Duck Mount

[3chunter]

Just got my duck mount back from my 2022 duck trip.

The barnwood on dead mount come off a hog trailer from my families old farm.

 

[HankBuck]

Just got my duck mount back from my 2022 duck trip.

The barnwood on dead mount come off a hog trailer from my families old farm.

@3chunter - nice taxidermy work and good choice having them mounted “dead” or “sitting” vs. flying. I’ve seen very few Flying waterfowl mounts that look natural. I now only do sitting or a dead mount and even then you really need to select the Right Taxidermist — much harder then doing a Deer Head. Nice Work on yours!!

 

[Deepfork]

Wow!!! Very nice!

 

[Elkeater]

Love it! I used to be obsessive about waterfowl hunting and I never did have any birds mounted. I kinda regret that. My goal for this winter is to collect several breeding plumage birds of various species to have mounted.

Did you hunt with an outfitter?

 

[3chunter]

Love it! I used to be obsessive about waterfowl hunting and I never did have any birds mounted. I kinda regret that. My goal for this winter is to collect several breeding plumage birds of various species to have mounted.

Did you hunt with an outfitter?

The mallards was a guide but the rest were on our own.

 

[HankBuck]

Love it! I used to be obsessive about waterfowl hunting and I never did have any birds mounted. I kinda regret that. My goal for this winter is to collect several breeding plumage birds of various species to have mounted.

Did you hunt with an outfitter?

@Elkeater - gonna be difficult to get Ducks in “breeding plumage” - they hit their best colors is March-April (especially Greenwing Teal) and that’s a bit after the Season….but a 2nd year or older bird in January looks damn nice and I don’t think I could tell the difference between then and Spring.

 

[Elkeater]

@Elkeater - gonna be difficult to get Ducks in “breeding plumage” - they hit their best colors is March-April (especially Greenwing Teal) and that’s a bit after the Season….but a 2nd year or older bird in January looks damn nice and I don’t think I could tell the difference between then and Spring.

True. Our season goes til the end of January here and while we don’t have a ton of birds the ones we do have are pretty close to breeding plumage. Or at least as close as I’ve seen during hunting season.

 

[Flipper Dude]

I love me a baldpate.

 

[Hunt anything]

Where did the birds come from and who did the taxidermy?

 

[3chunter]

Where did the birds come from and who did the taxidermy?

The taxidermist is here in SC. Birds from central flyway/Mississippi flyway.

 

[Hunt anything]

@Elkeater - gonna be difficult to get Ducks in “breeding plumage” - they hit their best colors is March-April (especially Greenwing Teal) and that’s a bit after the Season….but a 2nd year or older bird in January looks damn nice and I don’t think I could tell the difference between then and Spring.

The three birds that gave me fits trying to get in nuptial plumage were, northern shoveler, bluewinged teal and red breasted merganser. I finally got all three in late January.

 

[Kdbull]

Love it! Beautiful mount with sentimental touch.