JEFFERSON ,WI – Stehling’s Taxidermy, a business with a 40-year-plus history in the community, broke ground Wednesday on a new, larger facility near its current operations on North Parkway Street in Jefferson’s North Business Park. Owned and operated by brothers Aaron and Austin Stehling, the business will be located at 913 N. Parkway St., just north of the existing facility, which is located at 780 N. Parkway. The new structure will measure 7,200 square feet, compared to 4,800 square feet in the current building. It will include a 2,400-square-foot showroom featuring displays of wildlife from ..read more

If you have not read my previous article on turkey reference pictures written last year you can do so by going here. For many taxidermists the deer season is the busiest time of the year when it comes to taking in work. For a few other taxidermists the 2nd busiest time of the year is in the spring during the spring turkey hunting season. Not all taxidermists mount turkeys and one reason being is that turkeys can be just down right intimidating. It’s just not about having good turkey reference pictures on hand, but how you interpret and apply the reference to the taxidermy turkey mounting proce ..read more

Scutiform cartilage, conchal cartilage, scutilaris muscle group, auricle muscle group, to name a few all have what in common? They all belong to the ear and earbutt of a whitetail deer ears and all play an important role to the ears movement and attachment point to the skull. Don’t worry if you can’t remember the names by heart, because without my notes in front of me it would be nothing more than a tongue tied twisting dialog. Welcome to part 1 of a 2 part article series on whitetail deer ears and earbutts.  Part 2 of this series involves sculpting whitetail deer earbutts. But before we ..read more

A lot of questions I see on the Facebook taxidermy groups this time of the year pertain to pickling and tanning during the winter months. If you’re tanning inside a climate control room that has access to heat 24/7 then this article will be of little use to you. But if you’re like me and don’t run heat 24/7 inside the shop or do you’re tanning outside in a shed or cold garage, then by all means read on. If I had to choose between a pickle or tan on which one would get the heat and I could only choose one or the other it would be the tan. And that’s only if I’m doing a submersible tan like with ..read more

One subject that rarely gets covered in the taxidermy industry is vehicles for delivering clients completed mounts. Most shops eventually get  hit with the dilemma of having to deliver finished customer pieces . There are a number of approaches you can take to this issue. I will discuss some options in this article and expound on our choice. Option 1 — Let the customer take care of it  This is the easiest way to handle the issue, but presents a lot of problems for you and your client. Making the customer deal with getting a trailer/ vehicle is an inconvenience for them and the chance ..read more

Taxidermist and North American wildlife artist CJ Herring has recently launched an underground member’s only Facebook Taxidermy Group. The name of the taxidermy Facebook group is called Taxidermy Lab and is exclusive to only his industry contacts along with some of the worlds leading taxidermist. If you have not been living under a rock and frequently visit other taxidermy forums, and Facebook groups then you know who CJ Herring is. If you do not know who he is then here is a little run down on CJ.  CJ Herring is the senior head taxidermist at Cliffords Taxidermy which is located outside ..read more

By D. Price   So many times I am asked or either see posted on the internet, how do you know when your deer cape is shaved thin enough? This is an important question and not an easy one to answer with words. I often see or hear someone answer it with “When it turns blue that is thin enough.” In this article I’m going to attempt to answer this question with less words and more photos. To start with the cape is just not going to suddenly go “POOF” and turn blue like a Smurf. This “Blue” answer can often confuse a newbie to the industry trying to find their way. So let me explain it a little ..read more

If you’re like me and operate out of a small studio you just don’t have the room for a tumbler or dryer to aid in deer cape drying. Trust me if I had the room I would have a tumbler. Plans in the near future are to expand my work space and a spot for a tumbler will be reserved.  In the meantime we must improvise and be creative. Before I get too deep into this article, if you do not tan your own deer capes then this article is probably not going to be of any use to you. This article is specifically for those who tan their own deer capes so let’s move on to doing some deer cape drying. I c ..read more

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There are many central New York taxidermy shops located in the big apple but the one we will be focusing on is located within the Leatherstocking region. Cliffords Taxidermy has been providing taxidermy services to central New York for over two decades now. Located near Oneonta and Cooperstown, NY in Otsego County, Cliffords Taxidermy is the place to go to when it comes to central New York taxidermy. Cliffords Taxidermy services all of Otsego County and provides taxidermy services to those who live and hunt in Chenango, Herkimer, and Delaware counties of New York State. Taxidermy services prov ..read more