What to charge for European mount?

[RD Martin]

OK...coming from the 4th largest State in the U.S. with less than 1 million in population and in my neck of the woods is 75.00 for whitetail or antelope with a wire hanger in the back......done right too!

[Head Hunting Iowan]

I did one last year for a guy from Rolfe for $150. I would think Ft. Dodge could bring even higher prices than that.

I woulda hoped so, but no.  Only guy in the yellow pages does them for 65, I called to ask to see what I should charge, haha.  Also depends if they call around I s'pose.

[Cole]

I did one last year for a guy from Rolfe for $150. I would think Ft. Dodge could bring even higher prices than that.

I woulda hoped so, but no.  Only guy in the yellow pages does them for 65, I called to ask to see what I should charge, haha.  Also depends if they call around I s'pose.

I've got a local guy in the yellow pages doing deer for $195, but that doesn't keep me from charging nearly $500.

[Fritz]

I charge $200 for cleaned, degreased and whitened with a 3d hanger my friend designed, $250 on a flat plaque, $275 on a 3d shelf type plaque, and I get as many as I want to handle every year, even though there are cheaper taxidermists 60 miles away. Quality work = repeat customers bringing friends!

[Head Hunting Iowan]

I'm also not a taxidermist, just a skull cleaner.  I just clean my buddies skulls and their friends/relatives is all......for now.

[EastonWest]

boy i may need to raise my prices. lol $70 for deer and antelope. $50 more if they want a plaque.

[hamman]

I beetle clean, degrease and whiten for $100, if you want a plaque with stand its another $50 and if you want it camo dipped its another $70 on top of that.  Suprisingly to me the camo skulls is what everyone has said that they want.  I haven't got any heads in hand yet but I have a fellow deer processor that I took a few road kill euros to to show off what I can do and he has 8 heads waiting in his freezer for me last I talked to him. That over $1000 gross that I will bring in just by putting 2 euros out on display at a buddys business!
If you really want to get some business find some local deer processors and a couple antlered euros and get them in their facilities if at all possible.  Offer the processor %10 or %15 of what ever service you sell to their customers. you will be suprised how much business you will get this fall/winter.

[runingun]

Dang! I'm charging $85 right now and comes mounted on a solid Oak panel.This is my first year and next year it will be $100 or $125 for sure.This is in Ga.

[urcysk]

holy crap I charge $75 to macerate, degrease, and whiten in peroxide then I attach to an old piece of barnwood time for an increase

[bulldog4949]

I am at $140, with no plaque

[Donnie C. (DeeCee)]

I'm at $150 with a plaque.

[AFWS]

I'm at $150 with a plaque.

X2,I was $100 then seen how much of a pain it was

[hamman]

Most hunters I talk to around here seem to get a little nervous if you charge LESS than $100 for something to be done in ANY taxidermy work.  In central NC $200 for cleaning, degreasing, whitening, putting it on a plaque AND camoed is about all that they are willing to pay.  Around here if you get them to $200 they start talking about sending it to get a full shoulder mount done.  Keeping your price at a little better than half of the going rate for shoulder mounts in your area is how I would price most of my work.  I can't argue with them, if I was less than $100 away from a full shoulder mount I would go with the shoulder mount as well.  I preferr shoulder mounts on the deer that I kill but I won't shoot a buck unless he is worthy of spending $400+ on to get a shoulder mount.  I am just glad every hunter ain't like me, i would be out of business lol!!

[Kerby Ross]

$200 here in sunny Arizona, no plaque.



Kerby...

[siffordstaxidermy]

Whitetail and antelope $100 cleaned, degreased and whitened with a plaque $150 here in Idaho