South Sound Taxidermy, LLC

03/27/2024

03/24/2024

He’s a big Gaddy for only being two years old.

03/23/2024

Juvenile Canvasback.

03/23/2024

Another Butterball flying home.

03/23/2024

Lots of sewing on this Green Wing Teal’s head and neck.

03/07/2024

This was fun. Pair of Old Squaw.

02/05/2024

Fat girl on the bench

01/26/2024

Another Pintail ready for the wall

01/24/2024

Freezers are full. Thanks everyone for another year of filling the freezers before the end of season. If I’ve communicated with you about a drop off then you have space reserved. If not, check back in March and hopefully I’ll have some space freed up. Good luck to those getting out before the end of the waterfowl season and happy hunting. SST

01/20/2024

The American Wigeon. Such an underrated bird.

01/17/2024

Pacific Brant cupping in

01/16/2024

He doesn’t like stepping on barnacles. Common Goldeneye.

12/27/2023

Pacific Brant coming up.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas 🎄. Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year with a big migration in your flyway!

12/25/2023

Melanistic Ringneck pheasant.

12/22/2023

This one was in pretty rough shape when he arrived, but I think he cleaned up ok.

12/16/2023

Barrrow’s GE

12/16/2023

A little before and after… a touch of color to brighten those waddles. Thanks to my friend Jim Unrath for the tip!

12/13/2023

What a project! There’s always more than one way to display your trophy bird. This Merriam’s Turkey was taken from Eastern Washington. The panel backing was custom made, 40”x48”, by Pallet Furniture N More, another local veteran owned small business. The wood is primed pine and alder, stained and painted to resemble a barn wood appearance. Check out their page to see their amazing work.

11/29/2023

Hooded Mergansers.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving everyone !!! Strange looking turkey, I know. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day whether hunting, fishing, or just spending it with family.

11/14/2023

Sharing from my friend Matt at Blue Ribbon Birds - Taxidermy Training & DVD's by Matt Smith.

☀️Good Monday Morning.

With the cost of Taxidermy supplies and shipping both continuing to be adversely affected by hyperinflation across the US, I recently conducted a price check for the '23/'24 Season on DUCK mounts only. 

The 3 universal variables in Taxidermy that will never change are, "How long?" How much?" and "How good?" With that said, the numbers I collected represent a 👁️ completely random, nonscientific, sampling of prices across the country. I did concentrate on researching well-established shops that turn out quality work. These numbers are not final nor conclusive. Highest price I found was $625 in Illinois ($775 in Iowa has been reported/verified since first posting) and lowest price was $350 in Florida (1 established FL Taxidermist self-reported $475 after posting)

🇺🇸 It appears the Average Median Price for a quality commercial Duck Mount in the US is currently $425 - $450.

Additionally, there are a few shops that offer an "express service" that can increase the price of a Duck Mount to twice the retail cost. Other shifts that are evident in the industry are seen in notices found on some of the websites and include:

* "Limited Availability"
* "Not taking birds until caught up."
* "Call for pricing".
* Found some "Turn Around Times" up to 4 years with 18-24 month common.

Click on the Pic to Check Out the numbers below~> ⭐️Again, these were published & self-reported prices on a single waterfowl mount from vetted, established, commercial shops producing quality work as of November '23.

11/13/2023

There are seven sets of tails here. Amazing how the color patterns vary so much.

11/07/2023

Pacific Brant Goose. Did you know that a male goose is called a gander and a female goose is just called a goose?