Seems like Kirk Peterson is a pretty popular taxidermist on here. Here are some pics of a shoulder mount I had him re-do for for me this past spring / summer.
This deer was shot by my grandpa during the 1992 gun season. It hung in his house for a couple years, but when he and my grandma moved they didn’t have enough room for it, so he let the local sportsman’s club have it. It hung there for several years until one time while out there, I mentioned to my grandpa that if he ever changed his mind and didn’t want his deer at the sportsman’s club anymore, I’d be interested. 2 weeks later, I come home from work and find the mount sitting in my living room. The mount seemed to be falling apart (eyes, nose, seam down the back of the neck) and had taken on a yellowish color to it- I’m sure years of hanging on a wall near the bar area of sportsman’s club that’s full of cigarette smoke didn’t help anything.
Anyway, I took it up to Kirk last spring to have it re-done and it looks absolutely awesome. I was trying to set up a time with my grandpa to show him the completed mount, but my work schedule just didn’t allow it at the time. Unfortunately, about 2 weeks after I got the mount back, my grandpa ended up passing away and never got the chance to see it.
Here’s some before and after pics- my photography skills are lacking, but you get the idea.