Think there's a market for this?

mont_lunker_hunter · 11-20-08, 12:36 PM

Ok, well i've posted this pic before, but with winter coming up, i was thinking of making a few of the displays to sell. I also was thinking of making a few with old fence posts w/barbed wire or tree limbs and leaf litter for the base for mounting deer antlers, bobcats, squirrels, etc. Another idea is making them with cypress knees for crappie or coons. What do ya'll think? You think there'd be any interest? (Animals not included)

Oh, and it's a glass table top cut in the same shape as the base, you just can't really tell in this pic.

WTL · 11-20-08, 01:02 PM

Little confused....

We are talking about making and selling coffee tables with a natural motif? Do all have a mounted animal (bass, crappie, coon) incorporated into them?

Its a specialty item no doubt, but you should contact Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas and Woods N Water in Tuscaloosa (they sell a lot of that type stuff). If people buy advantage camo bedspreads and lamps, why not a coffee table? The economy is down and you are missing the height of marketing season (Christmas is already close) but it could be an idea.

mont_lunker_hunter · 11-20-08, 01:12 PM

No, it's not just a coffe table, it's designed as a taxidermy display.

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Do all have a mounted animal (bass, crappie, coon) incorporated into them?

As I said, animals not included.

The idea came when i started looking for display cases/tables for my mounts. They were incredibly expensive and were not what i was looking for. I wanted something that had, as you said, a natural motif. Another appealing quality is that you can use materials from that animals habitat, which adds to the lifelike appeal. For example, most display cases for taxidermy are made with lumber or trim that is stained and varnished, they look nice, but it just was not for someone like me who wanted it to look as lifelike and natural as possible. Also, it's custom made, unique, and therefore a conversation piece.

WTL · 11-20-08, 01:26 PM

Theres likely a small niche market for it, I don't think you will get rich doing it. I think the main thing is most people who see that in a magazine or in a retail setting will want it despite not having the proper mount to fit in there. How many people are going to have a fish mount say that looks good from all angles? All mine you can clearly see an ugly seam on the backside. It requires someone who has not only the right sized animal mounts, but they have to already have been very well done and without an existing attachment (many fish come screwed to a piece of driftwood or something).

If you design each to be attractive without a mount, then you might sell more. BTW, there are taxidermy supply magazines and catologs that you could contact.

mont_lunker_hunter · 11-20-08, 01:35 PM

WTL, the animal is mounted to fit the table. The taxidermist can manipulate the animal to fit inside, just as they make it's legs fit to the curvature of a tree branch. In the case of the fish pictured above, i made the table, carried it to the taxidermist and the fish was "fitted" to it. The fish is 28" long, which is another reason I had to custom make. It is not designed to put an existing mount inside, although a european skull mount would lay nicely inside. Also, as I stated earlier those taxidermy supply catalogs and shops (that I looked at, and I looked at many) had nothing like this. The guy who mounted the fish for me said that it would be considered 100% made to order and if he had one like that made for my fish it would cost me around $400 for the table alone.

WTL · 11-20-08, 02:19 PM

Well then I think it will work. All you have to do is contact the right people and create an efficient business model to get down to it. Its a neat idea, and I like those hyper realistic mounts. The wall mounts make fish almost 2D, with what you are doing it creates a world.

mont_lunker_hunter · 11-20-08, 02:23 PM

thanks, I was thinking about talking to the guy who mounted the fish to see if he'd be interested in keeping at his shop on display for a little while. I think it would show off his ability and be good advertisement for me.

zooker · 11-20-08, 05:06 PM

mont lunker
best thing to do sell the base on e-bay. remark you have X number of them..there are taxidermist mounting bases. trust me i know well over a hundred taxidermist personally.. most scout stuff like this on e-bay..

btw send me copys of your pic's of the base/table.. i'll pass them around and see what the guys say..
my e-mail is
zooker01@hotmail.com

zooker

bamabassman · 11-20-08, 08:18 PM

yes there is a market for the setup. maybe not as huge as you'd want. but there is a market for it.

mont_lunker_hunter · 11-21-08, 09:44 AM

Thanks for the help fellas

11-20-08, 12:36 PM	#1
mont_lunker_hunter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Monticello, Arkansas Posts: 371	Think there's a market for this? Ok, well i've posted this pic before, but with winter coming up, i was thinking of making a few of the displays to sell. I also was thinking of making a few with old fence posts w/barbed wire or tree limbs and leaf litter for the base for mounting deer antlers, bobcats, squirrels, etc. Another idea is making them with cypress knees for crappie or coons. What do ya'll think? You think there'd be any interest? (Animals not included) Oh, and it's a glass table top cut in the same shape as the base, you just can't really tell in this pic. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Politics is like pleasing a woman, one slip of the tongue and ur in a world of s*t. Last edited by mont_lunker_hunter; 11-20-08 at 12:41 PM.*

11-20-08, 01:02 PM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Little confused.... We are talking about making and selling coffee tables with a natural motif? Do all have a mounted animal (bass, crappie, coon) incorporated into them? Its a specialty item no doubt, but you should contact Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas and Woods N Water in Tuscaloosa (they sell a lot of that type stuff). If people buy advantage camo bedspreads and lamps, why not a coffee table? The economy is down and you are missing the height of marketing season (Christmas is already close) but it could be an idea. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

11-20-08, 01:26 PM	#4
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Theres likely a small niche market for it, I don't think you will get rich doing it. I think the main thing is most people who see that in a magazine or in a retail setting will want it despite not having the proper mount to fit in there. How many people are going to have a fish mount say that looks good from all angles? All mine you can clearly see an ugly seam on the backside. It requires someone who has not only the right sized animal mounts, but they have to already have been very well done and without an existing attachment (many fish come screwed to a piece of driftwood or something). If you design each to be attractive without a mount, then you might sell more. BTW, there are taxidermy supply magazines and catologs that you could contact. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

11-20-08, 01:35 PM	#5
mont_lunker_hunter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Monticello, Arkansas Posts: 371	WTL, the animal is mounted to fit the table. The taxidermist can manipulate the animal to fit inside, just as they make it's legs fit to the curvature of a tree branch. In the case of the fish pictured above, i made the table, carried it to the taxidermist and the fish was "fitted" to it. The fish is 28" long, which is another reason I had to custom make. It is not designed to put an existing mount inside, although a european skull mount would lay nicely inside. Also, as I stated earlier those taxidermy supply catalogs and shops (that I looked at, and I looked at many) had nothing like this. The guy who mounted the fish for me said that it would be considered 100% made to order and if he had one like that made for my fish it would cost me around $400 for the table alone. __________________ Politics is like pleasing a woman, one slip of the tongue and ur in a world of s**t.

11-20-08, 02:19 PM	#6
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Well then I think it will work. All you have to do is contact the right people and create an efficient business model to get down to it. Its a neat idea, and I like those hyper realistic mounts. The wall mounts make fish almost 2D, with what you are doing it creates a world. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

11-20-08, 02:23 PM	#7
mont_lunker_hunter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Monticello, Arkansas Posts: 371	thanks, I was thinking about talking to the guy who mounted the fish to see if he'd be interested in keeping at his shop on display for a little while. I think it would show off his ability and be good advertisement for me. __________________ Politics is like pleasing a woman, one slip of the tongue and ur in a world of s**t.

11-20-08, 05:06 PM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	mont lunker best thing to do sell the base on e-bay. remark you have X number of them..there are taxidermist mounting bases. trust me i know well over a hundred taxidermist personally.. most scout stuff like this on e-bay.. btw send me copys of your pic's of the base/table.. i'll pass them around and see what the guys say.. my e-mail is zooker01@hotmail.com zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-20-08, 08:18 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	yes there is a market for the setup. maybe not as huge as you'd want. but there is a market for it.

11-21-08, 09:44 AM	#10
mont_lunker_hunter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Monticello, Arkansas Posts: 371	Thanks for the help fellas __________________ Politics is like pleasing a woman, one slip of the tongue and ur in a world of s**t.

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