first pintail mount

[jamesmc]

Here is the pick of the pintail i got this season. He was my first and I think the taxidermist did a top notch job and only took him 2 weeks from start to finish.
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/1/23/f_pintail1i_f70cm_1d540f9.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/1/23/f_pintail1i_f70cm_1d540f9.jpg)
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/1/23/f_pintail2i_f70cm_4e9b0e2.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/1/23/f_pintail2i_f70cm_4e9b0e2.jpg)

[callemquacktn]

Man is that a banded pintail?

I killed my first Bull Sprig this year too. I planned on having him mounted but his spig was only about 2".
He sure ate good though :D

[jamesmc]

That is just a band the taxidermist put on with his info. I wish he was when I shot him.

[The Duck Whisperer]

Thats a great looking mount! I'm still looking for a bull sprig.

[Corey Carston]

What a great looking duck how much does a mount like that cost?

[jamesmc]

This guys name is Mark Thomas and he charges $135 for a standard mount(sitting like mine or flying) If you want anything special (water scene for example) it costs an extra $50. I couldn't believe his turn around. My brothers gotten him to mount 3 woodies, 2 broad bills and two buffies all in the last 3 months and all with about a 2 week turn around. I'll try and get some pics of his mounts up. You won't believe the buffie mount, It's outstanding.

[Jason Mears]

Nice mount.

[Dcahl13]

Very Nice mount.

[PEI Duck Guy]

Nice mount!

[Duckslayercam]

Very nice.

[Cacklerman]

You get what you pay for when it comes to taxidermy.

[Rich Good]

Nice mount !

[Dustin Andersen]

I can't believe it only costed 135 bucks! It's hard to find a decent taxidermist around my area for less than 200 bucks.

[jamesmc]

This guy is absolutely outstanding. I wish you all could see his shop and all the mounts he does for shows.

[buckeyegundogs]

Awesome looking mount !!!

[Joe Fladeland]

Great looking mount. I wish we could shoot more pintail around here that looked like that.

[Bryan "Skeeter" Girolami]

Could you post up his phone number and address please if you wouldn't mind.

[jamesmc]

The guy's name is Mark Thomas in Hopkinsville Ky. I don't know his number. I'll get it from my brother and Pm it to you Bryan.

[waterfowljunkie]

Nice looking bird...not the biggest tail...but still a great looking sprig

[aculp]

good looking mount u got there

[jamesmc]

He probably wasn't a "trophy" bird by most standards but he sure was to me. He's only got about a 3-1/2" sprig but they are hard to come by around here and didn't know if I would get another chance at one.

[honkerbonkers]

good looking mount, i just hope the thing is actually dry! my taxidermist lets his mounts dry a minimum of 3 weeks after it is finished and mounted!

[CurrituckBoy]

looks very good

Michael