Rapalee Taxidermy

07/19/2024

Siberian ibex from Kyrgyzstan mounted in a left turn with his head looking down . This pose is an excellent way to capture the heavy k***s along the edge of their horns.

07/05/2024

The White Blesbok is not an albino. It is simply a color variation of the Common Blesbok. This one is shown as a left turn wall pedestal.

06/20/2024

A great way to display your game animal, no matter the species is with a floor pedestal. This allows the mount to be viewed from all sides. Great taxidermy and nature’s beauty deserve to be seen up close. This red stag is shown as a right turn alert pose on a walnut pedestal with added habitat.

06/14/2024

Friday Fun Fact- a male bobcat’s territory can range up to 30 square miles and just 5 square miles for a female. This nicely spotted bobcat is displayed as a left turn elevated front wall mount.

05/31/2024

Lots of trophies have headed home recently, here’s one that was picked up yesterday. This beautiful kudu is shown as a right turn wall pedestal.

05/24/2024

90 degree left turn shows this awesome bulls antlers off well. This archery bull was taken by a longtime client of 46 years. Thanks for all of the business over the years!

04/06/2024

This beautiful Golden Wildebeest was part of a multi animal delivery we did Friday morning. There were some great cloud formations and spring colors along the route.

03/31/2024

1 Corinthians 15:21 “For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.”

03/08/2024

There’s nothing quite as mesmerizing as the spots of a leopard.

02/29/2024

We have been on the road the past few days installing some big mounts in clients trophy rooms. Here is one of them. This Buffalo is much larger in person than the photo depicts. If you know about Cape buffalo you will know he’s big!

02/25/2024

02/18/2024

This photo shows two fairly common species we take in this time of year. This particular photo is of a mount we did about 15 years ago that I ran across in our archives.

02/11/2024

This great local buck is mounted on a right turn wall pedestal form. This style mount really shows off the awesome double kicker points on his G-2 tines.

02/03/2024

Art is Power. At least that is what the quote said next to my high school yearbook photo.
For 54 years artists at our studio have been creating powerful taxidermy art for our wonderful clients. This bongo scene is from our photo archives of a piece created about 12 years ago.

01/09/2024

Extra large Virginia black bear shown as a wall mount 1/2 life-size. This bear weighed around 550 lbs.

11/28/2023

It’s that time of year again where calls for small predators are commonplace here at the studio. (Fox, Bobcat and Coyote) if you are lucky enough to harvest a specimen you wish to have mounted it is best to get it in a bag and frozen ASAP. Once it is frozen you can then search for a taxidermist to do your mount. Look for a taxidermist that can make your animal look like it is breathing and ready to step off its habitat. Remember , Cheap taxidermy isn’t good and good taxidermy isn’t cheap. Give us a call for your next predator mount, we’ve been doing them for 53 years and know a thing or two about great predator mounts.

11/21/2023

Bear season will be opening soon! Now is the time to decide what type of mount you will get done if the opportunity to harvest a bear comes your way. Here is one for you. Lying down wall mount. You could even have it done without habitat and place the mount on your floor with a water bowl beside it. The ultimate home invasion deterrent!

11/17/2023

Virginia’s general firearm season opens tomorrow 11-18-23. We would like to wish everyone a safe and successful season. Before you head to the woods be sure to familiarize yourself with the process of proper field care of your trophy game animal. Visit our website rapaleetaxidermy.com and check out the field care link. A beautiful world class Taxidermy mount begins with proper field care. We look forward to seeing you soon!

11/14/2023

Yes, we are accepting new clients! And - Yes, we do mount deer! These are 2 questions we get asked often. When you call our studio you will most likely get our message on our answering machine. This is because we are busy working on taxidermy tasks or waiting on client’s either dropping off trophies or picking up completed mounts. PLEASE leave your name- phone number- and what the call is in reference to on your messages. This is an old school answering machine so your number will not appear on a screen. If you don’t leave this information completely and clearly we cannot call you back. We appreciate everyone’s business and remain dedicated to providing you with world class taxidermy!

11/04/2023

Good luck to everyone headed to the woods this morning on Virginia’s opening morning of muzzleloader season. “May your aim be true and your powder be dry.”

10/28/2023

So far this season we have taken in quite a few bear. Here is another option for any successful bear hunters heading our way. This mount is a half life size that can be hung on the wall or designed to be displayed on the floor. REMINDER- All bear must be field dressed before drop off at our studio.

10/19/2023

A client of ours recently won the Virginia RMEF Conservation Tag raffle. He reached out to me right away and asked if I would accompany him on his hunt. "YES!!" was my answer.

Only 6 tags are issued each year and this was the second year Virginia has had a managed elk season. Both seasons have been 100% success for the hunters lucky enough to draw a tag. The bull shown was taken this past Saturday 10-14-23. He is a 7x7 and weighed 745 lbs.

I am honored that he asked me to accompany him on this hunt. Aside from deer or turkey hunts this was my first successful big game hunt that I have been a part of. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience!

10/06/2023

Archery season opens this weekend in Virginia. We wish everyone a safe and successful season and may all the bucks that cross your path be of this caliber.

10/04/2023

Congrats to all of our clients that harvested a big bull elk this season. If you are still chasing the herd we wish you the best of luck. This great archery bull is shown as a right turn semi sneak. Contact us for your next mount. We have been preserving hunters trophies for over 5 decades. Let our world class taxidermy experience bring the memories of the hunt back to life.

09/11/2023

9/11 Never Forget.

09/08/2023

This beautiful long tined local Virginia buck is shown in a right turn semi-sneak pose with ears alert. This pose really shows the long brow tine and curved g-2 & g-3 tines.