Elk Ridge Taxidermy

Elk Ridge Taxidermy Being an avid hunter and fisherman, I know how your trophies should look once completed. Capturing t TROPHY CARE
Treat your cape as good as your trophy's meat.

The cape will spoil just like the meat if not taken care of.
1. With sharp knife, slit hide circling the body behind the shoulder at the midway point of rib cage. Should be at least 8 inches behind shoulder for full cape.
2. Slit skin around legs just above knees (completely around leg).
3. From behind knee slit BACK of leg all the way up to shoulder. Important not to slit in front of leg as this

will show on your shoulder mount.
4. Begin to skin from shoulder to the base of head as shown on diagram 3 below.
5. Once you reach base of skull, cut head from carcass leaving cape attached to skull.
6. Keep entire head cool or frozen to ensure that cape does not spoil. Keep in mind, bacteria will begin to grow as soon as animal is dead and hair quality is directly related to this bacteria being minimized. If you have antelope or small deer that can be placed into freezer, that works well on warm days.
7. Wash blood from cape if at all possible. BIRDS
1. Freeze entire bird....DO NOT gut bird. FISH
1. Wrap entire fish in wet towel and place in freezer. DO NOT gut fish.

Banks Island, Canada Muskox. Built for cold weather !
11/21/2025

Banks Island, Canada Muskox. Built for cold weather !

11/16/2025

Starting tomorrow, we will not be taking any NEW clients until the beginning of next year’s big game season. Between now and sometime in August, 2026, existing clients will NOT be turned away, but may be quoted longer turn times when dropping off trophies. I want to personally thank all of you for supporting Elk Ridge Taxidermy the last 22 years.

This pheasant may be in trouble….
11/08/2025

This pheasant may be in trouble….

Lots of rams coming in this year. Check out this 16.5” base hammer.
11/04/2025

Lots of rams coming in this year. Check out this 16.5” base hammer.

10/27/2025

Thanks to all of my bird clients for filling up my freezers so early in the year with nice birds. Unfortunately, I will not be taking in any more birds this year in order to get caught up on big game and last years birds. This “pause” in checking in is for JUST FOR BIRDS.

A couple of tanks came in yesterday to get you all pumped for first rifle season. One of biggest to come in to shop on...
10/14/2025

A couple of tanks came in yesterday to get you all pumped for first rifle season. One of biggest to come in to shop on the left. Any guesses on that score? Good luck hunters.

Really nice lion heading home to Rich. Thanks again for your business. Check out pic of cat with hounds too!
09/23/2025

Really nice lion heading home to Rich. Thanks again for your business. Check out pic of cat with hounds too!

Colorado Bobcat heading home. Nice work by Christian on this cat.
09/19/2025

Colorado Bobcat heading home. Nice work by Christian on this cat.

All the way from Georgia to grab nice ram and caribou. Blessed to have such good friends trusting us to preserve memor...
08/04/2025

All the way from Georgia to grab nice ram and caribou. Blessed to have such good friends trusting us to preserve memories.

Lots of African mounts heading home this month. Starting with Impala and Nyala.
07/31/2025

Lots of African mounts heading home this month. Starting with Impala and Nyala.

Muskox heading home with Brett. Good luck this week chasing that leopard!
07/28/2025

Muskox heading home with Brett. Good luck this week chasing that leopard!

Mallard pair dropping into marsh.
07/09/2025

Mallard pair dropping into marsh.

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