WALES RACK SHACK - Taxidermy

WALES RACK SHACK - Taxidermy Specializing in Deer, Antelope, Moose and Elk mounts including shoulder, pedestal, european.

Euro mount picked up today by a young man named Bryce, his first ever buck. Thank you Bryce and Zack.
03/08/2025

Euro mount picked up today by a young man named Bryce, his first ever buck. Thank you Bryce and Zack.

Lee M. picked up his buck today, this buck has a super cool rack with lots of character. Loved his Mohawk strip down his...
03/08/2025

Lee M. picked up his buck today, this buck has a super cool rack with lots of character. Loved his Mohawk strip down his back, don’t see that very often. Thank you for your business!

Beautiful buck picked up today for a young man named Bryce. He should feel very proud, this is a great first buck. Thank...
03/06/2025

Beautiful buck picked up today for a young man named Bryce. He should feel very proud, this is a great first buck. Thank you Curt for your business!

A couple of archery whitetail euros on Maine Barnwood Panels completed for Mr. Allen. Thank you, always a pleasure seein...
02/23/2025

A couple of archery whitetail euros on Maine Barnwood Panels completed for Mr. Allen. Thank you, always a pleasure seeing and talking with you.

Starting off the 2024 bucks with a big wide rack. Just wrapped this beautiful buck up for Justin. I truly love mounts on...
02/22/2025

Starting off the 2024 bucks with a big wide rack. Just wrapped this beautiful buck up for Justin. I truly love mounts on panels. I appreciate your business!

Thankfully the tannery stepped up their game this year and I received my first round of 2024 whitetail season capes back...
02/15/2025

Thankfully the tannery stepped up their game this year and I received my first round of 2024 whitetail season capes back! Normally I don’t get to start mounting until mid summer, going to be some happy customers over the next couple of months. First deer of my 2024 season on the stand today!

A couple of beautiful antler mounts went home this week. These bucks were from the 2024 season. Thank you both for your ...
02/01/2025

A couple of beautiful antler mounts went home this week. These bucks were from the 2024 season. Thank you both for your business!

Beautiful archery buck picked up today, harvested by Conrad A., love these short haired deer they show all the detail. T...
01/18/2025

Beautiful archery buck picked up today, harvested by Conrad A., love these short haired deer they show all the detail. Thank you for your business! That’s a wrap on my 2023 deer, finished them up 4-5 months ahead of schedule.

Fun little spike completed. Thank you Nick P. for your repeat business!
01/07/2025

Fun little spike completed. Thank you Nick P. for your repeat business!

Nice buck picked up today, thank you Brett T. for your business. Best of luck next season!
01/03/2025

Nice buck picked up today, thank you Brett T. for your business. Best of luck next season!

Happy New Year and a HUGE Thank You to all of my customers who made this year my best and busiest season yet! We had a g...
01/01/2025

Happy New Year and a HUGE Thank You to all of my customers who made this year my best and busiest season yet! We had a great variety of mounts, the best customers who weren’t shy about sending referrals our way.
I invested in a lot of educational opportunities and grew exponentially in so many areas this year. Cheers to everyone who played a part! Happy New Year!

They all don’t need to be wowzers…. They just need to be something with a special memory. This guy is on the stand today...
12/26/2024

They all don’t need to be wowzers…. They just need to be something with a special memory. This guy is on the stand today.

My customer, Tim R., made this wood shoulder panel for the back of his nice buck I was mounting for him. Thank you for y...
12/22/2024

My customer, Tim R., made this wood shoulder panel for the back of his nice buck I was mounting for him. Thank you for your business Tim! Enjoy your buck and have a Merry Christmas!

Nice buck picked up by Peter C., thank you for your business! It was a pleasure to preserve ‘Ralph’ back to how he looke...
12/02/2024

Nice buck picked up by Peter C., thank you for your business! It was a pleasure to preserve ‘Ralph’ back to how he looked the day you harvested him. 😀

This nice buck with a pretty cool rack went home with Clint W. today, thank you for your business, wishing you just as m...
11/24/2024

This nice buck with a pretty cool rack went home with Clint W. today, thank you for your business, wishing you just as much success this hunting season.

11/19/2024

DEER HIDE PROTECTION FOR A SHOULDER MOUNT, AS MEAT PROCESSORS GET BACKLOGGED:

If you get a deer and you want to mount it, it needs to be skinned off the deer as soon as possible, placed directly in a freezer, or in a very cold cooler at your butcher for not more then two days - then either placed in a freezer or brought right in to me. Last year towards end of season I had a few capes come in that spent too long before being frozen and you risk having hair slip from your hide causing bald spots in tanning. I personally put a bacteria stopper solution on capes when I receive them that are at risk, but slippage still happens, and you won’t know it until your cape comes back from tanning. Knowledge is key.

Butchers are meat cutters not taxidermists. They work extremely hard and long hours this time of year. It is not the butchers responsibility to know how to handle your deer for taxidermy. Some have freezer space and some dont. Some get so busy and forget your deer cape didn’t make it into a freezer. It’s up to you if you want to have your deer mounted to make sure it gets handled correctly.

If you want a great mount, a lot of it starts the moment the deer is killed. Drag it out with a sled (so you don’t break hair on the hide). Get it skinned and to me asap, if not… freeze it and bring it at your convenience. I WILL SEND YOU A VIDEO ON HOW TO CAPE IT YOURSELF, ITS NOT HARD. Call me if you have any questions.

Couple bucks that went home this week. Thank you Ken H. And Michael T. for your business! It’s been a busy couple weeks ...
11/15/2024

Couple bucks that went home this week. Thank you Ken H. And Michael T. for your business! It’s been a busy couple weeks with intakes of deer, hope to get back mounting soon. I’m over two months ahead of schedule on last years deer, they are almost done.

11/14/2024

Just a 2024 Hunting Season refresher, tips to save you money and time:
If you plan to get a whitetail shoulder mount please check with your processor to see if they tube the deer cape for a shoulder mount, instead of cut the deer all the way down the back (known as a dorsal cut). It takes an extra couple hours of sewing and prep work for a long dorsal cut - not to mention it’s hard to stretch a cape back to its original size after tanning when it’s NOT a tubed cape (and everyone wants to get back a nice big buck for their wall)….plus your deer has stitching all the way down its back. I can send you a video to show you how to easily tube cape your deer yourself as well. I do take in dorsal cut capes but I typically charge $45 due to so much extra time it takes to sew.
I take cash, cards and Venmo. If paying with a card I charge an extra 3% fee to cover processing fees. 50% deposit required at drop off. Please call for pricing.
I appreciate your business very much and will always strive to give you a top quality mount, best of luck to you! 🦌

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Sabattus, ME
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The spread on this bucks antlers is 23 1/2” wide, that’s pretty impressive! Thank you Roger B. for your business!

Piebald Buck
Piebald Buck

This piebald buck has to be my all time favorite I’ve worked on. Everything about him is cool. Stunning mount. Congrats to Josh N., on this buck of a lifetime. I appreciate your business!

Piebald Whitetail
Piebald Whitetail

Something special in the shack this week, check out this Piebald Whitetail all roughed in!

Here is something really cool and fun, I know some of my customers haven’t seen these yet… a whitetail deer mouthpiece, the deer will have some food in his mouth (like a corn cob) when the mount is complete. This molded piece is made from an actual deer head, and I will attach it to the deer form. Some really cool innovative things happening in taxidermy world now that molding/casting is being taken to the next level.

A Beaver 🦫 Euro completed recently. I kept the teeth unattached so you can see how long they truly are. Fun Project, thank you Matt K. for trusting me with it.

Nice moose recently completed for a great customer. In this video the moose is roughed in without the finish work. I will post a picture separately with the finish work. Didn’t have a chance to get a finish video unfortunately. Loved working on this Moose for Jeff at Sturdy Hardware.

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