a sucker for this stuff.

I think next year, I'll get a couple of the 'little' critters done up. Maybe a Grouse and/or a Rabbit?.

Derek_Erickson
12-15-2007, 03:10 PM
Take the antlers off of the deer you and your kid got this year and make a jackalope!

Crazy_Farmer
12-15-2007, 03:58 PM
Terry did them from Natures Window in Agassiz. I've looked around for awhile now and most places were anywhere from $250-350-400 so for two birds I wasnt going to spend 700-800 bucks on, I got these for 400 for both so I'm happy with the work and price. I also brought the blonde mallard that I shot a couple weekends ago to get done also. It's gonna be a bit of a struggle as I've already cut into the breast but its going to be mounted with its back facing out wings spread out so you cant see its chest. Should be a great mount but will take a bit of extra careful work to get it done.

Buck
12-15-2007, 05:36 PM
very nice and a resonable price could you post a couple more pictures

Marc
12-15-2007, 05:39 PM
very nice and a resonable price could you post a couple more pictures

I was going to ask the same thing. Would be nice to maybe get a harlequin done one of these days.

Farmer
12-15-2007, 05:54 PM
Very nice Crazy Farmer. I saw a couple in Nature's Window a few years back that looked awesome as well. At that price, I may have to shoot a woody.
Gord

Crazy_Farmer
12-15-2007, 06:09 PM
very nice and a resonable price could you post a couple more pictures

Ask and you shall receive

http://members.shaw.ca/stevensml/hunting/woodduck2_640x480.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/stevensml/hunting/woodduck3_640x480.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/stevensml/hunting/woodduck4_640x480.jpg

Thanks, when I went in originally he actually had a photo of about 8 wood ducks in a large mount and they looked great so thats why I decided to go with him. These two guys were just in beautiful shape after they got shot. both were flying away and got hit in the back. I find it neat though how on one foot a pellet went right through two claws.

Bow Walker
12-15-2007, 06:50 PM
Those are beautiful. I'd love to get one of those Chinese Mandarin ducks done that you see in Lost Lagoon - Stanley Park.

Those Woodie colors are just great.

rishu_pepper
12-15-2007, 11:13 PM
Woodies are the prettiest ducks IMO (non-hybrid anyway). I'd love to get something done up like that in the future.

Where did you bag these beauties?

Crazy_Farmer
12-16-2007, 12:14 PM
About 100 feet from my house. A small slough on our property that has a tree knocked over the water, the wood ducks around 2 dozen live underneath it during the summer. They normally always leave a month before opening morning but this year they stuck around till early november.

Tanya
12-17-2007, 05:48 AM
Those look very beautiful. The birds are featured well, nice mount.
We've had a few woodies around here this year, but been passing on them as we have on mounted and well, there are sooo, many mallards.

WoodDuckWizard
12-17-2007, 06:13 AM
Great looking ducks...