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LongDuckDong 
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| Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 6:16 am)
is he worthy of a mount? If so, what can I expect to pay? Any suggestions on a taxidermist in the West Feliciana/Baton Rouge area?
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Nascar Fan
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 6:45 am to LongDuckDong)
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is he worthy of a mount?
It's different for sure 
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If so, what can I expect to pay? Any suggestions on a taxidermist in the West Feliciana/Baton Rouge area?
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FISH N TIGER
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Down the bayou
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 7:10 am to LongDuckDong)
Why sure you could have him mounted!! I've shot a few over the years, and the are no doubt cool to look at.We always called them ''Blazed Faced'' but the are actually called, Bachman's Fox Squirrel. Get you a piece of cypress drift wood and clean it up ,they really look nice and would make your squirrel look awesome.I think the going rate is $75-$125, but not 100% on that. Congrats on the kill..
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bossflossjr
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 7:13 am to FISH N TIGER)
Yep, Bachman.
Mount him. Fairly rare for Louisiana.... Pretty prominent n MS..... They just didnt cross the river very much! Lol.
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tigeryat
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 7:34 am to LongDuckDong)
Nice
I hadn't seen a Bachman since I was a kid hunting in Tangy parish in the 70's. But then I don't work the squirrels that hard anymore. I mounted one back then but it was a amateur/bad mount and ended up in the trash.
I would mount it, especially if you have a place to display it.
And post some better pics.
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greasemonkey 
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Macclenny Fl aka south JAWJA
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 7:37 am to tigeryat)
haven't seen fox squirrels here in Florida for 30 years.
luckily where I hunt in Georgia we see some from time to time.
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CoastieGM
Member since Aug 2012
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 9:42 am to LongDuckDong)
What th' hell IS that....some kind of FrankenSquirrel? Never seen one like that.
I'd normally say having a squirrel mounted is a waste of time and money, but that's pretty unique. I'd do it.
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TigerTreyjpg
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Monroe, LA
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 9:47 am to CoastieGM)
The pic is blocked at work, but I know what kind of squirrel you're talking about. There's a few parishes north of the lake that have them. I've only SEEN one, and couldn't get a shot on him. I'd mount him for sure.
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KingRanch
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 9:57 am to LongDuckDong)
Nice rat
That'll be a cool mount for sure 
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TigerBait413
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 10:05 am to LongDuckDong)
I would mount him in a heartbeat. Pretty unique squirrel.
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dat yat
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 10:35 am to LongDuckDong)
I shot one like that by Bayou Sara/Solitude a couple decades ago. Cool looking squirrel. I wish I had mounted that one cause I've never seen another one.
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armytiger16
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LA
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 10:36 am to TigerBait413)
Go for it, I've never seen one around BR.
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BFIV
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 12:27 pm to greasemonkey)
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haven't seen fox squirrels here in Florida for 30 years.
luckily where I hunt in Georgia we see some from time to time.
Got lots of em here. One has a nest about 75 feet from the house. They're fairly common here on Clinch Mountain. Their color changes a little bit as the weather gets colder.
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choupiquesushi
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 12:38 pm to BFIV)
had a real nice bachman's I got near talisheek in the 80s.....
was on display at taxidermists... vanished....
neat looking squirrells...
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Tigris
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 12:40 pm to LongDuckDong)
That looks like one of them Rodents of Unusual Size. Did you bag him in the Fire Swamp?
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BFIV
Member since Apr 2012
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 2:34 pm to choupiquesushi)
I didn't know they weren't that widespread? We used to kill them while squirrel hunting in South Alabama when I was a kid. They preferred the pine forests, where the greys preferred the hardwoods. Even up here, they are found more with the pines than the greys are. Pretty common, and yes, they are pretty. We've got a few solid black ones. Now they are a lot more rare than the bald faced ones.
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Fap-n-Nap
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 2:37 pm to LongDuckDong)
Only kilt two fox squirrels in my life. Same afternoon
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LongDuckDong
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St. Francisville, LA
Member since Jun 2008
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 2:45 pm to Tigris)
Don't know where fire swamp is. Bagged him 500 yards outside the back door off a gravel road in an oak tree in West Feliciana just south of Sillman. Killed two Greys along with him in a span of 5 minutes in the same stand of oaks.
I love working out of the house.
Two items I welcome your input (everyone) on, please:
1. How do is store him until I get him mounted? Currently he's in a ziploc in freezer.
2. Any suggestions on a Taxidermist in West Feliciana/Baton Rouge area?
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faxis
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La.
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 2:56 pm to LongDuckDong)
I've never laid eyes on a Bachman's up here in the NW corner of the state. Jealous. Would love to kill a squirrel that big.
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228Tiger
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Harrison County
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| re: Killed my first snow nose/frosted/old fox squirrel yesterday (Posted on 10/13/12 at 4:20 pm to LongDuckDong)
we have shitloads of these around my house
i'll let you come kill some if you want for a little $
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