Northeast Custom Taxidermy

Northeast Custom Taxidermy Award winning small batch taxidermy by Brian Donaghy. 1 year or less turnaround. 20 years experience.

Award winning small batch taxidermy with a guaranteed 1 year or less turnaround.

Imagine putting an arrow in this buck in Maine during November!? Reeve did just that! Reeve brought this buck to me afte...
11/24/2025

Imagine putting an arrow in this buck in Maine during November!? Reeve did just that! Reeve brought this buck to me after another taxidermist had it four years and hadn’t got it mounted yet. I’m usually reluctant to take deer under those circumstances since the prep work and tanning had been done by somebody else, but this taxidermist is a good taxidermist, like many of us he has gotten too busy and way behind unfortunately. So I agreed to take it. After a five year wait, he’s headed home. Congratulations Reeve.

Angelo came from Rhode Island to Maine and hunted unguided with Big Woods Bucks Outfitters. Like his brother Steve, he g...
11/23/2025

Angelo came from Rhode Island to Maine and hunted unguided with Big Woods Bucks Outfitters. Like his brother Steve, he got his buck hunting the big woods, a beautiful 151lb buck. This buck was chasing a doe and mounted her in front of Angelo.

I get quite a few deer from the Jackman area each year and man are they built a little different. Thick chested with big shoulders. They never have tick issues and usually all have nice long haired capes. Many have solid white chins and red foreheads like this buck. You’d never guess this buck only weighed 151lbs dressed.

Congratulations Angelo on a great first buck. They’ll all come easier now, especially starting in the Big Woods!

Thank you to all of my customers who have dropped off deer and clients that are patiently waiting on mounts. I am FULL o...
11/23/2025

Thank you to all of my customers who have dropped off deer and clients that are patiently waiting on mounts.

I am FULL on all deer mounts from new customers. I will still accept deer from past or current clients, but you will have to keep them in your freezer for the next couple of weeks while I am hunting. I’ve gotten a lot of calls the past few days from “buddy’s” of clients or “buddies of buddies”… unfortunately I am full and can strictly only take past clients if you’re able to keep them frozen until after muzzleloader or I’m tagged out. I hate saying no, but I have to. I’m only a one man band. Thank you for understanding.

Here is a quick peak at a buck just finished up. Sharp looking!

Phillip came all the way from Florida to hunt with his family and friends at deer camp. This was his first buck and a pr...
11/21/2025

Phillip came all the way from Florida to hunt with his family and friends at deer camp. This was his first buck and a pretty one it was! Congratulations and thank you for trusting me for your mount. Since it was a local deer, he had some tick damage on his neck but went together real well.

Mears Whitetail Forms semi-sneak, ears forward

Morgan’s beautiful 212lb boar. Bear shoulder mounts are often overlooked as an option for your bear mount, but they can ...
11/15/2025

Morgan’s beautiful 212lb boar. Bear shoulder mounts are often overlooked as an option for your bear mount, but they can make great mounts. This one turned out great on a Headquarters shoulder form. Thank you Morgan for trusting me with a great bear!

Steven came up to hunting camp in Maine last year and was lucky enough to harvest his first buck! Congratulations Steven...
11/13/2025

Steven came up to hunting camp in Maine last year and was lucky enough to harvest his first buck! Congratulations Steven and good luck the rest of the season!

Matuska Taxidermy Supply Company XP semi-sneak ears forward

Shaun made the annual trip to Maine deer camp and was able to hang last years buck on the wall. He looks great Shaun! Go...
11/11/2025

Shaun made the annual trip to Maine deer camp and was able to hang last years buck on the wall. He looks great Shaun! Good luck this week.

Matuska Taxidermy Supply Company XP semi-sneak

Early bow season capes sure look nice on a semi-upright. This one is a Matuska Taxidermy Supply Company XP SU. This buck...
11/10/2025

Early bow season capes sure look nice on a semi-upright. This one is a Matuska Taxidermy Supply Company XP SU.
This buck had some challenges from the start. He wasn’t recovered until the next morning and coyotes got to him. He also had some bad drag marks on his shoulders and brisket. Tanning capes myself, I was able to save this one and he turned out great. Having a cape shaved thin and a good tan that gives plenty of stretch, really helps to get some neck swell to these early season deer. If I still sent my capes to tanneries, I likely would not get the same results. Thank you Chris, and congrats on this years buck, he’ll look great mounted up.

Mears Northern Semi-Sneak forms always make a rutted up buck look impressive. This beautiful 185lb 10pt fit that bill pe...
11/09/2025

Mears Northern Semi-Sneak forms always make a rutted up buck look impressive. This beautiful 185lb 10pt fit that bill perfect! Congratulations Eric.

Good luck to all the deer hunters hitting the woods over the next few weeks!Shop update:With very few limited exceptions...
10/31/2025

Good luck to all the deer hunters hitting the woods over the next few weeks!

Shop update:

With very few limited exceptions, if any, I will only be taking deer mounts from previous or current clients the rest of the Fall. Unfortunately for this season anyways, I have gotten way behind my expected schedule. Building a new shop area has made working so much better now, but it set me way behind schedule this year. Mounts that haven’t been finished and picked up yet should all be completed in 12-16 months instead of under a year. If I load up on deer the rest of the year, I will get stuck in a vicious cycle a lot of taxidermists have found themselves in, constantly being way behind schedule on completing work. It’s been stressful enough this year being behind and after this year, it is not a position I want to be in or plan to be in again. Limited my deer to past customers should fix this issue going forward and next Fall I may be able to take new customers again. I would have been in great shape this year timeframe wise without the shop build, but the delay in work turnaround will be very worth it in the end.

I really appreciate the patience of everybody! That being said, I will take deer from previous and current clients. I will ONLY be taking dropoffs on Friday/Saturday/Sunday’s. The rest of the week I need to be working to get caught up and unlike last Fall, I am going to be taking more time to hunt myself this year. I predominately hunt up North and enjoy tracking, so if there is snow in the forecast this schedule is subject to change. I will update my voicemail greeting and autoreply’s accordingly. The best thing to do if you get a deer to drop off, is put it right in the freezer and then work out a drop off with me at a later date. Unfortunately this year I am not able to pick up mounts at butchers for you like I have in past seasons.

If I have a deer mount from you currently and you travel here yearly to hunt each Fall from out of state… there are a handfull of you, I have put your mount together. They will be finished the end of next week. I’m trying my best to save you guys a second trip of long driving to pick up your mount.

Thank you and good luck to everyone the rest of the Fall!

Freshly mounted… I can’t explain the vast quality difference between capes I tan myself like this one, and capes I get b...
10/30/2025

Freshly mounted… I can’t explain the vast quality difference between capes I tan myself like this one, and capes I get back from tanneries. Mine are so much better. The epidermis around the eyes on this just mounted buck almost look painted already. The ones I get back from tanneries usually have epidermis loss and are more yellowed, dry out more, and shrink more.

Plus the stretch…!! This 2.5 yr old buck looks pretty impressive! I’ll post full pics in a few weeks when he is finished up.

This was a neat looking 1/2 mount bear recently sent home. Good size bear that dressed 335. Thank you James for trusting...
10/29/2025

This was a neat looking 1/2 mount bear recently sent home. Good size bear that dressed 335. Thank you James for trusting me with him! Mckenzie form altered to pose, Cody Gould cast nose.

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