T-Basix Taxidermy and Rugmaking

11/24/2021

Our incredibly talented friend, Terry Johnson of T&A Fish Taxidermy! We accept fish in at T-Basix for transfer to him in Mesa at no additional cost to you!

11/01/2021

Buy Your License

Buy Your License

www.azgfd.com

05/13/2021

Tahr mount!

05/13/2021

Our latest project.

04/29/2021

We accept fish into our shop for this fabulous fish taxidermist in Mesa.

01/30/2021

Don’t Miss a Great Quail Season

Don’t Miss a Great Quail Season

Season ends Feb. 7

01/17/2021

We take in fish here in Tucson for this excellent fish taxidermist in Mesa!

12/11/2020

Dan the Man got his Desert Bighorn Sheep

12/07/2020

Gila County Sheriff's Office

The Gila County Sheriffs Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects.

On 11-25-20 Deputy Stamper took a report of a hunter who had his entire campsite stolen off Highway 288 near MP 290.5 near Young. The hunter had left for a short time and returned to find all his belongings, tent, cot, etc. missing. The report number is 201100806. The victim had a game camera set up facing the campsite and obtained some photos of the suspects. They appear to be driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer, blue in color. The dog in the photo’s also belongs to the suspects. Please take a moment to look at the suspects and try to help identify them. they are suspected to be from the local to the area. If you have any information regarding this case please call the Gila County Sheriffs Office at 928-425-4449.

11/14/2020

Beautiful Mountain Lion ready for pickup!

06/16/2020

Beautiful Chamois mount with pillow.

11/27/2019

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS!

08/28/2019

Hello Hunters!
Seasons are opening and you are preparing for your hunts! If you need ANY Field Care information and skinning info, don't hesitate to stop by!
Remember, ICE is CHEAP Insurance against the loss of your trophy! Take an ice chest with just ice. Tape it sealed to help preserve it. Cool your skin down ASAP!

08/23/2019

IMPORTING DEER AND ELK FROM OUT OF STATE
CWD clarification!! AZ Game and Fish recently posted new guidelines regarding the protection of Arizona's deer and elk from CWD.
You MAY bring an intact animal to a REGISTERED (LICENSED) Taxidermist from out of state. Here is the the complete notification:
All,
Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this issue.
We have met with leadership in AGFD's Law Enforcement Program and have come to a resolution.

According to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Rule R12-4-305, out of state hunters may only import into Arizona and possess the following portions of cervids lawfully taken in another state or country:

• Boneless portions of meat, or meat that has been cut and packaged;
• Clean hides and capes with no skull or soft tissue attached;
• Antlers, clean skull plates or skulls with antlers attached with no meat, soft tissue OR antler velvet attached;
• Finished taxidermy mounts or products; and
• Upper canine teeth with no meat or tissue attached

Because of this rule, there have been concerns regarding your ability to lawfully collect samples from animals harvested out of state.

HUNTERS NOTE THIS!! *******************************

We have worked with leadership in the Law Enforcement Program and have agreed that hunters will be permitted to bring their out of state harvest into Arizona in a condition other than above only if it is transported directly to a LICENSED MEAT PROCESSOR OR TAXIDERMIST. You may still accept these animals, and hunters will not be held liable. However, please be aware that hunters submitting samples from out of state harvests will be sent a letter informing them of recent changes to this rule.

These laws are enforced in an effort to protect Arizona from the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, an effort you have been instrumental in achieving. I appreciate your continued support of this program and our mission to keep Arizona CWD-free.

Sincerely,

Arizona Game and Fish Department
azgfd.gov | 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086

the G&F has been email blasting and posting news releases without telling the whole truth. There is nothing wrong or illegal with you wanting to bring your animal back to Arizona to your licensed taxidermist /meat processor. even if their information says different, I know a lot of the out of state seasons have already started, so please share this with as many people and pages as you can.

01/29/2019

Dan just finished this sweet coues in velvet hornwrap

11/18/2018

Tito's Coues deer mount with habitat!

11/15/2018

Hunting

November Mind set! #RutTracker2018
Stealth Cam Hornady Wildlife Research Center, inc.

11/12/2018

This pretty female mountain lion is in her new home! Chad, thank you for sending her our way. It was a pleasure creating this mount for you!

11/05/2018

ManShed

10/16/2018

Beautiful!

Heart Shaped Antlers

10/05/2018

Hello Hunters! Here is a tip for protecting your trophy in the field. Before you go, FREEZE 6 to 8 1 LITER BOTTLES OF WATER. They can be used for cold in your ice chest. When you harvest your animal, place several in the neck cavity and around the head and cape to keep the skin fresh until you get to your taxidermist. Better than loose ice because the cape won't get wet in the ice chest you bring it home in. GOOD LUCK!

08/22/2018

We urge you all to vote YES on Prop 126. We don't want to have to charge you for taxes on taxidermy services!

08/21/2018

Don't judge another person's trophy!

We're all guilty of it. We see a hunter with mismatched camo with an old single-shot 12-gauge. And he's sporting his deer he just harvested on the back of his old truck. It's a doe or more than likely a smaller buck. But he's happy, and grinning from ear-to-ear like he just killed the new world record! So you laugh and joke with your buddies as he goes by. While leaning against your brand new truck, in your name brand matching camo. But have you ever stopped to think that maybe the deer on the back of his truck means a lot more to him than just big antlers.... maybe he's a third shift blue collar worker at the local steel mill, just trying to pay his bills and keep gas in his old truck. Maybe he don't have the fancy game cameras and big food plots that you have. Or the big fancy hunting blinds, that cost more than his old truck. Maybe he's happy because he finally didn't have to work this weekend. So he decided to go hunting on the little piece of land that he's hunted since he was a boy, with the gun that his dad gave him when he turned 12 years old. More than likely he's not hunting to kill the next World Record. He could care less about the antlers. But what he does care about is putting food on the table for his family at home, and knowing that they're going to eat good for now. And that my friends will put a smile on any true sportsmans face. So good luck to all the hunters out there with the rest of your season. Just remember this, support each other and be happy for each other, no matter how big their harvest is, because to some folks it means a lot more then the size of the antlers.

Original author

Joey Bruce
Owner / President of
SAD DADDY HUNTING BLINDS.

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07/10/2018

Beautiful Tahr mount ready for delivery!

06/17/2018

Matt Kibbe

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05/30/2018

Argentina Dreams Auction! | United Taxidermist Association

For you hunters, The United Taxidermist Association is auctioning off this hunt.

Three hunting days for THREE hunters - $5,700 value 3 Day Dove Hunt To be hunted in 2018 during August / September Argentina Dreams is located approximately 3 h...

05/18/2018

Sounds like fun!

The United Taxidermist Association is offering another fantastic hunt on auction. Argentina Dreams is sponsoring a three day dove hunt for THREE hunters. Market value is $5,700! The hunt is to be taken in August / September of 2018. All proceeds will be donated to the UTA.

Minimum starting bid is only $1,000 !! Please place your bids in the comments section below. Auction runs from May 18, 2018 to June 15, 2018 and closes at 8:00pm CST.

https://www.unitedtaxidermyassociation.com/single-post/2018/01/01/Argentina-Dreams-Auction

04/06/2018

HALEY'S DEER

High School student, Haley, has been working on her Senior Project in our shop for about 6 months now. She has learned about the taxidermy profession and has mounted her own deer! She also used the backskin to make a purse. Congratulations to Haley!

03/25/2018

Congratulations to Terry Johnson of T&A Fish Taxidermy of Mesa, AZ for his winning "Best of Show" at the Arizona Taxidermy Association State Competition this weekend. His beautiful Brown Trout ran away with a huge number of awards.
For all of you anglers, T-Basix will accept your fish in to our shop for delivery to him, no extra charge!

03/15/2018

Another happy customer picked up this lifesize bobcat mount!

03/15/2018

Cami, one of our skinners, branching out into rugmaking, sewing up holes on the fur machine. Note: she is dealing with the horns on a mounted oryx rug! Brave woman!

03/13/2018

Southwest Wildlife Taxidermy Art

Decline to sign. Please repost this so all your non hunting friends can see the truth

03/13/2018

Southwest Wildlife Taxidermy Art

Decline to sign. Please repost this so all your non hunting friends can see the truth

03/08/2018

United Taxidermist Association

United Taxidermist Association

There’s never been a better time to join the UTA. Look at these amazing outfitter discounts and hunting opportunities we’ve assembled for 2018 and beyond. Keep an eye out for our hunt auctions to be released throughout the year. Attend the banquet at the UTA / OKTA Expo on June 7th – 9th to bid on our exclusive Marvel Africa hunt!

03/06/2018

Congrats to our Hunt of a Lifetime youth, Frankie, on his beautiful elk!