Wild Instinct Design Co.

11/08/2024

Sneak peak of a unique one 🫎 📸.

Degreased. Squeaky clean. And ready for lightening.

Stay tuned for this bulls after.

Thanks for supporting small businesses like mine,
Jessii

11/08/2024

I have seen a set of elk ivories that don’t have my attention!. Just so pretty.

Polished, and ready to head home on Monday with the rest of the elk.

Thanks for looking,
Jessii

11/07/2024

A beautiful set of grizzly claws. All finished up and heading home today. Something I don’t get to work with often at all. So exciting!.

Also something that had to be done very mindfully, all by hand. As dermestids would consume the claws, due to them being made of keratin.

Thanks for supporting conservation, and my small business.

Jessii

11/07/2024

One of the huge benefits of utilizing dermestid beetles?. Keeping all those beautiful details, and delicate structures intact.

Jessii

11/05/2024

Good morning all,

I have a fun announcement to make. After 6 very grateful years, working exclusively with Dead On Display mounting systems.

That Wild Instinct Design will be switching over to offering Grand Pursuit European mounting systems.

Why the switch?. Both systems are incredible. Reliable and easy. However Grand Pursuit is a Canadian company, based out of Alberta. It just made sense to reach for something closer, and support another small business.

Grand Pursuit is also sponsoring my complementary youth European mount program, by supplying a hanger to each youth.

Thank you to George and Co for all you do.

Look forward to a fun Christmas giveaway featuring their products,
Jessii

11/04/2024

My books are closed for 2024- with the exception of youth and seniors mounts 🤍

~Notice~

In fairness to the wonderful guides that I provide services for- my books are closed for the rest of 2024 -to accommodate their clients mounts.

It’s been an incredible year of growth, opportunities and gratitude.

Thank you for understanding,
Jessii

11/04/2024

Sneak peak of a titan…..these photos don’t do justice to how big he really is.

Big.
Wide.
& heavy.

He was an interesting enough of a size and weight. That I had to build a custom enclosure for the beetles, and degrease tray.

Thanks for looking,
Jessii

11/03/2024

Our wonderful friend harvested this beautiful billy!. Getting updates of the hunt was really interesting to me, as I am not a mountain hunter. Yet!.

Mountain goats and sheep, are my favourite animals to work on. Not for what they look like, but because of the incredible lives they lived.

Thanks for supporting my small business, and conservation,
Jessii

11/03/2024

Can anyone guess which species of predatory cat this is? 🤔

This one came in dried. Therefore,I was unable to retain the turbinates. Beautiful all the same.

These guys take a delicate touch and approach for best results.

Thanks for looking,
Jessii

11/03/2024

Bears are one of the species that take an extremely long time to finish, due to their fat content.

In the fall, bears enter a physiological state known as hyperphagia in which they eat non-stop and can gain up to four pounds in a single day. Some bears (area dependent) can eat dozens of salmon each day, or 10 lbs of meat-with each salmon packing about 4,000 calories, and each lb of meat sitting at about 2000 calories. Not counting berries and other foliage.

This is a beautiful Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear), harvested by one of my clients.

Thanks for supporting my work,
Jessii

11/03/2024

Beautiful, naturally finished northern BC bull 🫎. Headed home.

This bull is a great example of an archival bone sealed skull, with a non sealed antler.

Lots of you ask questions and for examples of this finish specification. So here is a great example.

Thanks for looking,

Jessii

11/03/2024

Huge thank you to Laura Sargeant for the freeze treats today 🍬 🍭

I love it when others share their work and small business stories.

Check out ↗️ Orchard Frost Freeze Dried

11/03/2024

T A N K of a white tail. I don’t think I need to say very much on this one.

Came in super clean, well cared for in the field by my client. Which as I always touch on, lends to a superior result going home.

Thanks for checking out my work. And for supporting my slice of the dream.

Jessii