Mounted Deer Head For Sale Craigslist (2024)

FAQs

Can you sell a mounted deer head? ›

Legally taken wildlife and wildlife parts, after mounting or tanning, may be bought and sold. The recipient or purchaser of deer heads and/or antlers attached to the skull plate must retain a dated bill of sale identifying the seller while the heads or antlers are in his/her possession.

Antler collectors and outdoor retailers will pay big bucks for big bucks, but it's much rarer than you think. A more common exchange is that mounts are “borrowed” by stores and restaurants, where the hunter maintains the right to take back the mount whenever they want.

Eight to 12 months start to finish for a super-looking mount is reasonable. If you can get your deer back in six months or sooner, great, so long as the quality doesn't suffer. It did take two years to get my best buck ever, a 209-inch-gross Canadian giant, back from the taxidermist.

Once your taxidermy mounts are clean, the next step is deciding what is the best course of action to get rid of your old animal head collection. While there is no real wrong answer, typically, most people choose to either donate or sell their vintage taxidermy.

The value of shoulder mounts is related to the quality of the taxidermy, but the average shoulder mount of a whitetail scoring under 150 inches sells for between $350 and $450. Larger bucks demand a higher price, with the best mounts from deer scoring above 150 inches selling for $1,000 or more.

Generally, deer mounts are a type of taxidermy. A mount that includes the entire head is a neck mount, while ones featuring only antlers is an antler mount. Shop a collection of taxidermy on 1stDibs.

First, remove the head but, instead of trying to remove the hair, bury the skull in the ground with the antlers exposed. Then cover the antlers to protect from sun and mice damage. Next, remove the skull from the ground in one year.

Almost always, the excessive delay in taxidermy is the result of limited staff, limited resources, and an inefficient system.

It would seem that the easiest and most reliable way to settle that would be to ask Cabelas. They buy mounts, buy rights to replicas, and people donate mounts.

Can you sell a deer head on eBay? ›

Fish and Game Code, section 3039 generally prohibits selling or purchasing any part of a bird or mammal found in the wild in California. Complete antlers, whole heads with antlers, antlers mounted for display or antlers in the velvet may not be sold or purchased at any time.

Most of the time, whitetail sheds, and other big game shed antlers, are sold by the pound, though. That number can range from $2-15, sometimes more. The lower end consists of older, whiter, chalkier sheds. The top-end are pristine, brown, unblemished sheds.

Fish can be some of the hardest animals to taxidermy. The skin loses color once it is dry, so the entire body will need to be recreated with paint.

As with other types of collections, taxidermy specimens are susceptible to agents of deterioration, including pests, lights, temperature, humidity, and custodial neglect. Improper storage, display, and handling of taxidermy specimens can lead to many of these causes of deterioration.

Be careful not to boil it for too long, otherwise the bones will start falling apart. The boiling time varies, but a deer skull takes between two and three hours. Make sure you remove all the fat and flesh from the skull. When you have finished boiling the skull and it is completely clean, leave it to cool.

Sellers can list certain items made from non-endangered or non-threatened animals and wildlife on eBay. However, it is up to the seller to check whether selling or shipping these items requires a license, permit, or other paperwork.

Once tanned it's typically worth $50 to $100 depending on quality and size. Between my GF and me, we get 4 deer from October to January, I will tan and sale 2 hides, I get $100for each one.

I have a several mounts that I used as practice, can I sell? Yes, with a trophy sale permit.