Crane’s Taxidermy

12/26/2024

Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you!

12/22/2024

Crane’s Taxidermy will be closed December 23rd-25th. We will not be taking any calls, texts, or messages. We will be back on December 26th and will return all messages then. Thank you for understanding. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday!

12/18/2024

What a great opportunity!
Future Rug mount for this Bobcat.

12/12/2024

We are a family business, even the teens come hang with us while we are working. Thankful every day for all of you, your business, and for spreading the word about us. Thank you, and stay safe out there!

12/12/2024

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Call or stop in to sign up!! 3rd annual squirrel hunt

12/03/2024

I really like the flesh tone in this nose! My favorite so far. If it wasn’t for that little extra tissue between the nose and bottom lip he’d be almost perfect.
I had to scrape it off shortly after the picture. 😂

12/03/2024

Another nice buck went home over the weekend. We also decided to do something a little different on the back. Thank you hunters for trusting us with your trophy!

11/27/2024

We wanted you to know that we do not send your hides out, we tan them ourselves.

We are closed today and tomorrow so we can spend time with our family that came from out of state. Have a wonderful and safe day everyone! (Yes, Brandon is working a bit this morning, even though we are closed 🙄😂)

11/27/2024

Another buck done! And he is a beauty! Thank you Keith for trusting us with him.

11/19/2024

Say cheese everyone! I guess no matter what you do or what state they are in, you still can’t get them all to look at the camera, lol. And I did try, but some were just too stubborn 😂 But seriously, thank you for your business! Stay safe out there.

11/17/2024

We just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to everyone who has hired, spread the word and/or recommended us! We greatly appreciate each and every one of you! Our family is truly thankful.

11/15/2024

Good luck and stay safe out there!!! Don’t forget to give us a call (or text) at (616) 375-0451 or send us a message when you hit your target 🦌 Hope to see many of you soon 😁
***If we don’t answer the phone or your message right away, we will get back with you asap***

11/13/2024

Firearm Season starts on Friday, but you probably already knew that 😂. Please don’t hesitate to call us at (616) 375-0451 or message us with any questions or orders. Good luck and stay safe!

10/31/2024

****NEW MICHIGAN EUROPEAN STEEL PLAQUE****
Some of you may have seen these floating around, However Keith Lackscheide is custom making these locally in Vermontville, MI. Avoid shipping and Just pay $70.00 to support your local guy.
Keith asked me to donate this sign to a youth hunter for their European mount dropped off at Crane’s Taxidermy. The only stipulation is it has to be their first deer. He will cut out the date on the steel to match your harvest date if desired. If you have any questions please reach out to us or Keith.

10/29/2024

Thank you Rock Hill Farms and Shayna for the donor cape! If you have a deer that was shot and the hair began to slip or you have an old mount there is always the option of finding a donor cape. If it is an early season or late season deer then we can try to match the hide as best we can.

10/28/2024

Time to introduce ourselves a bit. Some of you know Brandon, some know Bobbi, and some only know of us through word of mouth.
We are a family of eight, six kids ranging from 23 years of age on down to 7 years.
Brandon graduated from Lake O in 2006, Bobbi graduated from Ionia in 2001.
Brandon served in the Army Military Intelligence and graduated from Airborne school. He was lucky enough to live in Hawaii his last 5 years before retiring. Then drove for Meijer for 6 years, and did a bit of bus driving for Lake O. He then decided to follow his dream and go to Taxidermy School in Pennsylvania.
Bobbi owned her own child care for almost ten years and before that she was a stay at home mom. She retired from child care and subs for Lake O in the food department.
Brandon does the majority of the work on the animals, while Bobbi does the sewing and helps with the skinning. Brandon is teaching her to do more and she is going to start making wall art with feathers (pictures to come at a later time).
Hope you all are enjoying hunting season and stay safe out there

10/21/2024

He’s all mounted up. Still work to be done in order to get him 100%. I’m thankful the donor cape was such a close match; thanks to Lannie Ross.