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2 thursday june 6 2002 economist suntribune sports leisure keeping alive taxidermist busy despite professions drop in popularity by mike hayakawa staff writer there have been fish at his doorstep and game near his garage after 40 years in the taxidermy business doug fagg could probably write novel about customers who bring him their prized possessions people have dropped off fish or game near the doorstep of his mount albert residence other clients have left their possessions near his garage door with or with out a name attached if thats not enough customers have asked mr fagg to recreate their pos sessions to nearliving proportions from a less- thanideal preserved state then there are those who just plain forget or cant be bothered to ptck up their mounts c you wouldnt believe some of the stuff that comes in here mr fagg says with a laugh describing his work as an artist recreating a fish or animal using the real skin of that species mr faggis profession is dwin dling in popularity in the name of conser vation anglers these days purchase replica mounts these include for the most part fish an individ ual has caught and taken pictures of along with recording length and girth measurements prior to returning the fish to water and giving the informa tion to those proficient in making replica mounts combine that with cost in uncertain eco nomic times and it has put a dent in some taxi dermy operations despite this mr fagg is busy and maintains a strong passion for his trade mr fagg says he has the good fortune of having a wife in the workforce who is understanding its labour intensive mr fagg says of his profes sion which he began play ing around with when he was 17 out of his love of angling and hunting theres no monetary benefits there if it wasnt for my wife doing what she ddes for a living work ing with a school board i couldnt do what i do he acknowledges staff photorob alary doug fagg could write a novel about the strange experiences he has had in 40 years of taxidermy including people who have left fish and game at his doorstep and near his garage you can only charge what the going rate is or what the economy will predict if i did taxidermy work for money i wouldnt have a lot of work a lot of people i do business with are blue col lar individuals so i try to keep our prices down to around 350 to 400 for a deer head instead of 800 im not making a lot of money he explains adding he does trapping see beauty page 33 cpga pros play it where it lies byjohncudmore staff writer coming home isnt always what ifs cracked up to be sure its nice to get a taste of home cookin and sleep in a familiar bed but if its all the same david morland iv would just as soon be hanging his hat and whacking golf balls many miles from hometown aurora this particular week fact is hes not unlike most of the participants entered in this weeks samsung canadian pga championship at diamondback golf club near richmond hill who would prefer to be swinging their clubs elsewhere like say the buick open in harrison ny this weeks stop on the pga tour i thought about going to the buick and trying to qualify but if i dont qual ify then im facing a nine or 10hour drive to get here explained mr morland 33 from his parents home earlier this week theres always a little indecisiveness and you have to be care ful not to spread yourself too thin such is the state of limbo of players bouncing between the pga tour and its satellite buycom tour as mr morland does on a regular basis its rarely con firmed until the tuesday or wednesday if his number is to be called from the pool of pga tour alternates or if he should start packing the car for that long drive to the next destination on the buycom tour players on satellite tours are cre dence to that familiar golfers refrain play the ball where it lies no matter in which that city might be thats the hardest thing said mr morland an alternate on the pga tour where he was a regular in 2001 if youre the second or third alternate you may stick around i just have to take it as it comes much as a poll of all 156 entrants in see 22 page 33 fine childrens wear visit our location to view our new summer couection 4981 highway 7 e markham across from markville 9059469738 i i 1 1 t 1 t 1 1 t c yyivw tn 3 0 markville c cd 0 o 0 hwy7 m lkijl ii ic