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• Review fromNash V

  Date: 03/05/2024

  5 stars

  Nash V

  Date: 03/05/2024

  Thank you very much Gray Taxidermy. You provided great service and the product was fantastic. The packaging and shipping couldnt have been better. ******************* was great in following up and answering all my questions. I recommend this business highly.

  Gray Taxidermy, Inc.

  Date: 03/07/2024

  Thank you so much for the feedback! 

• Review fromBART A

  Date: 02/15/2024

  5 stars
  Gray Taxidermy did a phenomenal job on mounting my 10 foot striped ******!!!

• Review fromSean C

  Date: 04/13/2023

  1 star

  Sean C

  Date: 04/13/2023

  I went on a deep-sea fishing excursion in ******* operated by Lady **************** Jun 2022. Caught a 87" Bull Shark. Purchased a mount on the boat after being told in order to tag him I needed to pay for a mount. They weren't related Even with being misinformed and not having picked my style of mount they dug their heels in about the non-refundable deposit. They say they start your mount at purchase. Considering I hadn't picked my mount yet that was not true. After much discussion I decided to go ahead and move forward. I chose an 84" mount since they didn't have a mount to make an exact replica. On the final bill they wanted to charge $1,106.66 for crating and shipping ($458.16 for crating and $648.50 for shipping). Insane. After going back and forth with them they reduced their crate fee to $286.35. I ended up paying $934.85 for shipping and crating. Knowing that if I cancelled, I would lose my deposit I went forward (this was August of 2022). They said once I receive the crate, I will see why it was so expensive. (They will probably reply that it says in their contract that the crate fee can be up to 24% of the mount price and that they reduced their price). The problem is when you pay that much for a crate you think it would be something you can keep for moving or storage. At least this is what I thought. Instead I received a giant cardboard box and the shark was mounted with scrap 1x2s. I would say less than $30.00 in material. I emailed them to express my displeasure about the cheap crate and they said the crate also included insurance, which also isnt true. Insurance is covered in the shipping cost. I have a feeling they also way over charged for shipping. I did a search for the same type of shipping rates they mentioned and they started at $200. They also promised my mount in Jan and didn't deliver until March. I am so irritated with the entire process that I have yet to remove the shark out of the cardboard box. Its just sitting in my garage. Buyers beware.

  Gray Taxidermy, Inc.

  Date: 04/17/2023

  We are sorry to hear that the boat misinformed ******************** about his options with his shark. We provide boats with tagging equipment for research on different species. This is not supposed to be used for the mounting of customers fish. This is explained to the boats when handed the equipment.

  when an order is entered into the system, a build sheet is sent to the glass shop and the customers fish is glassed. When we receive payment the fish is brought into the shop and worked on. As for the size of ************************ shark it is a true 85" Bull Shark same size as the shark caught. 

  ******************** speaks about crating and shipping. the crates that are used are not just cardboard boxes that you would get with an Amazon delivery. These crates are 5 times stronger and what we are forced to buy and use for shipping. 

  As for shipping, what ******************** doesn't understand is that his fish needs to be shipped under a Class 500, fragile, upright freight. it is like shipping a piece of glass and is expensive. 

  As for the timing, we are a 6-8 month turn around time. He paid his balance in the middle of August and the fish was sent out middle of February, 6 months. 

  It is unfortunate that ******************** hasn't removed his fish from the crate yet. He was sent an approval photo prior to the shark being shipped and he approved the photo.

  Hopefully he will remove and display his fish for his friends and family to see. It is a beast of a fish, and a great memory of the amazing day he had on the water.

• Review fromJoe M

  Date: 05/24/2022

  1 star

  Joe M

  Date: 05/24/2022

  On March 14th, 2022 I was part of a fishing charter near ****** ****** which was operated by AquaWorld.When my travel companion and I boarded the boat, we had full intentions of just catching and releasing any fish we hooked. Shortly after we left shore, one of the workers brought out a book depicting the various fish in the area and noted that there was a good chance at catching sailfish. He went on to say that if we wanted to keep the fish and get it taxidermized, he needed to know before we started fishing because if we didnt want it taxidermized, they would have to cut the line (he said so while making scissor motion with his fingers) I am not of the opinion that this was a sales tactic used to change our mind regarding catch and release.The worked noted that the taxidermy would be performed by Grey Taxidermy out of ******* and that the cost would be $1,700usd which included taxidermy, crating and shipping.With this information, I instructed the crew that I wished to keep my fish and have it taxidermized. The charted took about 5 hours, during which I did catch a sailfish. On the way back to shore, I was asked for my credit card information and a paper receipt for the deposit was written.At this point, I was happy with the future prospect of having my fish taxidermized and focused on where it would be displayed in my home. Once back at the hotel and with access to cellular data, I began looking at reviews from AquaWorld and Greys taxidermy. Only then did I realize that my fish would not in fact be taxidermized, but a fiberglass replica would be created using only the measured length of my fish. To this day, I do not know what happened to my actual fish. At this point, both my fishing partner and I felt deceived, and we called Greys taxidermy from ****** only to find out that in addition to only getting a replica of our fish, crating and shipping of the replica was in addition to the total price verbally presented to us on the boat. The crating an

  Gray Taxidermy, Inc.

  Date: 05/26/2022

  ************************ filled out a contract that clearly states that fish is going to be a fiberglass replica of the same size and species caught. The contract also states in large bold print that SHIPPING, CRATING AND DELIVERIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOUNTING PRICE. 

  If ************************ was so intent on catch and release, why the big deal if his actual fish is being used in replication/ taxidermy of his fish? I have explained to ************************ that the cost to freeze, wrap and send his fish to the *************, then molding his fish and creating a cast would be in the $10,000's of thousands of dollars to do. Again, clearly stated on his contract "MOUNT TO BE A FIBERGLASS REPLICA MOLDED FROM SAME SIZE AND SPECIES AS FISH CAUGHT".

  Our contract also states, "FISH MAY BE RELEASED AND A COMPLETE REPLICA TROPHT OBTAINED". 

  Gray Taxidermy has time and materials invested in his mount. And clearly written on the contract in the largest boldest print "DEPOSIT NOT REFUNDABLE".

  Another bullet **** on the contract states "Gray Taxidermy will not honor any oral representation".

  if there is anything else you require, copy of the contract, i will gladly supply for you.

   

  Thank you.