Darryl's Taxidermy

Darryl's Taxidermy Darryl’s Taxidermy is celebrating 39 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.

Really nice Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep taken in Colorado by Bill Christensen (owner of local business WD Yards).
06/04/2026

Really nice Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep taken in Colorado by Bill Christensen (owner of local business WD Yards).

Trophies heading home! Kyle Goddard with his Arizona Coues deer. Scott Stoddard with a few more of his African animals.
05/30/2026

Trophies heading home! Kyle Goddard with his Arizona Coues deer. Scott Stoddard with a few more of his African animals.

Long time customer D J Sambucetti from California drove out, rented a U-Haul trailer, picked up his double pedestal deer...
05/23/2026

Long time customer D J Sambucetti from California drove out, rented a U-Haul trailer, picked up his double pedestal deer and elk mounts he harvested in Colorado and turned around and headed right back. Well, I’ll see ya again in a few months when we finish your lifesize Tule Elk. Very interesting mount here, check out the antler growing out of the deer’s muzzle….. extremely rare!!

Love them Big Bucks from the good ole’ days, usually the 1960’s and 70’s. This buck was killed in 1948. Pictured with me...
05/12/2026

Love them Big Bucks from the good ole’ days, usually the 1960’s and 70’s. This buck was killed in 1948. Pictured with me is Rich Bullard who’s dad killed the deer in Colorado. The hunting license was still attached to the back of the old mount. Of course I tried to buy it from him, but he wanted to keep it and remount it and cherish the memories of his father. I can certainly respect that. I hope it’ll always be kept in the family.

More trophies heading home. Ruben Beltran with a nice hard-horn archery buck. Proud dad Matt McCoon and son Sean with hi...
05/08/2026

More trophies heading home. Ruben Beltran with a nice hard-horn archery buck. Proud dad Matt McCoon and son Sean with his first antelope. Jim Dowd with a really nice late season whitetail. Arizona resident James Chandler got the call that his mule deer was done. He jumped in his truck and headed to Colorado to pick it up. After a short visit he headed right back home.

Mike Loftus, big-game outfitter on the Grand Mesa stopped by to pick up his 1/2 lifesize Aoudad sheep and Black Buck tha...
05/02/2026

Mike Loftus, big-game outfitter on the Grand Mesa stopped by to pick up his 1/2 lifesize Aoudad sheep and Black Buck that he harvested on a hunt in Texas. Halle did most of the mounting on these 2 trophies.

As promised, here’s the finished mount of the big ole’ Utah sheds brought in by Antler Hound Dan Dalton of Moab, Utah. T...
04/25/2026

As promised, here’s the finished mount of the big ole’ Utah sheds brought in by Antler Hound Dan Dalton of Moab, Utah. These antlers were found after several years laying out in the Utah desert. They were found points-up which means the show side when mounted were in the worst shape. We worked our magic and restored and colored the antlers back to a natural state. We set the sheds at 43 inches wide. This awesome mount will now be quite the conversation piece!

An awesome accomplishment! Not every hunter can lay claim to putting an antelope in the Boone and Crockett Record Book a...
04/17/2026

An awesome accomplishment! Not every hunter can lay claim to putting an antelope in the Boone and Crockett Record Book and one in the Pope and Young Record Book. The 17 inch antelope on the left we mounted 25 years ago for Kurt. The bow kill on the right is Kurt Shepherd’s latest harvest. Both antelope were taken on public land.

Hunters and their trophies! Dylan Gilbert and his wife with Dylan’s whitetail. Bob Clark with a Colorado antelope and a ...
04/14/2026

Hunters and their trophies! Dylan Gilbert and his wife with Dylan’s whitetail. Bob Clark with a Colorado antelope and a Texas whitetail. John Dygert and Alex McMichael picking up their aoudads. Walden Sander with his first antelope.

Can’t get rid of this guy! Charley was a customer for years…. Then he took my taxidermy course. Now he’s his own taxider...
04/09/2026

Can’t get rid of this guy! Charley was a customer for years…. Then he took my taxidermy course. Now he’s his own taxidermist (with intentions to mount his own trophies and a few of his friends’ critters, not full time taxidermist). As you can see, he has an eye for this stuff. He still comes around a couple of days a week to mount his own trophies under my supervision and a little help. He really fits in around here and we love having him around, especially when he’s helping us sew up life-size bighorn sheep, mountain goats, mountain lions, and most important… it’s free labor! He did a phenomenal job on his sable, kudu, and bushbuck. Up next…. His trophy cape buffalo, all taken with bow.

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

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+19702432933

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