gunner-2 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here is some waterfowl mounts of the season Common Merganser after a small perch the perch is real as well 2 Hooded Mergansers flight path in Redhead Canada goose Mallard Golden eye Wood duck pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf and Turf Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Wow, some great looking mounts there! Very creative and interesting settings too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgm Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Great work gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Wow wicked mounts great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guelph Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very nice. That takes some talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Gunner .....you have a natural talent to make those birds look ........natural . Looking at the first picture, I see you have set the eyes perfectly that shows the merganser zeroing in on that perch . And I know how much finagling is needed to mount birds on driftwood to get it right . NICE job Gunner ! BTW .....I see bands on the birds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Gunner .....you have a natural talent to make those birds look ........natural . Looking at the first picture, I see you have set the eyes perfectly that shows the merganser zeroing in on that perch . And I know how much finagling is needed to mount birds on driftwood to get it right . NICE job Gunner ! BTW .....I see bands on the birds ? Thanks smerchly it takes a lot of patience to do this and even that can wear thin fast but its the passion that keeps me going Yes those bands were on the birds when they were shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Nice wrk gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks Tyler0420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster24 Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Amazing! Wood ducks are my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Amazing! Wood ducks are my favourite. The drake has very nice color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefrog Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 These are all awesome gunner. I would be proud to hang any one of those on my wall. Great job with the Common Merganser chasing the perch it really adds to the piece as a whole and makes it pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 They all look awesome. My fav is the redhead in flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 These are all awesome gunner. I would be proud to hang any one of those on my wall. Great job with the Common Merganser chasing the perch it really adds to the piece as a whole and makes it pop. Thanks thefrog that merganser is one of the mounts i step back and say i wish it was mine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 They all look awesome. My fav is the redhead in flight Ya it came out nice i love doing the waterfowl there is so many ways to mount them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Beauty, love them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 These are as of right now are my two fav mounts i did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 They all look great! You have an amazing talent there, Gunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Excellent mounts Gunner ! Well done ! Love those action poses . I did a few small animals ......but not a good job , I am still a little squeamish doing animals . Has anyone asked to do up their family pet , like dog , cat , snake , lizard etc ? lol An old neighbour called me an undertaker as he didn't know the word taxidermist . Another asked me how much to stuff (mount) his wife . I said , depends on how old and her measurements .....might to it free ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Gunner wonderful job ! They all look great ! Can u pm me some info on pricing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Excellent mounts Gunner ! Well done ! Love those action poses . I did a few small animals ......but not a good job , I am still a little squeamish doing animals . Has anyone asked to do up their family pet , like dog , cat , snake , lizard etc ? lol An old neighbour called me an undertaker as he didn't know the word taxidermist . Another asked me how much to stuff (mount) his wife . I said , depends on how old and her measurements .....might to it free ...... OH ya i have had a few calls on pets not happening but i did do a parrot / rabbit but thats as far as it goes i never had any one ask me to mount there wife yet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I mounted a golden pheasant and a Chinese pheasant for a guy ....amazing colours on those birds . I did a few farm mallards which took a lot more time to scrape off 1/4" of fat from the skin ....used lots of sawdust to soak up that messy stuff , but the birds looked good in the end . My father learned to mount (anything & everything) from Chief Coochy from North Bay . He got into doing reptiles from frogs to snakes . I have a big lobster he did in my basement lol . In those days (1950's) they used plaster of Paris for some mounts and sawdust filled canvas socks for fish . In this area people took their game & fish to Ms. Lampman in Fenwick who was renowned for doing excellent work . She used balsa wood for fish and was also an artist . I could not match the great job she did ...... I had a bear rug done by Fin Fur & Feathers on Greenwood St. (1980) , off Bunting Rd. near the cemetery . ....did a decent job ....$300 back then ... We will meet up some day and I have some glass eyes for birds for you Gunner .....I'll put them in my truck in case we bump into each other on the waterfront . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I mounted a golden pheasant and a Chinese pheasant for a guy ....amazing colours on those birds . I did a few farm mallards which took a lot more time to scrape off 1/4" of fat from the skin ....used lots of sawdust to soak up that messy stuff , but the birds looked good in the end . My father learned to mount (anything & everything) from Chief Coochy from North Bay . He got into doing reptiles from frogs to snakes . I have a big lobster he did in my basement lol . In those days (1950's) they used plaster of Paris for some mounts and sawdust filled canvas socks for fish . In this area people took their game & fish to Ms. Lampman in Fenwick who was renowned for doing excellent work . She used balsa wood for fish and was also an artist . I could not match the great job she did ...... I had a bear rug done by Fin Fur & Feathers on Greenwood St. (1980) , off Bunting Rd. near the cemetery . ....did a decent job ....$300 back then ... We will meet up some day and I have some glass eyes for birds for you Gunner .....I'll put them in my truck in case we bump into each other on the waterfront . Cheers We will have to get out for carp soon or just meet up for coffee some time just say the word and ill be there i can sure use the eyes ill pay you for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 We will have to get out for carp soon or just meet up for coffee some time just say the word and ill be there i can sure use the eyes ill pay you for them Carp may start in April Gunner , we can meet at Tim's at Prudhomme's (Vineland) and I'll bring the "eyes" with me . It might cost you a small Tim's coffee though .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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