A Special Moment Frozen in Time
Posted by The Don in Articles
If a picture can speak a thousand words then how many words does a trophy game mount speak? This week I have in my possesion a trophy; it is a special moment frozen in time. The special moment is when my nephew, Brian Galliher of Jennings County, Indiana, pulled this monstrous Large Mouth Bass from a local fishing hole. Now is this fish a state record…. no of course not. It is however going to be the most memorable fish of this young man’s long future of life in the outdoors.
It is artifacts like this fish mounted on my nephew’s wall that will keep him striving to return to the outdoors time after time for the same success. If a picture can speak a thousand words than a game mount will whisper a million reminders and temptations to you to return to the outdoors that you love so very much. The skillful work of a taxidermist is extremely underated in my book. They bring to life our most valuable memories as well as our stories and freeze that moment in time for us to cherish forever. Today as I visited our taxidermist to pick up my nephew’s fish I was able to see a lot of species of animals in a wide array of different progress. I thought to myself “What a collection of stories and memories”. Could you imagine all of the hunter’s that had harvested these animals telling there stories together? Our taxidermist, Todd Buchanan of Buck’s Pro Mount, has a large responsibility on his shoulders to re-create each and every one of those stories.
I’m confident that all of these stories and memories are in good hands with Buck’s Pro Mount. Todd has been recreating these stories for hunters for over 27 years and does a wonderful job, after all he has been the recipient of multiple awards including the “Public’s Choice Award” from the 2003 Indiana Association of Taxidermist State Competition.
Taking a trophy to the taxidermist is never a cheap affair, however it is a memory and piece of memorabilia that should last a life time and is worth the expense. The back of Todd’s business card summarizes this for us, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”. So when the time is right, don’t stop and think about the cost of taxidermy, consider the reward of the trophy.
- The finished product…
Oh and that fish for my nephew how did it turn out? “Simply amazing” is the only way to summarize this reward. I am sure that my nephew will be bragging about this fish to his friends throughout his childhood and well into his adult life. Thanks Todd for doing such a wonderful job and congratulations to Brian for one heck of a catch!!
Jason Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it very much. It was an honor to do this young mans trophy for you. I hope he can enjoy it all of his life.
Sincerely,
Todd Buchanan
Just got the special delivery thanks Todd.I really love it.I have an even BETTER one a little bigger.This will give me a great story to tell my friends and family while it is hanging in my room.Thank u uncle Jason!!!!
Nice that looks really good. And congrats on a nice catch
Couldn’t be more proud of Scooter (aka Brian), or his special uncle. Any fish that I would have caught would have fit comfortably in the table top gold fish bowl. It is so wonderful to witness my grandson experiencing the best of times with his dad. I’ll never forget the day that a VERY young “Scooter” experienced frustration as Mamaw struggled to cast a line into the lake. “Just push the button, Mamaw!”, he said.
I love u guys a lot. Thanks for the nice comment!!!!!!!!!!THANKS. My fish is now hanging in my room to tell a lot of stories to my friends….work on your cast mamaw!!!