BRECKENRIDGE – It was a stuffy party, but not in the way you’d think.“OK, so this is the ‘Hunters’ Exhibit of 2023’”, said Shalon Wilson, the director of Breckenridge Fine Arts Center. “This is the first time we’ve ever done anything like this. Every piece of taxidermy, it’s all from local hunters but it’s from […]
by Erin C. Healy – Saturday, February 2, 2019 A hunter goes to the NRA Great American Outdoor Show (GAOS) at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., and happens by the Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association (PTA) Taxidermy Competition display. He sees an impressive whitetail deer mount and thinks, “That buck looks great.” He picks […]
Part of the thrill of hunting and fishing is never knowing what you’ll encounter. If you end up getting the deer, turkey or fish of a lifetime, do you know what to do to preserve that memory?The answer is planning ahead and knowing who is available to handle your taxidermy needs.Leaders in the industry gathered […]
There are no black hats in this column.On one hand, it’s fairly easy to understand the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s position.Without rules governing the sale, purchase or exchange of wildlife parts, too many poaching-prone individuals would needlessly and illegally kill furry and feathered critters just to sell their parts.On the other hand, there […]
VIEW ALLA collection of strange objects and remarkable oddities is heading for auction next week, at Sworders’ second annual ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale.Ever wanted to own a centaur skeleton? How about Napoleon’s death mask? Or even the emergency manual from Concorde’s first flight? Then this is the sale for you.The auction on February 12 […]
Saving the Baby Seals The Washington Postsource
Two weeks after Florida concluded its first bear hunt in a decade, North Florida taxidermists say the 23-day season did not produce an increase in business for them to process bear hides into wall mounts and rugs. source
They have a kitchen like you’d see in any other home. Except theirs is filled with formaldehyde and dead animals.“I can’t cook because our kitchen is the lab,” said Brianna Barnes, 27 of Wilmington, Illinois.That “lab,” as she calls it, is where her boyfriend spends hours preparing the items he sold Saturday at the Indianapolis Oddities and Curiosities Expo.Dead puppies. And […]
Winnipeg 15° C, CloudyFull Forecast© 2026 Winnipeg Free PressQuick LinksWays to support usReplica E-EditionBusinessArts & LifeSportsOpinionMediaHomesCanstar Community newsAbout UsThree creatures are in the workshop: a muskox, a walrus and the only one who’s still breathing, a 72-year-old man by the name of David Baxter.Read this article for free: Already have an account? Log in here […]
Share Unusual taxidermy animals have been flying off the shelves of a St Albans charity shop. Taxidermy animals for sale in the Cancer Research shop in St Albans. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2019 Archant) Nearly ten displays of stuffed animals and birds were donated to the Cancer Research UK charity shop on High Street last […]