Hey Sumner

Submitted by Jerry k on 2/27/05 at 2:01 PM. ( ) 66.201.129.10

You said in one of your post a couple weeks ago that you were a FF? Where at? Been working in North Eastern OR as a FF/P for 7yrs and 3yrs in Portland,OR before that. Ive recently started a parttime bird taxidermy buisness on my days off also, want to get into fish once im feeling confident with birds.

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firebird

This response submitted by sumner on 2/27/05 at 7:07 PM. ( mallardpounder@netzero.com ) 64.136.27.229

I am a part-time firefighter, EMT-I for Midvale city here in Utah. I was a volunteer FF for a small town for a couple years while I was doing certifications and then got the part-time gig. Basically I work there 200 hours a month but no benefits. I also go to school three mornings a week toward my paramedic. Been doing bird taxidermy for over 15 years. I keep a smallish aviary at the parents house and do taxidermy here in my basement...much to my wife's dismay. Someday I dream of owning an honest to goodness studio where I can display the really good stuff and work away from the kids. Would like to branch out into fish or painting on canvas,maybe bronzes someday. All in due time I suppose and right now my goals are to get a full-time spot at a fire-dept and win some of the major awards at our state taxidermy show in May. Had a great 4 day hunt on the Idaho side of the Snake river on the Oregon border afew months back. Most unbelievable chukar hunting ever and huns were common.Feel free to e-mail, I check it when I am not at the station.-John


Great

This response submitted by Jerry k on 2/27/05 at 7:29 PM. ( ) 66.201.129.10

Keep at the paramedic cert its a great way to get hired on in the fire service. I did private ambulance for 3 years in Portland and also spent almost 1 year in Albuquerque NM for the ambulance doing a internship and staying on for a little while. Now I work here in Pendleton OR for the last 7 years and will most likly retire here. Ive been doing birds for 2 years but ive got alot to learn. Im getting better i just finished my second Mallard and its my best waterfowl to date, the guys gonna be happy.


don't quit your day job

This response submitted by Ralph on 2/27/05 at 11:13 PM. ( ) 68.109.0.219

recenently hired some"taxidermist" to roof my house.they are very talented and work for CHEAP George was my forman and i got a good job ...............used Krowtan!


Did that too

This response submitted by sumner on 2/27/05 at 11:17 PM. ( ) 64.136.27.229

Roofed for a couple summers right after high school. We didn't have krowtan back in the day or maybe that job wouldn't have been so horrible. I'll bet George was a fun foreman...


he was

This response submitted by Ralph on 2/27/05 at 11:27 PM. ( ) 68.109.0.219

we had a moose stuck in the attic and guess who had a solution get it out...................her's your sign


Diddo on the Moose

This response submitted by Jerry k on 2/28/05 at 12:54 AM. ( ) 66.201.129.10

thought the igloo would support it. If you ever wake up with moose nuts in your face just roll over and go back to sleep.


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