Share your bad taxidermy pics

[Shane Limbeck]

We’ve all seen them. The deer that looks surprised, the fish with human teeth, the predator that somehow ended up smiling.

If you’ve come across a mount that deserves to be in a museum of mistakes, this is the place. Post the photo, tell us where you found it, and give it the roast it deserves.

Bonus points if it’s yours and you can laugh about it now.

 

[Pete Correale]

The ol’ Mongaloid Merganser

 

[Ron Dan]

Not necessarily poorly executed taxidermy but it’s just useless. When I got my first big boy job in the industry, I wanted a wall full of shoulder mounts in my office like all of my colleagues had. I went on a journey of getting everything shoulder mounted. Some things don’t need to be mounted.

 

[Pete Correale]

Not necessarily poorly executed taxidermy but it’s just useless. When I got my first big boy job in the industry, I wanted a wall full of shoulder mounts in my office like all of my colleagues had. I went on a journey of getting everything shoulder mounted. Some things don’t need to be mounted.View attachment 13

i'd take that over my mongaloid merganser

 

[Mike Schoby]

I don't have a picture of it, but back when I was 16 I shot my first bear. Not having the money to have it professionally flat rug mounted, I ordered the supplies from a taxidermy supply house. I tanned it myself. It shrunk down to about half its size and became hard as a rock, and mounted the head in the classic open mouth aggressive look. Placing the eyes were the most difficult part. The end result was one was fishing while the other was cutting bait. The juncture between the jaw and skin was also difficult so it ended up with a half sneer. When it was all completed I had the body of a cub, mounted to the head of an adult black bear that looked stoned with a sneer on his face. It was horrible. I kept it for years to remind myself to never attempt taxidermy again. I finally passed it along to my nephew when he mentioned he was thinking about mounting his first deer.

 

[Pete Correale]

I don't have a picture of it, but back when I was 16 I shot my first bear. Not having the money to have it professionally flat rug mounted, I ordered the supplies from a taxidermy supply house. I tanned it myself. It shrunk down to about half its size and became hard as a rock, and mounted the head in the classic open mouth aggressive look. Placing the eyes were the most difficult part. The end result was one was fishing while the other was cutting bait. The juncture between the jaw and skin was also difficult so it ended up with a half sneer. When it was all completed I had the body of a cub, mounted to the head of an adult black bear that looked stoned with a sneer on his face. It was horrible. I kept it for years to remind myself to never attempt taxidermy again. I finally passed it along to my nephew when he mentioned he was thinking about mounting his first deer.

Sounds like the exact physical attributes that you yourself have…