great turkey taxidermy starts with you and the shot and how you handle the flopping Please be diligent about not shooting a bird strutting or stepping on his head while flopping. Grab him by the crown of his head while flopping and hold him until he is done so he doesn’t beat himself up. Be careful carrying him out of the woods and treat them with great care we generally cannot fix feathers that aren’t there anymore many customer show up here with a bag of feathers and that just isn’t how it works we offer replacement skins for 150 there are certain poses that will hide damage, for instance if the right side of a bird is damaged we could put him on a limb with that side facing the wall. Damage to the chest, are good options for flying or flushing mounts that will hide the chest. Damage to the feathers behind the head are good options for full strut mounts. Your pose often depends on the damage.
please bring birds to us whole. Not gutted or breasted out. Drop offs are by appointment only you can text or call 3042576901 to schedule one we also do contactless drop offs from time to time when we are not here instructions are on the door of the shop
if you need to freeze a bird freeze him whole In a contractor bag. Not sealed to avoid bending the tail. Remove the bird from the freezer the day your bringing him to us. No need to put in a cooler. They take forever to thaw out.
if shipping a bird from out of state. Freeze for a week and then mail to us with all your information and license in the plastic tote or cooler. You can text me a screen shot of what pose you want Most people like to use the plastic tote from Lowe’s with the yellow lid and house insulation inside it with the bird to keep him from moving around and help keep frozen. Mail on a Monday and make sure we receive it by that Friday on your shipping options. No need to overnight. Old towels or packing paper also works in your tote or cooler to keep them from moving around. Our address is 168 Lora Ln, Buckhannon WV 26201
if your trying to keep a bird preserved for a few days while on the road. Triple bag him and lay on a bed of ice in a cooler. They will keep 5-7 days like this. I also have a video on “pinhoti project” YouTube channel on how to skin and fly with your gobbler if you’re interested.
For goulds and oscellated turkey only our USDA facility is pine acres tannery in mount Eaton Ohio birds need to go there before we can get our hands on them their address phone number and usda info can be found online I pick them up from pine acres after you get them there
turkey prices are 1500 PLUS TAX that includes a limb or small floor base flying is 100 extra we take a 750 deposit and 750 due when the project is started generally 10-14 months later pedestals are an extra 750 cash is preferred for in person drop offs WE DO A DISCOUNT FOR CASH AND THE FULL AMOUNT PAID UP FRONT AT DROP OFF. please have your hunting license number and confirmation attached to the bird as well at drop off or during shipping
we also offer diamond and rectangular feather art prices are anywhere from 850-1200
when picking a turkey up in person make sure to bring a vehicle big enough to do it cargo trailer or camper shells are ideal limbs are tricky to haul make sure to bring 3-4 bags of something heavy 40 pounds or so each corn sand bags dog food anything like that to help brace it it’ll make sense when you get here
we drive birds to customers within a four hour radius cost is 125 per hour
If you’re over four hours away we ship turkey back to people using trophy transport out of NC. We charge an additional 100 dollars to prep the bird for travel. Therefore the price is 1600. and then you will also pay the shipping company at drop off. prices vary. contact triphy transport to get an idea what it’ll cost to get your bird back to you. Their number can be found online
we use cast heads or freeze dried on all our turkeys we prefer cast freeze dried are an extra 75 dollars
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