10-45 Taxidermy LLC

08/31/2026

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🦌 When we step into the woods for archery season, we carry a profound ethical responsibility to the animals we pursue. Fred Bear envisioned archery as an up-close, tactical chess match—not a test of how far we can launch an arrow.

​That respect for the animal means waiting for high-percentage, ethical shots. On a whitetail, that means prioritizing broadside or quartering-away presentations, which offer clear pathways to both lungs and vital organs.

​A quartering-towards shot or a low-percentage poke drastically increases the risk of clipping just a single lung. A deer can travel a long, painful way on one lung, making recovery difficult and uncertain. Take out both lungs with a clean, high-percentage shot, and that animal won't go far.

​Just because modern equipment makes a long shot physically possible doesn't mean we should take it. Patience, discipline, and absolute lethal certainty are what separates an ethical bowhunter from someone simply slinging arrows. Honor the traditions, respect the game, and wait for the right shot.

07/13/2026

Reflective Eyes 👀

07/13/2026

Finished up this cutie the other day for the shop. I trapped her a couple years ago.

06/28/2026

Saskatchewan, Canada Black Bears.
Tanned, washed and oiled up for the night. 3 down 7 more to go. 🐻
There's going to be some major brushing going on with these Bears. They have Balsam Poplar buds all in their hair.
Extreme Stickiness: Balsam poplar trees produce large terminal winter buds that are completely coated in a thick, intensely gooey, aromatic resin.
​The "Velcro" Effect: When animals like black or grizzly bears brush past the low-hanging branches or fallen twigs in the Canadian boreal forests, these resin-soaked buds act like nature's strongest Velcro, instantly gluing themselves deep into the fur.
Yay 😬

06/27/2026

A Bear getting ready for rugging. Its been tanned, tumbled, brushed, oiled and rolled up for the night. I probably should have trimmed it before I oiled it but oh well no big deal.

06/20/2026

Today's projects. Mounted up this Bobcat and helped build my Euro work station bigger.

06/19/2026

Mrs. Renee trapped this coyote over the winter. It's the best time for the best hair.

05/29/2026

He's still a work in progress

05/28/2026

Love working on these winter Bobcats. Great thick hair.

05/27/2026

In memory of my deceased husband I'll share the meaning of 10-45 and what it stands for. There are 2 reasons why I choose that name. I use to be in law enforcement in Texas and my Deceased husband is a Fallen Texas State Trooper(in training at Austin) he was already a Peace Officer
Reason 1:
10-45 ten code in Texas means dead carcass. Seemed fitting right 😂
Reasons 2: my deceased husband's radio call number was 45 💙
Therefore 10-45 Taxidermy was born.

*feel free to ask me any questions
This article barely scratches the surface*
Texas State Trooper Jimmy Carty Jr. EOW(End Of Watch)
5-26-2005