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Young's Wildlife

As a Master Taxidermist, business owner and artist, there are a few things I strive for and a few things that I feel separate us from others.
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Welcome to Young’s Wildlife! We are a full time, full service operation dedicated to providing our clients with custom pieces of wildlife artistry that commemorates their hunting adventures and displays their trophies in all of their natural beauty and grace. We have been in operation since 1995 and hold both state and federal licensing. In 2006 we began construction on our new studio, which opene

d January 2007. This new modern-facility has enabled us to better fill the needs of our growing clientele. We have a large modern showroom, which displays several trophies from around the world. Our showroom is a gallery for the type of artistry we here at Young’s Wildlife create. Please take the time to explore the rest of our site to find out more about our business, such as meeting our family, looking at our gallery, our competition awards and our pre-hunt and shipping information. You may also visit our studio online or make an appointment to visit one on one with us. And feel free to email us with any questions.

09/07/2024

With the 24 season date being so early this year, there are lots of velvet deer hitting the ground. For those fortunate enough field care is critical in velvet preservation. Try to avoid handling the horns, and if placed in a freezer make sure to have plastic around the rack to avoid velvet from sticking to the side of a freezer. It’s always best to get to a taxidermist quickly as possible for proper treatment to preserve your velvet for years to come.

09/06/2024

Here’s a special deer for a very special person who just happens to be turning 17 tomorrow! This was a memorable hunt she and I shared together and was part of a very special hunting season. Very proud of the person you have become and watching you work hard and put in the effort to try to get what you want. Looking forward to seeing how the puzzle pieces come together for you this season, they are all certainly different. Can’t believe how fast these years have went by, I know every parent says that. Thanks for being the wonderful person you are!

09/06/2024

What a beautiful morning to start off the 2024 archery season. For me the beginning of a season is looking forward to new things happening and also a reflection on things accomplished and adventures had over the past year. Many things have changed here that have things headed in a positive direction. From breaking down the shop and showroom early in the year for a good cleaning and reorganization, to help from friends with getting work done and helping to eliminate backlog, things are looking good going into this season. Yeah, I’m still behind on quite a few things but gaining ground on many. As always we will stay the course of quality and detail, and give clients something to be proud to display. I wish everyone a great season of success and safety, and encourage everyone to just enjoy being able to be out there enjoying wildlife and its surroundings. It’s not about being successful, it’s about having the opportunity to go and to enjoy times with friends and family.
Youngs Wildlife: 301-788-3860
“ everything but the heartbeat “

08/02/2024

Been a long time since posting any work, still plugging away at it

06/26/2024

Saw this on a taxidermy forum just a bit ago. It’s a reminder of how I built my business many years ago. It’s also a reminder that it’s the course that remains moving forward. This statement turned my little side job basement business into a monster that I quite honestly have not been able to control. Even over the past 30 years as prices have increased by leaps and bounds clients keep coming back year after year for quality work. Who knows where we go from here, all I know is details will never be ignored, being rushed will never sacrifice quality. So many people are traveling and hunting again it’s just crazy. There’s going to be so much work available to taxidemists everywhere in the next year, many like me are already behind. I’ll be doing my best to help those I can which will mostly be existing clientele and for those that I can’t I’ll try to refer to someone that will provide the same type of attention to detail. There’s been a lot of work going on going on in here and if you haven’t seen your mount on here or heard anything it’s not because you’ve been forgotten. Thanks for everyone’s patience, now back to the grind and back to finishing some details.

05/11/2024

Recent work in the shop. Still cranking away, chipping away in backlog

04/26/2024

Finished up a few African mounts this week for a very patient client. Thanks to all for their continued patience as I work towards eliminating backlog

04/13/2024

Pics just for attention, the local turkey season gets in gear tomorrow with Youth day and Virginia season opener. As a reminder, I will not be accepting turkeys for mounting. I may accept a few fan, beard mounts but that’s it. I have way too many backlog birds to get done and I really don’t enjoy working on them anyway. I’ll do my best to refer mounts to someone more suited to accept them. Thanks, and wish all the young ones success tomorrow

04/03/2024

Haven’t posted in a while, here’s some of things that have been going on

03/01/2024

Last couple days

02/27/2024

Grinding away at it

02/22/2024

Various mounts in different stages. So many different things being worked on now, kinda hard to focus on a certain thing. Tomorrow’s day will include ducks, Auodad, Blackbuck antelope, black bear and starting some finish work. Keep grinding

02/09/2024

The Friday grind

02/08/2024

Current situation, putting together a big Alaskan moose. Working through a shoulder injury right now, but making the best of it. Thanks to my Dad for hooking up the electric hoist. First time getting to use it, almost like having 2 more hands.

02/01/2024

Cool fish project in the works

01/28/2024

Getting some paint on a snakehead replica today

01/24/2024

Big Va buck

01/05/2024

Releasing boat side giants to swim another day

01/02/2024

2023 went as fast as it came. Although I got a lot of mounts completed I wish I could have gotten more done. Hoping and planning to be more caught up in 2024. Thanks to all my clients who continue to support me and who are very patient as I work through backlog. Thanks again!

12/22/2023

Finished up a rock habitat/ mural project today. Just have to add a lifesize Dall sheep now . Enjoyable project for a good long time client. Looking forward to placing other mounts in the scene in the future. Built in place custom habitats are a cool option for displaying mounts in their natural environment. There are so many options available for these indoor habitats. Anyone interested please contact me for design consultation and pricing.

12/09/2023

Last morning of MD fi****ms starts off chilly with a little fog over the fields. Not sure if it’s just my observation but it really seems that the fi****ms season has lost its luster compared to years ago. I passed a public hunting area this morning which only had 1 vehicle in the lot, the first Saturday was packed. Seems like many have thrown in the towel. This was the first time I believe since I’ve been in business that I didn’t receive one call or email this week regarding a deer mount from MD gun season. Changing times it seems to me, more people hunt the first two weeks in November now than the 2 weeks of gun. Hope those who are out have a safe and enjoyable day!!

12/07/2023

Getting back in the swing of things. Amount of deer coming in for mounting slowed way up this week. Back to production

12/02/2023

Getting back in the swing of things after spending some time doing some hunting and caring for fresh specimens coming through the door. Time to get production going again. Put this Caracal together today, still some adjustments to do the next couple days.

11/19/2023

Good morning , just a few pics to show some details in the work I do. It’s the time of year for pricing phone calls, how much and how long does it take. Yes I tend to be on the higher end of price, and yes I’m behind although making good ground on catching up on deer at least. Anyone that gets a deer to mount, please take a look at peoples work, even get references. Paying less for something that turns out bad and doesn’t last just costs more in the end. At the end of the day most all of us spend to much time and money on pursuing our outdoor interests so that we can maybe harvest a trophy. Why then after all that, go the discount route on the taxidermy that is the reward for all your hard work and money spent? Time frame seems to be even more important, unfortunately every taxidermist I know that puts out top shelf quality is far behind, quality brings demand, amd demand equals backlog. There’s my Sunday morning preaching segment!! Get out there and hunt, they are still running! In my personal hunts I’ve seen heavier rut this year than in the past few years, but numbers in the shop and processors tells me there are not that many mature deer being taken, lots of 2 yr old bucks for euros and some 3’s. What’s everyone else been seeing? Enjoy the day!

11/11/2023

Nice frosty morning for youth hunters this morning. For me this is the most enjoyable weekend of the season. Been a real blessing being able to enjoy these hunts with my daughter. Hope everyone else enjoys these moments, nothing better than getting outdoors with kids hunting and fishing! Really hope everyone is successful and safe this weekend. Obviously we will be accepting deer for mounts and feel free to throw up pics of your kids deer in the comments!

11/02/2023

Another rock project in process

10/22/2023

Happy to be working once again with Jason McIntosh of Endless Harvest Deer Processing. This will really help those in Northern Va looking for a good quality processor close to home. Excited to able to recommend their services to my clients in Va and looking forward to getting some nice deer from that area for mounts.

10/18/2023

Already over a month into the Deer season and early muzzle starting tomorrow. Many have asked, and yes, we are currently accepting deer. Although still running significantly behind schedule on many things I am making head way on whitetails. Also I’m currently making adjustments and changes to other items that I will either be cutting way back on or possibly no longer accepting at least until the backlog is more manageable. Yes prices have increased a good bit the past 3 years and yes I’m behind but as frustrating as it is sometimes it’s kinda considered to be a blessing to have this much demand. Have to have been something right over the years. Thanks again to those who are being patient with the process and who have support this business for so many years now. I still strive for quality, always trying to better, pushing to be as good as it can possibly be and hoping to be quicker at return time. But quality will never be sacrificed. Quality and detail is the foundation this was built on. For those going out the next few days be careful out there and I wish everyone success!

09/08/2023

Hard to believe archery season begins tomorrow here in MD. Seems to still be a decent amount of deer carrying velvet still. I hope everyone out there tomorrow has successful and safe hunts. Gonna be crazy hot for the opener, anyone that is fortunate enough to harvest velvet bucks take extra care when handling and get them cold and to a taxidermist as quickly as possible for treatment. As the season begins, take the time if you get a deer that you want mounted to check closely on quality of work. There have been so many advancements in taxidermy and in education opportunities that there are more decent commercial taxidermists now than there has been in a while in my opinion. Often it’s details, that’s the difference between one or another. Look closely, those who do high quality detailed work appreciate people that know what to look for and can recognize good work. I believe that I continue to raise the bar and I look forward to providing my clients with some really nice work this coming season. 2023 season, it’s go time!

Address

2896 Basford Road
Frederick, MD
21703

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+13018742800

Website

http://www.youngswildlife.com/

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Videos

Finished up this Hippo skull end table today. Here’s a quick look. So many options for home decor with skulls

Quick video of the Cape Buffalo piece I’ve been working on

Getting ready to put together another good Virginia buck, this time it’s an offset sneak with a lip curl. This a commercial cast mouth piece installed on a Ben Mears mannikin. Just a short clip to show the clay work underneath the skin before glue is applied.