Work Schedule Update

2018

2018 BIRDS - DONE

Order #

Name

Dep

Species

Pose

Base

Mnt

Fin

6213

WOODS

10-30

WOOD DUCK (2)

1 FLY, I STAND

BASE – LG, WITH WATER

2018 FISH - COMPLETED

Order #	Name	In	Dep pd	Species	Pose	Base	Mnt	Fin
6180	STOEGBAUER	02-12	X	STURGEON	LT, S,	HANGER	X	x
6181	COURCHENE	02-13	X	PERCH	BEST POSE, CURVE IN	HANGER	X	x
6182	KASUBOSKI	02-14	X	STURGEON	BEST SIDE, BEST POSE		X	x
6197	CLOUGH	07-09	X	MUSKY	LT, S, OM, GO, “S”	HANGER	X	x
6223	SPIERING	11-14	X	BLM BASS	LT, UP, OUT, OM, OG SLT	STANDARD	X	x

2018 GAME HEADS

Order #	Name	In	Dep pd	Species	Pose	Base	Mnt	Fin
6177	MAIN	01-22		COYOTE	PEDESTAL MOUNT	OAK PYRAMID	X
6219	NEUBAUER	11-09	X	WT DEER	RT, SEMI-SNK
6221	LANGENHORST	11-12	X	WT DEER	POSE – TBD	FIX G-3
6222	BENNER	11-12	X	WT DEER	#5 – RT, SEMI-SNK
6224	SROKA	11-15	-	WT DEER	RT, #8, HARD TURN
6229	AHRENS	11-15	X	WT DEER	#8, NQ90, SEMI-SNK, LT
6233	LEINWEBER	11-19	X	WT DEER	L / RT – SEMI-SNK
6235	STENSON	11-21	X	WT DEER	#3 UP, OFF, NQ90 LT
6236	BADTKE	11-23	X	WT DEER	#3 UP, OFF, NQ90 LT
6238	REICHENBERGER	11-27	X	WT DEER	6500 SEMI-SNK, RT`
6240	CHENEY	12-04	X	WT DEER	POSE -TBD
6245	NELSON	12-13	X	WT DEER	#8500, RT, SEMI-SNK
6246	NELSON	12-13	X	WT DEER	#64D – AGRESSIVE, SEMI-SNK
6247	PREISSNER	12-27	X	WT DEER

2018 MAMMALS

Order #	Name	In	Dep pd	Species	Pose	Base	Mnt	Fin
6176	JOHNSON	01-10	X	FOX	STANDING – LOOKING AT WEASAL	Base – tbd	X
6177	MAIN	01-22		FOX	FULL MOUNT – POSE TBD	TBD	X
6176	JOHNSON	01-10	X	WEASEL	½ MOUNT W/ FOX		X
6228	LAMPE	11-15	X	SQUIRREL	CLIMBING DOWN, HEAD OUT	LOG – WALL HUNG	X	X

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2019 Work

Order #	Last Name	Date in	Dep pd	Species	Pose/ Description	Base	Skin	Mnt	Fin.
BIRDS
6257	NIESEN	03-19	X	PHEASANT	FLY, UP, AWAY	WILL BRING IN DRIFTWOOD
6265	BUSCHING	07-02	X	TURKEY	STRUTTING	SIMPLE, STANDARD BASE	X
6266	FOURIVIER	07-02	X	TURKEY	STRUTTING	STANDARD, SIMPLE BASE	X
6277	SCHUETT	10-28		WOOD DUCK, MALE	POSE – TBD
6279	JOHNSON	11-05	X	HD MERGANSER	STAND, ALERT, CREST UP	WALL BASE, ROCK OR D.WOOD
6283	SHEPPARD	11-14	X	OLD SQUAW	FLY, 3-D	BASE W/ WATER & REEDS
FISH
6252	KLEINSCHMIDT	02-10	X	STURGEON	FACE RT, STR W/ S CURVE	STANDARD	X
6253	KLEINSCHMIDT	02-10	X	STURGEON	FACE RT, BEST POSE, S CURVE		X
6254	HANSEN	02-12	X	STURGEON	FACE LEFT, DROP LIP	STANDARD	X
6255	DRAWNECK	02-19	X	STURGEON	DN, BEST SIDE,	INSERT SPEAR	X
6256	EBEL	02-23	X	STURGEON	FACE RT, MILD DOWN		X

6258	ZEGERS	03-19	X	TETRA	STR, S, OM TO SEE FANGS	SLAB LIKE DRIFTWOOD
6262	KONIG	05-13	X	BRN TRT	FACE LEFT, UP & IN, OM, CG	DRIFTWOOD	X
6264	THIBODEAU	06-09	X	MUSKY	MILD DN, S, OM, OG	STANDARD
6267	KAZMARZYK	07-04	X	BRN TROUT	DN, S, BEST SIDE	ROCKY BOTTOM
6268	HALL	07-04	X	BLUEGILL	BEST SIDE, BEST POSE	DRIFTWOOD
6269	KRUEGER	07-18	X	PUMPKINSEED	FACE RT, BEST POSE, S CURVE	STANDARD
6270	TOLL	08-01	X	PIKE	BEST SIDE OUT, DN & IN	DRIFTWOOD
6280	PARKER	11-05	X	BRN TROUT	BEST SIDE, BEST POSE	TBD
6280	PARKER	11-05	-	WALLEYE	BEST SIDE, BEST POSE	TBD
6299	NUSHART	12-09	X	BLUEGILL	BEST SIDE, POSE	MAY ADD OTHER FISH
GAME HEADS
6271	SHELDON	09-04	-	WT DEER	TBD	VELVET RACK	X
6272	NEUBAUER	09-09	X	WT DEER	#5, LEFT, S-SNEAK, OFFSET		X
6273	NEUBAUER	09-09	X	WT DEER	#, S-SNK, LT		X
6276	WIEGEL	10-24	X	WT DEER	#5, LT, S-SNK		X
6285	BEAHM	11-18	X	WT DEER	RT, #6000, S-SNK	REPAIR TINES	X
6286	SALM	11-20	X	WT DEER	POSE – TBD		X
6289	ERICKSON	11-25	X	WT DEER	#8500, RM – LT,		X
6291	RYNER	11-26	X	WT DEER	UP, SLT TURN, LT,		X
6292	ASCHENBRENNER	11-29	X	WT DEER	HEAD UP SNEAK, EARS BACK	HABITAT – W/ PINE, SNOW	X
6296	HOFFMAN	12-02	X	WT DEER	#8500, RM – LT,		X
LARGE MAMMALS
6274	NELSON	09-24	X	BEAR	FULL – ELEVATED,	BASE - FRAME IN STOCK. CUSTOM HABITAT	X	X

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2020

Order #	Last Name	Date in	Dep pd	Species	Pose/ Description	Base	Skin	Mnt	Fin.
*BIRDS*
6303	HEINRICH	01-29	X	PINTAIL	DEAD BIRD POSE	PANEL?
6306	WINTERS	2-29	X	MALLARD MALE	DEAD BIRD POSE	WILL PROVIDE SHADOW BOX
6307	IMMEL	2-29	X	WIDGEON	DEAD BIRD POSE	DRIFTWOOD – PROVIDED
6307	IMMEL	2-29	X	BUFFLEHEAD	DEAD BIRD POSE	DRIFTWOOD – PROVIDED
6307	IMMEL	2-29	X	WOODDUCK MALE	DEAD BIRD POSE	DRIFTWOOD – PROVIDED
6308	STENSON	04-11	X	GROUSE	WALKING ON BRANCH	BUTTERNUT & BRANCH
6316	BARTEL	10-05	X	WOOD DUCK	WALL MOUNT, PREENING	DRIFTWOOD
6317	O’CONNELL	10-15	X	WOOD DUCK	POSE – TBD	TBD
6321	SHEPPERD	10-27	X	SWAN	FLYING, WALL MNT, CUPPED	DRIFTWOOD
6325	WATSON	11-04	X	GOLDENEYE	FLYING WALL MNT	DRIFTWOOD W/ CATTAILS
6329	CRIST	11-10	X	REDHEAD HEN	POSE -TBD	BASE – TBD
6330	McMILLIAN	11-11	X	MALLARD MALE	FLYING WALL MNT – L OR RT	DRIFTWOOD
6332	KOELSCH	11-12	X	GOLDENEYE	TABLE MNT – SETTING IN	DARK WATER, SPLASH, HBR10
6343	SCHUMANN	12-03	X	PHEASANT	FLY TO RT, UP & AWAY	FENCE POST W/ WEEDS
6350	MacDONALD	12-18	x	CANVASBACK	SPECIAL RESTING ON BREAST	ANGLED WOOD W/ OVAL
*FISH*
6310	MATHE	8-6	X	N PIKE	UP & OUT, OM, OG	DRIFTWOOD
6311	JOHANNSEN	08-13	X	SALMON	UP, OUT, OM, CL GILL	STANDARD
6349	FOLZ	12-17	X	RAINBOW TROUT	UP, OUT, OM, OG SLT – SIDE?	STANDARD
GAME HEADS
6304	MILLER	02-10	X	COYOTE	PEDESTAL, CL MOUTH	WALNUT ?
6314	JOHNSON	09-14	X	BEAR	LT, CM SHOULDER MNT
6320	LANGENHORST	10-27	X	WT DEER	POSE -TBD	PEDESTAL – TBD
6323	RASMUSSEN	11-03	X	WT DEER	#6, OFFSET, SS, STR LOOK
6324	SCHUMACHER	11-04	X	WT DEER	#8500 Research, rt,
6328	LEONARD	11-09	X	MULE DEER	UP, OFF, NQ90, LT
6331	McMILLIAN	11-11	X	WT DEER	#8500 Research, RT
6334	FELLENZ	11-23	X	WT DEER	#8500 Research, RT
6337	BRAND	11-23	X	WT DEER	#3 UP, OFFSET, NQ90 LT
6341	SARBO	11-30	X	WT DEER	#3 UP, OFF, NQ90 RT	REBUILD TINE
6346	GARVENS	12-07	X	WT DEER	UPRIGHT, STR, #2
6347	HUBER	12-07		WT DEER	POSE -TBD
6348	REABE	12-16	x	WT DEER	WALL PEDESTAL, #9800 RT
MAMMALS
6313	KUTNINK	09-14	X	BEAR – ¾ MNT	CL MOUTH Pose?	BASE??
6318	STRAVELER	10-23	X	BEAR – ¾ MNT	POSE -TBD	TBD
MISC.

6313	KUTNINK	09-14	X	BEAR SKULL	CLEAN ONLY				x

6318	STRAVELER	10-23	X	BEAR SKULL	PUT SKULL IN BASE				x

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Explanation of the Mounting Stages
Birds

Stage 1 - ROUGH SKINNED - Birds have been skinned and the feet injected with a plastic polymer.
This takes approx. 2 -3 weeks to cure and dry before I can paint them & begin putting the actual mount together.
Stage 2 - MOUNTED AND DRYING - the actual mounting of the skins with the feet in the requested poses. 8 - 10 birds per week can be mounted at this stage. DRYING - takes approx. 2 weeks for ducks & pheasants and 3 weeks for geese & turkeys. While drying, bases and habitats are created.
Stage 3 - FINISHED - birds are attached to the finished bases and ready to go.

GAME HEADS

Stage 1 - After processing & salting the capes, they are sent to the tannery - this is called "raw salted".
Stage 2 - Mounted and Drying - Game heads are mounted in the order in which they came in. I generally mount in groups of 4 per week (less when mounting elk, caribou, moose, ) Drying takes about 2 - 3 weeks before they can be finished. I can finish a MAXIMUM of 16 heads per month.
Stage 3 - Finished - Cleaned, fill work, repairs and painting completed & ready to go home. Most heads are finished after drying for 2-3 weeks from the date they are mounted.

FISH

Stage 1 - ROUGH SKINNED   Fish are kept frozen whole until we are ready to begin skinning the entire batch. It takes about a week to skin all the fish in a group.
Stage 2 - MOUNTED AND DRYING   Once skinned, they are mounted onto the forms. Mounting the entire group can take 2 - 4 weeks depending on the number and size of the fish on the group. They are allowed to dry for 2 - 4 weeks before finishing begins.
Stage 3 - PREP & PAINT     The finishing process has many steps, but after drying, most fish are prepped & ready to paint within a few weeks. Fish with hangers or driftwood are finished first, then mounts with bases or habitat scenes are completed.
Stage 4 - FINISHED     All work is completed, the final topcoat has cured and they are on bases or hangers and ready to go

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