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Found a McKenzie Taxidermy Catalog from 10 years ago. Interesting to see the pricing increase over the last 10 years. ...
07/28/2025

Found a McKenzie Taxidermy Catalog from 10 years ago. Interesting to see the pricing increase over the last 10 years. Same page and same forms on both pages.

07/24/2025

Let’s shoulder mount a deer on FB live!

Update: I wanted to share this to help everyone understand better the taxidermy process (at least how I do it) and also...
07/19/2025

Update:
I wanted to share this to help everyone understand better the taxidermy process (at least how I do it) and also give a quick update.

I recieved capes a few weeks ago and in that time had our family vacation for a week and was out of town for three days. All that to say the 50 shoulder mounts in the pics are a result of only 15 days of actual mounting (that comes out to just over 3 deer a day average). That is also just me working evenings and weekends.

I am looking to mount another 15ish deer in the next week and then begin finish work on what will be a group of roughly 65 mounts. And then we will start the process again. If you don’t see your deer up there just yet don’t worry it will be soon. I have capes ready for 135 Whitetails and a few other critters and that goes through the middle of December 2024 kills. If you killed a deer in this time frame expect a call from me anytime between now and the start of bowseason. I will call when the deer is ready for pickup.

Those who have a deer taken in the late part of December are in another group of capes being tanned.

Anyway thanks for reading all that, and have a great Saturday!

Safe to say it was past time for a new form rougher.
07/11/2025

Safe to say it was past time for a new form rougher.

Update: I recieved a call this afternoon that all deer capes from September to Mid December are completed. This is aro...
06/16/2025

Update: I recieved a call this afternoon that all deer capes from September to Mid December are completed. This is around 145 deer so it is a large amount to sort and mount. I will pick up later this week and will begin mounting asap.

As a rough time line, I will typically mount 12-15 deer a week. I will mount, finish, and send home deer in groups of 30 approximately, which means I should have the first 100ish deer for the year (those brought in through late November 2024) completed by the first half of September. That is just a best guess and could be little earlier or a little later.

I’ll update as I go along.

I’m looking at heading up a group for a South African Safari around the end of March/First of April 2026. I’ve been to ...
06/11/2025

I’m looking at heading up a group for a South African Safari around the end of March/First of April 2026. I’ve been to Africa many times and will help with all logistics and scheduling. I will be on the trip as well.

The trophy fees for trip are listed below. You choose what uou want to hunt and pay only for those animals you draw blood on.

2026 Trophy Fees:
Blesbok - $400
Springbok - $400
Impala - $400
Warthog - $400
Duiker - $500
Steenbok - $500
White Blesbok -$500
Blue Wildebeest -$1000
Black Wildebeest -$1000
Red Hartebeest- $1000
Burchells Zebra -$1000
Black Springbok - $1200
White Springbok - $1200
Copper Springbok -$1200
Black Impala -$1500
Gemsbok - $1500
Nyala - $1800
Waterbuck - $2000
Golden Wildebeest- $2000
Eland - $2500
Kudu - $2500
Sable -$3500
Roan - $4500
Giraffe - POR
White Flanked Impala - POR
Saddleback Impala - POR
Kings Wildebeest - POR

As far as costs expect…
+\- $1500 round trip flights
+\- $200 per animal for dip and pack
+\- $1200 for shipping trophies home.
The only other cost Is for trophy fees and any tips.
*You can’t bring the meat home on these hunts, it will remain in the camp.*

This is a trip of a lifetime and a fantastic price.
Serious inquiries only.

Hey everybody! Over the last week I’ve had 15-20 customers reach out regarding the updates of there deer mount that was...
04/28/2025

Hey everybody! Over the last week I’ve had 15-20 customers reach out regarding the updates of there deer mount that was taken this past fall.

The comment I get most often is “What is the status of my mount in the process?” I wanted to answer this question and hopefully clear up a major misunderstanding of taxidermy that I see especially in new customers.

That misunderstanding is that there is an ongoing meticulous multimonth process in mounting each individual deer. This is actually far from reality. And 95% of the work being done on your deer wil be done all within a 3 week timeframe. The rest of ther time is just waiting.
- I wait on the tannery to get your hide
- You wait on me to get to your deer in the line
- I wait on the mount to dry
- You wait on me to call
- And I wait on you to pick it up.

To put the “process” and “timeframe” easy to understand terms that may save you a phone call or text of “just checking in” I have put a description below.

Pic 1 - Day 1
- You shoot your deer

Pic 2 - Day 1
- Deer is dropped off for mounting

Pic 3 - Day 1
- Deer is skinned out, bagged and frozen

Pic 4 - Day 2 until usually around 3 months
- Deer cape sits in the freezer
- Deer rack sits on the wall
(We wait for the tannery to call for drop off)

Pic 5- Appox 3 months
- Capes are taken in bulk to the tannery

Pic 6 - Months 3-7ish
- Capes are in line to be tanned.
- I watch grass grow, paint dry, and turkey hunt.

Pic 7- Month 7ish
- Capes are tanned, picked up, and sorted

Pic 8 - Months 7-9ish
- Your cape sits in thee freezer waiting its turn while I mount other deer.

Pic 9 - In 2-4 total hours
- Your deer is prepped, mounted, and hung to dry

Pic 10 - 3 weeks
- Your deer “dries” on the wall.
- I wait… you wait.

Pic 11 - 1 hour
- Your deer is cleaned, brushed, puttied, and painted.

Pic 12 - 1 Minute
- Deer Is moved to show room… completed.
- You are called for pick up.

I hope this helps to see that “just checking in” and “seeing where in the process” a deer is really isn’t necessary because the process can’t be rushed even if I wanted to because I too am waiting. Good taxidermy requires time and patience. A rushed mount is a poor mount and I would rather lose you as a customer for being “slow” than keep you as a customer for turning out a poor quality mount with fast turnaround.

Anyway… Happy Sunday and I hope this helped.

It is with great sadness that we have to correct our post from earlier today. Following our announcement that Davis Abe...
04/02/2025

It is with great sadness that we have to correct our post from earlier today. Following our announcement that Davis Abermore would be our newest team member at K**b Creek Taxidermy his fame and talent caught the eye of the Kardashian Family, and they promptly made an offer that we are unable to match. Davis will be heading up their new clothing line. We wish him all the best, but unfortunately he will not be with K**b Creek for this coming year.

We’re excited to announce that K**b Creek Taxidermy is expanding! Davis Abermore is our newest team member. Davis is...
04/01/2025

We’re excited to announce that K**b Creek Taxidermy is expanding! Davis Abermore is our newest team member. Davis is a first year taxidermist and has been working behind the scenes for the last few months in the shop and we believe he is more than ready to step out on his own. The majority of our 2024 whitetails from this past season will be mounted by Davis and judging by his first two solo mounts ever (pictured)we know you’re gonna love what he does for your mounts. Also, as an unrelated reminder, we do not do refunds.

Start to finish on a Custom Full Body Nyala Mount.
03/31/2025

Start to finish on a Custom Full Body Nyala Mount.

Custom built Nubian Ibex and Urial Sheep Lifesize mounts finished up.
03/15/2025

Custom built Nubian Ibex and Urial Sheep Lifesize mounts finished up.

Some African trophies finished up for Scott and Dawn Spurling.
03/15/2025

Some African trophies finished up for Scott and Dawn Spurling.

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