Thompson River Taxidermy

Thompson River Taxidermy Est. 2022
Mammal Taxidermy and Services
Owner Sydney Davis

Nothing like a mature buck to start getting you excited for upcoming hunting season!---
08/08/2025

Nothing like a mature buck to start getting you excited for upcoming hunting season!
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Bear season is winding down (mostly cause the hides are starting to rub out with all this hot weather 🥵) but if you have...
05/28/2025

Bear season is winding down (mostly cause the hides are starting to rub out with all this hot weather 🥵) but if you have a bear in the freezer your not sure what to do with, bear rugs always are a good option! Thompson River Taxidermy will get it done and give you an awesome mount to bring back all the memories of your hunt!
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While an open mouth bear rug tends to be the most popular option, I was super excited to see a closed mouth bear rug com...
05/16/2025

While an open mouth bear rug tends to be the most popular option, I was super excited to see a closed mouth bear rug come across my to-do and it came out beautifully.
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Thank you to everybody who has trusted me with their European mounts this last season! As I wrap up the last batch of sk...
04/02/2025

Thank you to everybody who has trusted me with their European mounts this last season! As I wrap up the last batch of skulls I now know how long it will take (as this was my first year working with beetles through a colleague) I appreciate everybody’s patience as I’m working out the kinks so next year timeline should be getting your skull back within 6 months as long as work load isn’t larger but I won’t mind if it does get bigger ;) again, thank you for your business fellow hunters!
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Couple buck euros all done---
01/08/2025

Couple buck euros all done
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This mountain lion finally made it to its new home across the states! Doing work for a fellow taxidermist can be pretty ...
01/07/2025

This mountain lion finally made it to its new home across the states! Doing work for a fellow taxidermist can be pretty daunting but everything came out beautifully, excited to see the base and habitat he puts with it!
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Symmetry is something I focus on while working and something about this whitetails antlers were just bugging me this tim...
11/21/2024

Symmetry is something I focus on while working and something about this whitetails antlers were just bugging me this time, when cleaning the skull plate, I noticed below the right antler there was an old gouge, probably from fighting, but didn’t think anything of it; you’d be surprised the amount of injuries I find while preparing the deer to be mounted (especially whitetails). Once I started putting everything together I just figured I screwed the horns on crooked so I checked and rechecked and triple checked and checked again! Getting frustrated I finally realized that the injury was more important than I thought. It had caused that right horn to grow more straight up, instead of following the natural slope of his head, causing that side to look larger (didn’t help that the tines on that side were naturally longer too). I set the horns up and mocked up the hide on the form and it fit perfectly with the antler holes in the hide. At that point I just put my perfectionism aside and started sewing. As aesthetic as a symmetrical deer is, that is not always the case and you gotta embrace the imperfect beauty of the animal 🦌🧡.

Another beautiful fall bear ready to go!----
11/11/2024

Another beautiful fall bear ready to go!
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Hope everybody had an awesome first few days of rifle season! Good luck out there and think of Thompson River Taxidermy ...
10/29/2024

Hope everybody had an awesome first few days of rifle season! Good luck out there and think of Thompson River Taxidermy to preserve your one of kind buck. This is a buck I just finished up from last season that was super rutted up, with a 21” neck!
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Sometimes when you’re in the mountains and you’re butchering the animal you just harvested to pack out the meat for a lo...
10/14/2024

Sometimes when you’re in the mountains and you’re butchering the animal you just harvested to pack out the meat for a long hike, the hide is the last thing on your mind… up until you come to the taxidermist lol. This customer had just that happen but they still wanted a mount and they didn’t want to use a replacement hide, I told them I’d see what I could do. Customer was very happy with what I was able to do and now has a forever memory!
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Some awesome colors on this spring bear, dark on the face, paws and spine, with a blonde brown color everywhere else. Al...
06/28/2024

Some awesome colors on this spring bear, dark on the face, paws and spine, with a blonde brown color everywhere else. Always cool to see a neat color phase bear.
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Old black bear with some cool characteristics, bear had this neat looking lump on his nose that the customer wanted recr...
06/27/2024

Old black bear with some cool characteristics, bear had this neat looking lump on his nose that the customer wanted recreated on the mount as well. When I skinned the head out it seemed as though it was apart of the skull not a growth, with flecks of gray on his whole face and body this bear definitely had a long life and apparently some stories to tell. My guess is he broke his nose at a young age and it calcified; what do you think?

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