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Darryl's Taxidermy

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Darryl's Taxidermy

Darryl's Taxidermy Darryl’s Taxidermy is celebrating 38 years of business in the Grand Valley. Darryl’s Taxidermy is celebrating 34 years of business in the Grand Valley.

With over 40 years of experience, there is not much he has not mounted. Darryl is not only known for his expertise in the field of taxidermy, but also as a renowned big game hunter with trophies including his 1997 Colorado mountain lion that ranked No. 5 in the world.Darryl’s taxidermy studio is one of the finest you will visit. His collection of Boone and Crockett mounts has been featured in many

books, magazines, and newspapers. Darryl has one of the largest collection of B&C Trophy Mule Deer mounts in the West.

04/24/2025

A very rare find in nature…. Locked trophy bull moose antlers. This is a very slow and agonizing death when these big creatures fight and get their antlers locked together. An Alaskan resident and bush pilot saw these two moose from his plane. One was still barely alive and the other one was dead. Wolves and a brown bear were having a standoff over the carcass. Not able to approach the moose until the next day, they had been partiality consumed, and one had its muzzle chewed off. All males in nature fight over dominance and breeding rights during the rut (breeding season). It is more common to see deer locked together during fights, locked elk antlers are rare also, but the configuration of moose antlers make it extremely rare. We’re going to stain the antlers to their natural color so the owner can display them in his home.

04/18/2025

Next up is these 2 archery bucks, both of these velvet bucks are well over 30 inches. Getting very excited about the new shop. Currently drywallers are taping and mudding. We’ll keep you updated when we start decorating and hanging mounts.

04/15/2025

Lots of critters in the drying process waiting to be finished off and picked up. John Dygert is all smiles after picking up his big typical mule deer and Aoudad sheep from a couple seasons ago. Gotta go now…. Need to make a deposit at the bank to pay payroll and of course my dreaded Taxes.

04/02/2025

Darrell Charlesworth has waited very patiently for his big ole buffalo. We have 4 more buffalo we are currently working on. Stay tuned for future posts on my page.

03/25/2025

Introducing Moab’s newest Taxidermist, Charley Every. However Charley says he only wants to learn this new adventure as a hobby, mounting his own specimens and a few of his buddies’ trophies. He stays very busy as a successful builder but always wanted to learn the Art of Taxidermy. As you can see from his mounts he really has an eye for this craft. Congratulations Charley!

03/19/2025

Super busy around here. 6 elk mounted up and drying fills up the mounting shop. Just enough room to mount the Buffalo and Desert Bighorn Sheep. Charley Every from Moab is in the last week of his taxidermy course. He’s mounted 3 deer and this elk that he and Dave are working on. We’ll show you his completed mounts in a week or so.

03/10/2025

Check out the tine length on this bruiser. Jayden Stoddard had no idea what a nice Muley he shot until he brought it to me and I explained how the Boone and Crockett scoring system worked. I told Jayden that it would gross score over 195. After deductions it should easily net 180 (which would place his deer in the Boone and Crockett Awards Record Book) Sho’ nough, after the mandatory 60 day drying process it officially scored 180. Jayden chose the wall pedestal mount with habitat to show off his trophy deer.

03/05/2025

If I deliver and hang taxidermy mounts for you, you must be very special customers. In this case I was happy to do just that for Clyde and Angie Huber on Glade Park. I’ve been doing taxidermy for them for over 30 years. After hanging these 2 Canadian moose we set down to moose steaks fresh off the grill. In appreciation they sent me home with a big Ole’ bottle of whiskey….. They know me well!

02/28/2025

We got the Grand Slam of Sheep here plus a few extras. What are the 4 Sheep that make up the Grand Slam?…. Rocky Mtn Bighorn, Desert Bighorn, Dall Sheep, and Stone Sheep. Sheep hunters are a different breed. Acquiring all 4 can be a very expensive process. Some of these sheep hunts can cost $40,000 to $60,000 dollars and up, and there’s no guarantee you’ll get one. Darryl and Halle adjust and cut the skull plate to fit this Lifesize Rocky Mtn Bighorn

02/25/2025

These are the last deer from the year 2022. Yes they have waited very patiently. We still have a few animals from 2022 to complete but are currently working on 2023 critters. Tina Weber was very excited to get her deer back as was Rick Wright, Joe Stegeman, and Bill Votruba with their big 3rd and 4th season bucks.

02/17/2025

Your thoughts….. ears forward or ears back. As a taxidermist I always ask the customer which way they want the head turned. But no-one mentions the position of the ears. I determine ear position by the configuration of the antlers. What I’m trying to do is frame the antlers and show them off. I probably mount ears back 75% of the time…. I just like that look.

02/08/2025

Some more happy hunters! Brianna Bullen with her muzzle-loader deer in full velvet. Father/son hunters Ken and Donny Dobey with their trophy deer. Mark and Kat Gorman with their huge mule deer. Congratulations everyone!

01/29/2025

Some recent critters picked up and taken to their new home. Kyle Goddard with his huge British Columbia mountain goat. Klint York holding his son Trace’s antelope. (Yes he got yelled at for grabbing the antelope by the throat after I showed him how to handle and hang the mount). Ryan Smith and his hunting buddy with Ryan’s big Colorado mountain goat. (And they’re drinking my beer). Bob Foss and his homies with his nice 6x6 elk. Everybody waited over 2 years to get their mounts back. Hate running this far behind but we are starting to mount up some 2023 animals, usually some young kids with their first big game animal. And of course some boys from Kentucky that promised me some Kentucky Bourbon.

01/24/2025

Halle presents a grey fox to Charley Every from Moab, Utah. We do lifesize mounts of all size mammals, and we’ll be working on a lifesize California Tule Elk this summer.

01/17/2025

This shop is getting filled up with a variety of critters in various stages of the mounting process. Halle adjusts and pins foam to show the muscle detail of the moose we mounted yesterday….. then it’s on to the next moose.

01/07/2025

I’m cracking the whip around here! Everybody got a raise January 1st and I’m making sure I’m getting my money’s worth. Seems like everybody’s working…. Dave’s staining antlers and getting them ready to mount. Keely’s prepping a deer cape for mounting, Halle’s sewing up the next deer in line. I’m kinda working, gluing horns on buffalo skulls. Dave’s been here 12 years and got the biggest raise…. Almost making 4 dollars an hour now… go Dave, you’re the man!

12/31/2024

WOW! AMAZING! A high school Physical Education teacher and beach boy from Virginia with a dream of moving out west and starting a Taxidermy business. Obviously a dream come true! Getting ready to start my 38th year in business. Love what I do but need to start slowing things down, I find myself working 7 days a week year-round. Hate running 18 months to 2 years out. I met most of my deadlines to get some mounts completed for Christmas and the first of the year. My dentist Scott Stoddard stopped in to pick up a few of the trophies from his and son Jayden’s African Safari. A blue wildebeest, black wildebeest, and a red lechwe. A big happy new year to all my customers!

12/24/2024

Obviously I’ve been a good boy this year. Anytime Santa drops by to visit before Christmas, you’ve been nice, not naughty (which is unusual for me). Actually Santa owed me some money towards his deer mount…. Not a Reindeer…. But a mule deer. Anyway… a Very Merry Christmas from Darryl and the crew at Darryl’s Taxidermy to all of you and yours! Santa played by my customer Robert Manuppella (who is actually a Santa for hire around town).

Address

159 29 Road
Grand Junction, CO
81503

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+19702432933

Website

http://darrylstaxidermy.wordpress.com/

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