Peak Rut - Taxidermy by Kate

Peak Rut - Taxidermy by Kate Specializing in competition level Whitetail mounts for customers. Life-like detailed deer you’ve got to see to believe.

What a huge improvement. There’s only so much you can do with these things once dry unfortunately.
08/31/2025

What a huge improvement.
There’s only so much you can do with these things once dry unfortunately.

Attention family, friends and clients.I WANT YOUR CAPE!This 2025/26 hunting season I am looking for hunters who are NOT ...
08/31/2025

Attention family, friends and clients.

I WANT YOUR CAPE!

This 2025/26 hunting season I am looking for hunters who are NOT mounting their deer.
I want your capes. Any bucks that are two and a half years old and older. I am offering cash for every hide or a discount on your Euro mount.
It is very common for hunters who want their deer mounted to need a replacement cape. It’s also common that patches are needed for short capes, cut up capes or gaping holes.

Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tompkins, Tioga counties are all very close to me.
If you can’t drop off, I WILL come to you and cape your deer on the spot.

Please save this post, screenshot it, save my number.
Text or call anytime if you’re interested.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

-Kate

Brisket repairs for 2025/26 will be charged by the hour. My shop rate is $75.00To avoid the up charge, please call ahead...
08/30/2025

Brisket repairs for 2025/26 will be charged by the hour.
My shop rate is $75.00

To avoid the up charge, please call ahead for caping instructions and or help/assistance.
This is pre sew job, I just lined the pieces up on the manikin.

Prime examples of why it’s so important to avoid the brisket and armpits at all costs! Folks, if you have any doubts wha...
08/30/2025

Prime examples of why it’s so important to avoid the brisket and armpits at all costs!
Folks, if you have any doubts whatsoever when caping your deer, just tune the legs down to the knees. Cut them off at the joint then pull your skin down the deer exposing the shoulders, disconnect the shoulders and pull of your legs. Then finish skinning your deer down to the neck.

Freshy on the stand. Holy crap yall. This buck fought me the whole friggen way! The whole way! If you’re a taxidermist, ...
08/30/2025

Freshy on the stand. Holy crap yall. This buck fought me the whole friggen way! The whole way! If you’re a taxidermist, you know what I’m saying!

What a noble looking buck.He’s going to be wicked when I’m done
08/27/2025

What a noble looking buck.
He’s going to be wicked when I’m done

Almost ready for skin.Just gotta change the nose out and add some muscle in the face.
08/26/2025

Almost ready for skin.
Just gotta change the nose out and add some muscle in the face.

Sometimes these things can get messy.
08/26/2025

Sometimes these things can get messy.

In the midst of altering this upright wall pedestal, still not there. Tomorrow I break out the saw and chop this thing u...
08/26/2025

In the midst of altering this upright wall pedestal, still not there. Tomorrow I break out the saw and chop this thing up.
When I’m done, he will finally fit the skin.

Another late night freshy!
08/22/2025

Another late night freshy!

2025/26 deer season.
08/21/2025

2025/26 deer season.

Not all deer are beautiful. I had to call it quits at 1 am. I’ll be finishing him later. This brute is scratched, raw, b...
08/21/2025

Not all deer are beautiful. I had to call it quits at 1 am. I’ll be finishing him later. This brute is scratched, raw, battered and scared up all over. Part of his muzzle is raw and scratched up. Myself and another taxidermist think it’s possible he had his head driven into the ground during a fight.
If it was hair slipping the skin would be white, this boy has a scarred nose that didn’t make it through tanning. Scars and healing scabs normally loosen up and rip/break during the tanning process. Since it’s not strong bonded healed skin it breaks apart in the liquid tan. He had these scabs all over his neck. Being so wide i imagine the bucks he tangoed with slid between his spread and were able to scar up his neck.
My other thought is he had some skin bacterial thing that made him itch his muzzle a lot.

Just my opinion, what’s yours?

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Smithville Flats, NY
13841-3307

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