The quality of a finished mount often depends on what happens before your trophy ever reaches the Precision Taxidermy studio.
A few careful steps in the field can protect the hide, feathers, and overall condition of your animal while one avoidable mistake can permanently affect the final result.
Improper cuts, heat, or waiting too long to freeze your trophy can cause permanent damage. Proper field care helps protect the hide, feathers, and quality of your finished mount.
Different mounts require different preparation. Knowing how to cape, cool, freeze, and transport your animal helps protect it and gives your taxidermist the best material to work with.
Traveling with harvested wildlife may require permits, paperwork, or special handling. Check the rules before your trip to avoid delays or problems when bringing your trophy home.
Keep your trophy clean, cool, properly labeled, and frozen when needed. Good preparation and transportation help it arrive safely and make the drop-off process quick and simple.
John Barresi has worked countless hours with many national and world champion taxidermists, both waterfowl and mammals, respectively. Each crafted animal is a direct result of his journey.
View his some of his completed projects below.
Precision Taxidermy’s waterfowl work reflects on years of experience, study, and attention to details. Explore a selection of completed waterfowl mounts below.
Precision Taxidermy’s upland game mounts capture the natural posture, details, and character that makes these birds unique. View a selection of upland game mounts below.
Precision Taxidermy’s mammal mounts combine years of experience with careful attention to anatomy, expression, and natural movement meant to reflect the animal as accurately as possible. Check out the mammal mounts below.
Before leaving your waterfowl with a taxidermist, make sure your bird or birds are properly tagged with your or the hunter’s information. Keep the tag securely attached and provide any required hunting license, permit, or harvest documentation Precision Taxidermy requests.
Yes, for migratory game birds. The tag should remain with the bird.
Bring your upland game with any tags, permits, or harvest confirmation required by the state where the bird was taken. Requirements vary for turkey, pheasant, grouse, and other species, so keep all harvest documentation with your trophy.
Tags depend on the species and hunting location.
Keep all tags, seals, licenses, and harvest confirmation information with your trophy when bringing it to the taxidermist. Requirements vary by state and species, especially for deer, bear, bobcat, and other regulated game.
Bring every tag or seal issued for your animal.
Before an international hunt, confirm the import requirements for every species you plan to bring home. Keep all hunting permits, tags, export documents, veterinary certificates, CITES paperwork, and shipping records with your trophies. We work with safari companies to ensure your trophies come to us (not sure if this is accurate?).
International trophies may require permits and documentation before you hunt, ship, or enter the United States.
