Avian Artistry & Taxidermy - Montana by Leon Mathews

04/20/2026

10/06/2025

Checked in on Flying V ranch today in Manhattan MT and this sweet mount I did for their light fixture. Nice stack of green heads.

07/01/2025

I had an opportunity to do an awesome project for Flying V Ranch in Bozeman MT. Two limits of green heads dead mounted to fit on a light fixture in their club house. I think it turned out pretty awesome.

10/25/2024

It’s been a minute since I have posted anything here. Life on the homestead is busy during grass cutting & gardening season & winter prep is nearly done so I am back in the shop again hammering out mounts. Real happy with how this wood duck pair turned out. Looking forward to general hunting season starting here tomorrow here in Montana and hope you have a successful & safe hunting season wherever your hunts take you. Maybe you will get something special you want mounted this season or have a bird wrapped up in the freezer from last season. Give me a call if you do! (Most taxidermists, including myself, mount the hen with her head sticking out of the box, but this time I wanted to think outside the box, literally, instead having her landing on the box. )

03/29/2024

King Eider, the hardest waterfowl to get. Beautiful bird.

03/26/2024

This is Tami, Leon’s wife. I just wanted to pop on here and say thank you to all Leon’s customers and fans of his artwork. Leon loves creating beautiful work for his clients, and you probably know he is a perfectionist. He puts so much effort in and works so hard to make sure you have a quality piece of art in your home. I have to laugh sometimes because he will point out everything that is wrong and it looks perfect to me. And I am sure it does to you too! He is his own worst critic. But thank you for continuing to support his passion and talent. I thought for those clients who have never been to his little Montana shop you might like seeing where he works and the beautiful view he has out his window. For the dozen years he was in the shop in Kennewick he was in a concrete building with zero windows so this is a real treat & his dream shop now even as small as it is. So here is the artist in his habitat!

03/26/2024

Just finished up this Hungarian Partridge for a client here in Montana. Very happy with how it turned out with the clients antelope skull.

03/15/2024

Is it alive or is it a mount?
Only your taxidermist knows for sure.

03/07/2024

Haven’t been posting much lately but have been putting out some quality mounts this winter. This pintail was a very nice specimen. Hope you all had a successful hunting season this past year.

12/21/2023

Harlequins are my favorite duck to mount. This one is from Prince of Wales Island Alaska for the owner of Harlequin Lodge. https://harlequinlodge.com

It is a perfect specimen! As good as it gets. Thanks Lucas for giving me the opportunity to mount one for your lodge.