Mike’s Whitetail Taxidermy

06/27/2022

The Kurt McCabe deer is finished and ready to be picked up , thank you Kurt for choosing me as your taxidermist, stay tuned , several more coming up in the next few days!

06/07/2022

05/26/2022

There is a reason people target schools for mass shootings And not police stations or gun ranges. Fish in a barrel. There is an easy fix.

05/02/2022

Here’s the difference between cheap and awful taxidermy compared to good artistic taxidermy. The big one on the right is my 11 pt I killed in 2001 , I had it mounted by a taxidermist with over 35 years of experience and after I got into doing taxidermy, it makes me sick to look at my trophy, the eye anatomy is wrong , the tilt of the antlers are way off , almost straight up and down and the whole mount looks awful , the little deer on the left is my work , I just finished this mount for a client last week , you can compare and contrast as to where the artistic ability comes into place , I spend entirely too much time on the mounts for my clients , especially commercial work , every little detail counts , but that’s why I’m respected and I have returning customers every year , if I wouldn’t hang my work on my wall , I wouldn’t expect anyone else to. Just a little fyi , all of my capes are tanned by me , I don’t use dry preservatives to preserve my capes and I will not use it as it is not stable , I want my mounts to last my customers a lifetime, using dry powder to preserve capes is risky and there’s the risk that down the road the hair will start falling out , I have a deer I’m doing a remount on because of this issue , so always ask your taxidermist how they preserve their hides , just wanted to show you that cheap work ain’t always better , and just because someone is in business for that long , doesn’t mean they produce good work , they do enough to get by and get paid and cut corners , but that’s not how I roll , thanks and I appreciate all of my loyal customers and followers !

04/12/2022

Attention!!! Starting fall of 2022 , if I receive a deer that’s split up the brisket and the cape has to be repaired or the form has to be altered due to carelessness when field dressing or caping , there will be an extra $65.00 to $ 100.00 repair fee on top of the shoulder mount price , I did not want to have to do this but this is getting ridiculous, I have spent 2 days working on the form for this deer to be able to mount it , not counting the 3 hours in sewing repairs a few days ago to this same cape , this is costing me money and time and taking away from other customers because I’m spending entirely too much time on one deer , all customers will be made aware of this and a document will be signed once I inspect the deer for damage to the cape , if I receive a deer already frozen , once it’s thawed I will make contact with you upon inspection and the price will be quoted from there , I’m sorry I have to do this , but this is unnecessary work that should not have to be done ! Thanks !

02/16/2022

The Al Rigsby buck is finished and ready to go home , this is the last of the 2020 season deer , now to time to move on to the 2021 season deer , stay tuned!

02/15/2022

Hey folks and fellow hunters , if you haven’t already go over to my good friend Stubby’s at Stubbys Outdoors and give his page a like and follow his group and get in on some good hunting action with his videos and also head on over to my good buddies at All Country Outdoors and give there page a like and follow them and get in on some of there good hunting action , All Country Outdoors and Stubbys Outdoors have teamed up and are building up the group for Sportsmen and Hunters like you and also you can get entered at All Country Outdoors for a chance to win a Spring Turkey Hunt , so if you haven’t already, hit those groups up and give em a like , you won’t be disappointed! You can also check em out here at Mikes Whitetail Taxidermy, just click on the community link at the top of the page and enjoy some awesome videos !

02/15/2022

Welcome all new members and followers to the page , there are a few things I would like to say , First of all Thanks to all new and past members and returning customers , your support and business with Mike’s Whitetail Taxidermy is greatly appreciated! I would like to let all hunters that use me as your Taxidermist know , that all Whitetail Deer must be legally harvested and must be accompanied with a West Virginia check in tag , with your information and the 13 digit confirmation number, this will remain on the deer until the mount is completed and then it will be attached to the back of your mount for your records . Thank you all and I look forward to making your hunting memories last a lifetime!

02/15/2022

Some more photos of my work , stay tuned folks , got another I’ll be posting pics of tonight or tomorrow, thanks!!

02/10/2022

Like to Welcome everyone here is a few mounts I’ve done up

02/10/2022

02/10/2022