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Picking out forms

Unread postby Jeff G » Wed Oct 09, 2013 6:23 am

When you are fortunate enough to harvest a nice trophy and take a trip to the taxidermy shop, do you let the shop pick your manakin and pose out, or do you have a favorite form manufacturer that you stick with? Personally I like working with Joe Coombs forms. Cost is a bit more, but the sculpting is usually right on. Let me know your thoughts so I can take info back to our Shop.


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Unread postby C&T Archery » Wed Oct 09, 2013 6:35 am

I usually pick the pose, but I never knew enough to pick a form from a MFG.
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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby mibowhunter » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:56 am

Same as C&T, i always pick the pose but never a form...
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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby purebowhunting » Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:58 am

I picked out a Joe Meder form for the buck I shot last season. Couldn't be happier. I have my next pose already picked, just need the trophy!

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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby natvbearhntr » Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:10 am

same here. Never picked a form but have always been asked about the pose.
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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby Jeff G » Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:03 am

I just got in a ben mears table pedastal that I am going to mount one of my personal collection for. Can't wait to get it going!
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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby dan » Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:05 am

When I 1st started mounting bucks I made sure I was picking forms and poses, but as time went by I realized that good taxidermists are also skilled artists and are better at picking both the form and the pose that best fits the animal I brought them... I now just drop the animal off and say do something cool. 8-)
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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby Stanley » Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:32 am

My taxi man shows me different forms poses and usually has examples hanging on the wall to compare. I had one buck done by a hack last year. I picked out everything and he butchered it together. It was just an experiment on my part seeing the difference between a good taxi and a hack. A good taxi man will work with you taking time to be sure you are satisfied. The buck pictured is one of my favorite forms & poses. Not sure what form or anything else (a few years ago). Taxi man showed it to me, I liked it, he did it.

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Re: Picking out forms

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:39 am

Pose only...
I usually have a spot picked out in the house and need it a certain way to capture the most out of the location.
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