Twisted Nock Taxidermy

06/15/2024

Got a deer head in the deep freezer that your spouse is nagging you to do something with and you just don’t know what to do with it? Bring it on over and I’ll get you taken care of! Still taking them in and getting them done. Get ahold of Twisted Nock Taxidermy for your European mounts.

03/10/2024

03/03/2024

This buck was brought to me in velvet that was beginning to strip off. Unable to save the velvet the customer wanted me to restore the antlers to a natural antler color. So if you have old sun faded antlers you’d like touched up get ahold of me and we can discuss options and pricing!

01/28/2024

Busy weekend getting some skulls finished up and sent home. The end is in sight so if you haven’t gotten a call about your mount being done you will soon. Thank you again to everyone for the continued support of this business!

12/06/2023

‼️ SHIRTS ARE IN!! ‼️
If you ordered a shirt from us please be sure to get ahold of me on here, or text/call me to set up a time to pick them up. Once again I appreciate every single one of you supporting my small business. Without you guys I wouldn’t be able to do any of this. Also huge shoutout to Twisted Oak Co. for doing an amazing job on these shirts. Check out their page and give them a like/follow!

11/25/2023

Few pictures of Mitchell Leduke’s beautiful buck! Not quite finished yet, still have to check for grease spots after it’s finished drying to determine if it’s going back into degreasing or not. If not it’ll be antler touch ups and on its way home! Get ahold of me if you want a quality European mount. No damage to bones, nasal turbinates remain intact, and grease that causes yellowing gone. My process may take longer but I can promise you a better quality product than guys with fast turn around times. We are about everything quality here at Twisted Nock

11/24/2023

Have the first few heads about ready to come out of the whitening process, stay tuned for pictures!

11/16/2023

Reminder! Tomorrow is the last day to order a Twisted Nock tee, crew, or hoodie!
Payment methods include cash, Venmo, or AppleCash.
Venmo - Emily-Litwiller
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If you have an order in already, please get us your payment at your earliest convenience. 🦌

11/15/2023

Good luck to the the hunters out there and be safe!

11/12/2023

Today we will talk about how we do things.

We use a process called maceration. It is allowing bacteria to form in warm water over the course of a few days and allow the flesh and meat to come free of the bones (decompose)
Once clean we then go through degreasing cycle (the longest part of the whole process) this could take months to fully degrease a skull. This is a mixture of ammonia and water that the skull sits in and gets changed as needed until there is no more visible grease coming to the surface.

Now you might ask why not just boil? Why even bother with degreasing? Well let me tell you…

Boiling actually damages the bone, making it brittle and can actually push grease further into the bones.
Degreasing, let’s talk on that. You ever see euro mount hanging up that’s beginning to turn yellow in spots? That’s grease coming back through.

So our process may cost $25 more than a boilers price, it may take a lot longer than their quick 24 hour turn around time. But I can promise you a better quality skull. I don’t want this as an attack on anyone who boils or simmers skulls, it’s exactly how I started out until I found better ways to do things. And if anyone is interested in more info about things get ahold of me, there is an awesome group right here on Facebook that will teach you anything you want to know!

11/09/2023

Here’s a sample of what the shirts will look like, check the other post for pricing and availability of sizes/colors! We will be taking orders until November 17th so let us know if you’d like to place an order!

11/08/2023

Twisted Nock Taxidermy is finally getting apparel!

DM us what style, size, and color you want. 😊

Adult S-XL
$30.00 Hoodies
-Color Choices
• Black with white writing
•Gray with black writing
•Golden Pecan (Carhartt dupe) with white or black writing

$25.00 Crew Necks
• Black with white writing
• Gray with black writing
• Golden Pecan (Carhartt dupe) with white or black writing

$17.00 Tees
• Black with white writing
• Gray with black writing

Youth S-XL
$25.00 Hoodies
• Black with white writing
• Gray with black writing
$20.00 Crew Necks
• Black with white writing
• Gray with black writing
$12.00 for Tee
• Black with white writing
• Gray with black writing

09/09/2023

Remember to get ahold of me if you’d like a European Mount done this season!

$125 for cleaned, degreased and whitened skull.

Youth, disabled and veterans hunters will be $100.

If you decide you want one done get the head from your processor to me asap to avoid rotting/stink as there is an up charge for heads like that.

Any questions feel free to send me a message on here or call/text Evan at 989-640-6144.

I hope everyone has a successful and safe season!

07/17/2023

Michigan deer season is approaching fast, be sure to get ahold of me for a European mount to preserve your trophy this season. I will be offering discounts for youth, disabled and veterans!

06/24/2023

We can do more than white tailed deer here at Twisted Nock Taxidermy. I took on my first ever long horns and they turned out amazing. So much work goes into them but the end result is priceless to have a beautiful piece of art to hang on the wall.

06/19/2023

Welcome to the Twisted Nock Taxidermy page. I do European style mounts of animals. I take great pride in my work and am very admit about quality over quantity. I can assure you that your trophy will be treated as if it was my own. If you or someone you know is looking to get a European mount done message me on here or call/text anytime at 989-640-6144.