The Taxidermy Guy

08/28/2024

My client wanted this Osceola mounted with the left wing kicked out of pocket. He videoed the hunt and this is how he came into the decoy.

So thankful for great clients! Because of y’all I get to do what I enjoy!

08/16/2024

Incredibly thankful my client trusted me with this beautiful Ocellated Turkey!

08/07/2024

Nice Gobbling Eastern headed home!

Going to have some great pics coming soon of some Ocellated and Goulds when they finish drying!

07/19/2024

Standing Gobbling, one of my favorite poses!

06/28/2024

Couple of beautiful flying birds ready to go home. They are both Easterns, but the one on the left is an awesome color phase!

05/10/2024

This beautiful cinnamon color Eastern is ready to go home!

04/21/2024

We hit our cutoff. Details are in the video.
Thanks to everyone from the bottom of my heart!! Thanks so much for the referrals and the word of mouth! Big shoutout to all the Taxidermist that referred people to me!!👊

04/13/2024

04/08/2024

Youth weekend in Kentucky and Tennessee, and there sure have been some awesome memories made! So fortunate to get to preserve some of these memories!! We took in 16 Turkeys in 2 days! Thanks to everyone for the amazing support, I am very grateful!

04/07/2024

My boys got their first double!! It was their first attempt at a double, and man did they do awesome, so proud of them! Thanks to my brother Michael Stradtner for being there and continuing our tradition of hunting with the boys every youth season! We sure have made some great memories in the field!

04/06/2024

Good luck to all the youth Turkey Hunters this weekend!! Gonna be chilly in the morning, make sure to bundle em up.

I got one roosted for my boys in the morning! Got a pic of him below.😜

03/30/2024

Checkout the solid black wings on this beautiful Kentucky Eastern!!

03/22/2024

The giveaway doesnt end until Sunday night! There are spam bots posing as me saying you won wanting you to click on a link. Do NOT click on any link! I will never post links or anything like that!

03/21/2024

FREE TURKEY MOUNT GIVEAWAY TIME!!

This giveaway will end around 7pm this Sunday. So make sure you and your friends and family get entered! The rules are…

1. Like The Taxidermy Guy page.
2.Share this post.
3. Tag 3 people that Turkey hunt.

Those are the 3 simple things you must do to qualify to win! The winner will get a free Turkey mount! You can pick from strut, half strut, or standing pose on my most popular limb! You can also give the free mount to another family member if you choose not to have your own mounted! The free mount coupon expires December 2024.
Thanks everyone for the love and support, I am thankful for every one of you!!

Do NOT click on any link saying you are the winner! It is spam and they are trying to hack you! I will not send you any kind of link to click on whatsoever!!

03/19/2024

Had a beautiful sunset this evening and captured some photos before it disappeared.

I'm excited to share my new logo which features a Goulds Turkey that I mounted myself.

Make sure to check back in on this page Thursday night for details on how to enter a FREE MOUNT GIVEAWAY!! I will post it Thursday night and announce the winner Sunday night, don’t miss out!

02/23/2024

When your wifes Llama steps in on your photo session.🤦‍♂️😂

02/09/2024

This looking off roost pose is one of my favorite ways to naturally show off multiple beards!
My Sister-in-law shot this giant 3 bearded Kentucky bird this past spring. It weighed 25 1/2 pounds and had one of the thickest main beards I have ever seen!

01/05/2024

Beautiful double bearded Kansas Rio ready to go home!

12/29/2023

Just finished this beautiful bearded hen!
Ivan Gainous thanks for the business my friend!

12/15/2023

Sent this beautiful Goulds Turkey home with its owner Jason Taylor. It was harvested in Leon Mexico.

I put some shingle in the chest, and it turned out really nice!

Thanks again Jason for giving me the opportunity to preserve a great memory!

12/08/2023

We mounted a couple Mountain Lions from Utah for one of my best customers. Our primary focus is on Turkey, but it’s nice to do something different from time to time.

11/22/2023

I want to thank everyone for the support we get each year! We have some great customers, and I am so thankful for each and every one of you! I know we are not cheap, but our customers appreciate our quality work and a year or less turnaround times! To keep our turn around times as low as we do I have to keep my numbers in a specific range. With that being said we are full on Deer and will not be accepting any more for the 2023 season.

My primary focus will always be on Turkeys! I have a couple guys doing deer for me now and our deer quality is better than ever! Now I can get back to finishing up the rest of the turkeys I have to do so we can start fresh in the Spring with a clean slate to keep our turn around times low!

Thanks so much again from the bottom of my heart!
We truly have a passion for what we do, and we couldn’t do it without y’all!

11/11/2023

When caping your deer for a mount, here are the cuts you need to make!

Here is a valuable tip: When you drop off your deer at a processor and they cape it for you, make sure you pick it up ASAP when they call! Because they don’t usually put it in a freezer, it gets put in a cooler like a big refrigerator. It slows down decomposition but doesn’t stop it! I have seen a lot of capes ruined because they set too long at the processor, because people assume they are frozen.
Hope this helps! Good luck everyone!

Feel free to share to help anyone that needs it!

11/11/2023

2023 Kentucky Gun Season opens in the morning.
We only have 40 more spots open for deer, and we will fill up fast! When we hit our quota I will make another post cutting them off. You can message me at (270) 776-6567 or message me on Facebook to make an appointment to drop off. Good luck to everyone and be safe!

10/25/2023

I am out of town in Colorado on a public land Elk hunt. Won’t be back until around November 2nd. If I miss your call or text I will get back to you when I am headed back home.

Thanks for your patience:)

10/13/2023

Got this beautiful Ocellated Turkey ready to go home today!

09/29/2023

We are working hard here at the shop! Got a few turkeys and deer mounted this week! Got Josh Goodhue’s giant 185” buck from this season ready to mount tomorrow, and got a Turkey prepped and ready to mount tomorrow. Gonna finish out the week strong!!💪🏼

09/04/2023

Kentucky velvet bucks have been rolling in!

I work hard to stick to quotas and keep turn around times within a year, because of that we will have the first 15 or so deer done within a couple months. We are caught up on deer and ready to get started on these 2023 deer!

Good luck to everyone and be safe!!

08/30/2023

We are going to take in 80 deer this year. I will still be specializing in Turkey, and I will personally mount every one of them myself. I have a super talented team now to help me with deer. Here are some deer that we sent home this week. We mounted our last deer from the 2022 season today! Our turnaround times stay within a year. That being said, the first 12 or so deer brought in would be back to customers within 3 months. I have to tell people no sometimes but it is necessary to keep my turn around times low! We will fill up fast so don’t hesitate too long!

Standard Shoulder Mount $995
Wall Pedestal $1,300
Backpack Mounts $1,200
Open Mouth add $500
Habitat, and pedestals, etc. will be extra.
Other custom layouts can be priced.

08/25/2023

People drive from hours away, just like Mr. McDaniel to do business with us! Words can’t describe the gratitude I feel to get to do what I love, and preserve special memories for people!