Stuffing Animals

scubakid

Anyone know where you could get a fox stuffed down the munster region.. Cork preferable..

Thanks

Shoot2kill

scubakid wrote: »

Anyone know where you could get a fox stuffed down the munster region.. Cork preferable..

Thanks

Im pretty sure if you get in touch with the gun shop in mallow they will put u in touch with a guy that does it.

jwshooter

the best taxidermist in the country is in kerry .kurt ecker is name .064 32748

4gun

jwshooter wrote: »

the best taxidermist in the country is in kerry .kurt ecker is name .064 32748

your missing a few digets Jw put a 66 before the 32748

scubakid

Once you ring it will tell you put in the 66 and redial anyway..
How much would you pay to get one done?

Eddie B

Jesus if it`s a full fox your talkin big money! It must be 200 or more 4 a fox head alone! and besides, you`d want 2 b livin in a mansion 2 display it properly!

Sika_Stalker

jwshooter wrote: »

the best taxidermist in the country is in kerry .kurt ecker is name .064 32748

+1 for kurt top man and ive got a fox done by him

dwighet

Eddie B wrote: »

Jesus if it`s a full fox your talkin big money! It must be 200 or more 4 a fox head alone! and besides, you`d want 2 b livin in a mansion 2 display it properly!

A full fox would look good on a mantle piece...There not that big:rolleyes:

Sika_Stalker

managed to finally find a pic of it

gentleman jim

i have a full fox done with a partridge in his mouth! cost 450euros!
it's class looking

dwighet

Sika_Stalker wrote: »

managed to finally find a pic of it

thats A1 S.S. I like that alot

scubakid

Eddie B wrote: »

Jesus if it`s a full fox your talkin big money! It must be 200 or more 4 a fox head alone! and besides, you`d want 2 b livin in a mansion 2 display it properly!

Der tiny.. You'd display one in any house no bother

Eddie B

scubakid wrote: »

Der tiny.. You'd display one in any house no bother

I supose! if MAMMY lets ya!!!!!! Have 2 display all mine in a spare room! Don`t mind! have all things precious in that room ( shooting, fishing)!

J.R.

I've a fox mounted as if trapped in a gin-trap as the hunter approaches to check.











Mounted fox can take up a fair piece of space if not mounted sitting upright.

4gun

J.R. wrote: »

I've a fox mounted as if trapped in a gin-trap as the hunter approaches to check.











Mounted fox can take up a fair piece of space if not mounted sitting upright.[/quote

would look out of place in a house just doesn't put hunting in a positive light :eek:

caprilicious

Sika Stalker your fox is absolutely stunning I love the teeth on it and its pose its beautiful.

I must get pics of our one, its a really dark fox nearly the colour of an alsation! I can't remember how much of a deposit he left in with it when he dropped the fox in, but I know the balance was €450.
That was for full fox in a beautiful wood/glass case.
Well worth it though to have it done right

J.R.

4gun wrote: »

J.R. wrote: »

I've a fox mounted as if trapped in a gin-trap as the hunter approaches to check.











Mounted fox can take up a fair piece of space if not mounted sitting upright.[/quote

would look out of place in a house just doesn't put hunting in a positive light :eek:

I totally agree with you ....it's in my 'den' with many other mounted species....not for the sitting room.......- it was mounted to illustrate the reason why the gin traps were banned and the injury / distress they caused while the fox cowered helplessly to await its fate.

This was a fact of life in Ireland and elsewhere twenty odd years ago and the ban was indeed justified.

Dusty87

Very nice J.R,
Who stuffs them for ya?

J.R.

Dusty87 wrote: »

Very nice J.R,
Who stuffs them for ya?

I do it myself.........very busy at work at the moment so can't devote as much time as I want to.......must try to make time and get back to it again.

Cock I did last year

Dusty87

Fair play to ya. Some lovely pieces there.

greenpeter

Fair play JR looks very impressive

caprilicious

JR fair play to you stuffing those yourself, you did an excellent job! do you do it professionally or for hobby?
Either way I love the birds especially the duck & pheasant in flight.

Here's pic of our fox (excuse low quality, taken on camera phone). He did a lovely job of the posture/case but the eye's are too close together unfortunately so he looks crossed eyed!

Shoot2kill

caprilicious wrote: »

JR fair play to you stuffing those yourself, you did an excellent job! do you do it professionally or for hobby?
Either way I love the birds especially the duck & pheasant in flight.

Here's pic of our fox (excuse low quality, taken on camera phone). He did a lovely job of the posture/case but the eye's are too close together unfortunately so he looks crossed eyed!

Wow what a nice colour! We were out last night and saw a near black fox going across a tillage field... We were so taken back by his colour we decided to let him off.. Hope to see a few more like him around next year...

Shoot2kill

By the way lads, a good friend of mine gave me a nice stags head on saturday afternoon. It looks really nice and has lovely antlers on him. I put it in a bag and threw it into my freezer(the freezer for vermon that is, not the one for pizzas and chips) What is the process for getting it back to just the skull, do i have to boil it or what?

J.R.

Shoot2kill wrote: »

We were out last night and saw a near black fox going across a tillage field... We were so taken back by his colour we decided to let him off.. Hope to see a few more like him around next year...

Gamekeeper in U.K. shot a completely black fox with GREEN eyes!

Eddie B

Saw a pure white fox about five years ago! Out one morning after pheasants. The dog bolted him from a bunch of briers!!! I didn`t actually realise what i was looking at till he was out of range. Better i didn`t shoot it maybe, a fantastic lookin animal!! Didn`t see it since, but will never forget that morning!!

Cbeirne82

JR

Just wondering are they stoats you have there on the shelf? If so did you shoot them or trap them or what. I think I have only ever seen a stoat once. Shot a mink once which I regret not getting stuffed!

J.R.

Cbeirne82 wrote: »

JR

Just wondering are they stoats you have there on the shelf? If so did you shoot them or trap them or what. I think I have only ever seen a stoat once. Shot a mink once which I regret not getting stuffed!

You are right it's a stoat.

Stoats are protected and cannot be shot or trapped.

I got three stoats, two weasels (not resident here in Ireland) and a Jay from a gamekeeper in U.K......they're classed as vermin there and trapped.


WEASEL (smaller & no black tip on tail)


STOATS















JAY

It wasn't me!

Jays are such exceptionally pretty birds.

Dusty87

Eddie B wrote: »

Saw a pure white fox about five years ago! Out one morning after pheasants. The dog bolted him from a bunch of briers!!! I didn`t actually realise what i was looking at till he was out of range. Better i didn`t shoot it maybe, a fantastic lookin animal!! Didn`t see it since, but will never forget that morning!!

Ya can be sure some other lad shot him though

Eddie B

J.R. wrote: »

I do it myself.........very busy at work at the moment so can't devote as much time as I want to.......must try to make time and get back to it again.

Cock I did last year

Excelent display J.R. Nice display of corvids, Was thinkin of collecting the lot myself! (have a jay already). The stoat on rabbit was a great idea! Did i see a pole cat there beside the weasel???

J.R.

Eddie B wrote: »

Excelent display J.R. Nice display of corvids, Was thinkin of collecting the lot myself! (have a jay already). The stoat on rabbit was a great idea! Did i see a pole cat there beside the weasel???

Thanks.

I'll mount almost anything that comes my way.....have a mouse in the freezer at the moment...he'll be tricky!


You are right...it's a polecat ferret. Was at a clay shoot one day when I got talking to another shooter (overheard him talking about ferrets). His polecat ferret had been killed by his Harris Hawk, while ferreting, the previous weekend. Seemingly, the ferret put out a rabbit and when it left the burrow polecat ferret & Harris hawk chased it.....both fought over it....ferret lost. He told me to call to his place ...I could have it. There was a good bit of damage done to the ferret.....especially around the mouth & lips which is very difficult to repair / replace.


Not many people have corvids as they are so common....cost the same as a pheasant or duck so, understandably people prefer to have the more colourful species mounted.

POLECAT FERRET








Magpies










Rook






Greycrow








JACKDAW







Jay

shannonpowerlab

STOATS




What's going on?

shannonpowerlab

How long do they usually last? 10? 20 years in a moisture controlled room?

J.R.

shannonpowerlab wrote: »

STOATS

What's going on?

Sorry......not sure how you're confused!

J.R.

shannonpowerlab wrote: »

How long do they usually last? 10? 20 years in a moisture controlled room?

If kept in a room free from damp they can last hundreds of years.

Direct sunlight can also damage them badly...bleaches the fur & feathers so that the mount can have a blonde / whitish / faded colour to the fur / feathers.

E. Fudd

shannonpowerlab wrote: »

STOATS




What's going on?

what do you get when you cross a bunny with a stoat??.......... A boat!!

Bum bum chi.......











*gets his coat*

E. Fudd

E. Fudd wrote: »

what do you get when you cross a bunny with a stoat??.........

A dead bunny!
Nice mount shannonpowerlab.

shannonpowerlab

J.R. wrote: »

If kept in a room free from damp they can last hundreds of years.

Direct sunlight can also damage them badly...bleaches the fur & feathers so that the mount can have a blonde / whitish / faded colour to the fur / feathers.

Amazing...

shannonpowerlab

Deleted User wrote: »

A dead bunny!
Nice mount shannonpowerlab.

Sorry I had no idea it was a standard attack position for a stoat.:o