Keep the cape cool and dry. Wrap it in two or three garbage bags so it doesn’t get wet. Place it in a good cooler, always on ...

When it comes to preserving a hunting trophy or a beloved pet, the pose you choose is more than just an artistic decision. It’s a defining element of how the final mount will look, feel, and even how ...

Tom Dvorak can’t bear to throw away his late father’s prized possessions: the mounted heads of a white-tailed deer taken in ...

Some trophies just don’t deserve a trip to the taxidermist for a shoulder mount, yet they don’t deserve to be tacked to the tool shed, either. Boiling a skull doesn’t actually involve boiling, but ...

Most Minnesota taxidermists must be generalists, adept at big-game, fish and bird mounts. In 2014, there were 687 licensed taxidermists in Minnesota. Adam Zwick worked as a carpenter before he became ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The sign on the storefront read “Craig’s Taxidermy,” and the hunters who brought in their prized deer, turkey and fish got them back stuffed and mounted. But they also got ...

Every taxidermy mount begins with a story. Clients inevitably unfold the tale of their hunt to Whitetail Taxidermy’s Don McArthur. He’s heard thousands of such stories: so many, in fact, that he has ...