whitetail forms

I use mears on everything from midwest to southern deer --- work good for me ;D

 

X 2 on the mears forms....I believe Revolution mannikins are sculpted after Wisconsin deer.

 

I mounted up a Kentucky deer last night on a Ben Mears form and after finishing it swore I'd never buy another one again. I had a ton of extra skin on the head. I had to taxi it around in the jawbone area to make it look right. It was a half sneak model. Now a few days ago I used a Joe Meder form on a relatively big deer for this area(23" neck) and it fit like a glove. I have also had good success with Matt Thompson forms. Just my two cents on the topic.

 

i got a 9600 in the other day and the face is super narrow. need to be 1/4"-3/8" wider i think. Im trying the mears next i think.

 

Revolution

 

Try a Matuska competitors choice form. I will bet thats all you use after trying one.

 

im with bill go with matuskas

 

KINGS Taxidermy in cornith ms, his forms has a bigger nose. and his forms are alot cheaper too. call them up and they will send u a catalog

 

customers love the neck on the mears, and hell so do i. they do run a little big, but ive mounted on over 100 of them, all went together with little or no mods.

 

Not crazy about the 7 1/2" Matuska heads, the 7 3/4" are better. For bigger deer I use Mears SUO's or SS's. Both of these have full necks and blocky heads. I really like them.

 

I use the Meder form for all of my full sneaks. The bigger the deer, the more natural these forms look. They don't look so hot on smaller deer. The nose and face are considerably bigger than any of the McKenzie forms.

 

That's true, but they aren't King's any more. They are called Jame's Taxidermy Supply. I live just a few miles from them, and I've been pleased with their forms. They've got a brand new wall pedestal that looks superb, but its not in the catalog yet.

 

I use Ben Mears forms, I get alot of mid west big deer and Canada deer. The heads are big, necks are big. If it dont fit then you ordered the wrong size form. My customers love em, They ask for them. I have had a new customer walk in the shop and they say I seen the deer you did for so and so and thats what I want. I know most customers dont have a clue about what they are looking at, but they like the look of ben mears forms. The just look big and thats what they like. I have been doing taxidermy for 30 yrs and they are the best forms I have ever used and I have used them all. Revolution has some good ones, but I have had trouble with ordering. Joe coombs has that new one out big northern I use it and like it very much. Ben Mears are the best I just like the big look on the face and neck. I never had any trouble with the Cape not fitting. I use a short y cut with no problems at all. YOU just need to order the correct form.

 

I used to use a lot of Meder forms and then switched to Mears. Now I have been mounting the big blocky looking deer on a Coombs northern series (the 7-7324/25 and the 5- 7324/25). Really like those. I have also tried some of the big Revolution forms and really like those too. So for me, I think I am going to stick to Coombs and Revolution from now on. Those Mears forms look pretty good, but it seems like the neck could be just a bit longer. They look big in the neck and shoulders but seem to have a stubby look to them.

Bruce

 

Mears for me also
i look the su forms
the face has a great look and the way the neck is formed makes the deer look bigger than it is
i keep a few test forms so sizing has never been a issue with me

 

Revolution

 

I like the Mears SUO for the big blockheaded mid-west deer. Some of the Meder's look good but the muzzle and tear duct area is unpredictable and inconsistent. I have stopped using any of the original McKenzie forms on anything larger than 19". The face/heads are just too small IMO.

 

Matuska forms are made from WI deer by WI taxidermists. Unless you need a sneak, they'd be my first choice. This is a semi-upright, Northern WI deer.