Wicked Wings Taxidermy

06/11/2024

I wanted to take a minute to thank all the great clients that have brought birds to us this year and made this the biggest year Wicked Wings Taxidermy has ever seen and made Wicked Wings Taxidermy the biggest name in waterfowl taxidermy on the western slope! This has been a big dream of mine since I started this business 8 years ago. If you have a bird with us or have used us in the past, thank you! You’re making dreams come true. So with all this growth it has brought up one problem; there isn’t enough time to mount the amount of birds we are getting calls for, even with Ryley coming in once a week to help. We are slowly falling behind our promised turn around time so with much internal deliberation I have decided it would be wise to limit the amount of birds we can take in, in perpetuity. So from now until we are either caught up or expand our capacity we will be limiting our take-ins to past clients only, current outfitters, Ducks Unlimited volunteers, subcontracted work for other taxidermists, any state agency and will only be opening up to new turkey clients. I hope that this is only a temporary solution to this wonderful problem and will be hoping to open back up to new clients during the 2024-2025 waterfowl season but for now this will have to do. Also, if we have promised a price to you in the past as of now you will get that price on birds that are with us currently but I do foresee a price increase within the next year due to demand increase and lack of supply, or in better words, what is being asked of us verses what what is possible for us. Again, I wanted to thank everyone that has created this successful business and wanted you to know we are doing this to ensure high quality work with a 1 year turnaround. I’ve known several taxidermists that have had a multiple year turnaround time and have promised myself I would not do that to my clients so that is where this is coming from. Thank you guys and I will keep everyone updated on prices, turnaround and if our availability for new clients has changed.
Thank you
-Lake

06/06/2024

Here’s the final results of the timelapse from earlier!

04/17/2024

Rally caps for the win on this bird! I had a client bring in his big camera when dropping off a bird and he sent me this the next day. I learned i'm not as photogenic as the ducks but still cool to get some shop shots.

04/16/2024

This piece has been in the shop for awhile and now I can’t get ahold of the client so it’s going up for sale for the balance owed. Would make a sweet decoy for anyone who wants it. $150

04/16/2024

Mallard headed home today

04/10/2024

Had to Frankenstein this bird together but he turned out well despite! Don't wrestle with your turkey before you bring it in!

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

Fits in the palm of your hand and weighs less than an ounce! Get prepared now and get a better mount later! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..One trash bag, one sandwich bag, one rubberband and two paper towels keeps your bird in way better shape!

04/09/2024

For those of you thinking about getting a turkey mounted this spring you need to watch this video to make sure you get the best bang for your bird!

04/08/2024

Less than a week till Colorado's opener!

04/05/2024

I'm sure this bird was sizing me up as I was taking pictures!

04/03/2024

Do you shoot him now or wait till he's out of strut?

04/01/2024

He would fool me walking through the woods! A little under 2 weeks till you could be thinking about mounting one of these!

03/29/2024

Since everyone loved the last one so much I figured we better have one in the shop to show off!

This one will be for sale at the end of April

03/27/2024

Rooster with a little bit of habitat!

03/21/2024

What are you going to do for your 2024 turkey??? This??

GPS Coordinates covered to protect clients secret spots🤫🤫

03/15/2024

Definitely a different way to show off some pretty white wings!

03/08/2024

Poor thing fell off one of my clients wall and a knee jerk reaction yanked this small chunk of feathers out. But…. with a few minutes and some liquid nails it’s ready and rearing!

02/29/2024

Because of the bad condition of this turkey I was forced to get out of my comfort zone and try something new which has already led me to learn something I didn’t know and create a strength I didn’t know was there. Sounds like it should be biblical or something?🧐
Which it is- Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.
Rom 5:3

02/08/2024

The turkeys have taken over the shop! If you have a turkey with us I can guarantee that it has been started!

02/01/2024

I wanted to give everyone a heads up that has been trying to get into the shop to drop off birds. I will be in late tonight, all day tomorrow and Saturday. This is the first Saturday we’ve been around in awhile so let me know if you want to drop off then!
I also wanted to share that the shop has been packed this year, I have been skinning like crazy just to get room in the freezer for everyone’s birds so thank you guys! This full freezer is a good problem but has opened up a part time job opportunity to someone who would like to come into the shop for 10-15 hours a week and skin, flesh and wash for me. Paid training for the first 10 hours! If anyone is interested let me know and we’ll schedule an interview!

01/25/2024

Like promised, the drake to finish off a beautiful pair of mallards.🦆🦆 Love the blue on the wings of this guy.

01/22/2024

For any of the guys back and forth on poses for your mallard, check out this cool shot we could do with your bird! Right when you’d yell take um!

01/21/2024

Ladies first! The drake to finish off this pair will be coming up soon!

01/18/2024

Green wing teal thats not letting the grass grow!

01/14/2024

There has been a few of these guys showing up the last couple weeks. Have you gotten one yet???

12/27/2023

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas!