Ruahine Taxidermy

15/02/2025

13/02/2025

The big game season is here, can’t wait to get amongst it. We’ve already been flat out with heads coming in and a new renovation in the shed underway. Remember watch our video on facebook to learn to cape of an animal. Keep cape cool and get it dropped off or frozen as soon as you can. Basically treat it like meat you’re eating..

01/02/2025

Few stags starting to roll in now, some older reds are stripping. All fallow are still in velvet, some very bulby. Same with sika. I’m am cutting off at a certain limit this year. With just me and my wife here we can struggle with the work load so probably won’t take on any late winter reds and fallow but just ring us to see where we are at and we can certainly help out and point you in a direction to find a experienced taxidermist if we can’t take your stag in. We will just take it month by month and see how the season goes. There’s some top taxidermist up in Taupo region and Hamilton and north of there. Sika county taxidermy and wild life art and Bullivant taxidermy, back ridge taxidermy just to name a few. Best of luck and stay safe.

Jase goodyer
www.ruahinetaxidermy.co.nz

29/01/2025

Manawatu nzda branch.

29/01/2025

Had a great night showing the Manawatu deer stalkers members how to stain heads and cleaning up skulls etc. A hands on seminar that went for 2 hours. Hopefully everyone took some good advice and learnt something.

19/01/2025

Young fellas been sorting out a couple cull animals Ive being seeing lately. The fallow had broken his leg and the red stag wasn’t showing much potential. Plenty meat for friends around the neighborhood 👌

07/01/2025

1st mount of the year mounted and drying. A cracker 12 pointer. Beautiful shape.

18/12/2024

Fiordland wapiti shot in April this year heading home. Was pleased the cape wasn’t spoiled and got to me for the process. Congratulations Jacob Howard

17/12/2024

School holidays. Kids busy being kids. Creating scenes, using glue guns, artificial snow, dry moss, glue, stones, rocks and sticks. What ever they could find in the garden. Chewed up a couple hours anyway. Lachie made a bull tahr in the alps and McKenzie made her pet lamb. I made a bull tahr 😉

16/12/2024

That time of the year again. Stags doing there thing. Hinds have fawns so always cool to hunt something else. Dave got his 1st ram in the weekend. The hunt was auctioned off at our local school for a fundraiser and was awesome to take Dave and his son for a mission over the coast. Eels had a good feed. Thanks Kevin for donating this hunt on your property.

11/12/2024

Couple beauties all finished up.

04/12/2024

2 very impressive elk/wapiti. The big boy on the stand has an amazing mane. Love to know how much he would have weighed. Impressive animals

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03/12/2024

Fresh one mounted up. Huge 380 d/s

03/12/2024

My closest friend Adam O’Fee. We have shared a lifelong passion for hunting and fishing since our childhood. During school holidays, we would often venture out on our own, exploring creeks and hunting goats all holidays. Now, we are passing on this passion to our children, creating lasting memories and a unique bond.

05/11/2024

Awesome to meet this guy. Good bu**er

02/11/2024

Couple of nice reds went out the door yesterday.

31/10/2024

Red stag scoring a magical 308 d/s.