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Fox-fire Taxidermy

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Fox-fire Taxidermy

Fox-fire Taxidermy is a full-time shop in Central NC. I do what I describe as "careful taxidermy".
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About prices..... Prices vary widely from one shop to another and the quality of the product can be very different as well. My goal is to give my clients good solid mounts that they can be proud of, using high quality materials. My prices generally run a bit more than many others but I put lots of hours into a mount in my effort to please, and I do not use the cheapest materials. My prices are sub

ject to change so I do not list them here but will happily quote prices by email or by phone. For fastest communication phone me at 919-545-0338 or email at [email protected]

It's always a good idea to phone ahead as I sometimes am pulled away from the shop during normal hours but drop-in visits are fine.

11/22/2024

Some of the work that I do is on very old mounts that perhaps were never done very well or have been damaged or just become shabby with age. Some time ago I worked on this alligator for Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs. I cleaned the mount and sculpted repairs where the old skin was missing, replaced the eyes, painted the whole mount and built a base for the mount. Work like this has to be done carefully since old mounts can be quite fragile and this job took a lot of time. I actually enjoy rehabbing old mounts- I like the challenge of putting a hint of life back into something that seems like it's ready for the landfill.

11/09/2024

I've taken some time to hunt and my focus has been on this buck that I started hunting in 2022. He came almost entirely in the dark except for 2 times that my camera caught him in legal hunting light over a 2 year period of time. This morning I took him just 10 minutes into legal hunting time when the light was still very low in the place where I hunted. Getting this buck after so many days/hours of waiting and hoping means a lot to me. He's a very special whitetail for this area and I feel very lucky to have him.

10/24/2024

Finished today in my shop, a velvet whitetail mount for Russell P. This was done with a velvet rack that Russell had from about 20 years ago (a road kill) and an opening day bow killed cape that I had in my freezer from several years ago. This was a dandy 8 point and probably there were hunters hoping to see him back those years ago. It happens too often,,, many die on the highways. Russell wanted a full sneak mount and I think it works well for this deer, I hope he will like his mount.

10/15/2024

Finished this morning... Jonathan P's 2023 Iowa whitetail, mounted on a wall pedestal form.

10/09/2024

As our hunting seasons go forward hunters are taking some of what they are out there for. Photos are a part of the successful hunt but often I see pictures that could have been done much better. Taking time to push a tongue back into the mouth of a deer or wiping away excessive blood can improve that photograph a lot. After the hunt and years beyond, the pictures we take can become valuable reminders of the times we most cherish. Take a bit of time to make a respectful image of that animal. (my photo is my 2018 whitetail that I called Dozer)

09/29/2024

I finished this mount for Jonathan P. -his Missouri whitetail. He supplied the base for the piece which I think was well done. The mount pivots so he will be able to change the angle whenever he wants to. (photos were heavily cropped so to see them complete click on each photo)

09/18/2024

Ed P. took this very mature buck in Chatham County last season. I finished his mount today, hope Ed will like it.

09/18/2024

I finished this fine mature Halifax County whitetail for Mack H today- a real good buck.

09/13/2024

My customer brought the wide antlered buck on the right already mounted by another taxidermist and asked me to mount the other buck (on the left) and build a base for both mounts. I finished the project today. Sid V. took both of these fine central NC whitetails last year with his compound bow- a very fine season for sure! Check out the "blob" of antler at the antler base on that left buck.... wild!!! (to see the complete photos click on the pictures)

09/10/2024

Sometimes people have asked me how I got into doing taxidermy. My first efforts were about 1969, I was a teenager. My father told me about a correspondence course in taxidermy that was advertised in some outdoor magazines and my younger brother and I bought it. I did some very terrible taxidermy as I struggled with it all. I did my first deer head- a neck mount, in 1971 on a paper form using dry preservative. It was truly ugly! In 1985 I started going to taxidermy shows and seminars and after watching some of the best taxidermists in the country make it look easy I got back into it, armed with new knowledge and much better materials and supplies than were available when I first started. I quit my post office job in 1997 to open my shop full time. I have never regretted making a big change in my employment to get to do taxidermy as a profession. I'm in my 27th year with this thing that I call Fox-fire Taxidermy and I still like it much more than any other job that I have had. Over the years I have worked hard to improve my mounts with the goal always being high quality. Taxidermy is not the thing for everyone and doing it as a profession often gets in the way of hunting, fishing and a host of other things that I might like to do, but through it all I find a lot of satisfaction in this work. A big Thank You to all of those who have entrusted me with their preservation needs.

09/03/2024

Matthew L took his first bear in Person County, a pretty nice one. I finished his mount today- hope he will like it a lot.

08/21/2024

While doing some customer finish work I finished 2 for myself. They have been waiting a while.... the 8 point I took in 2018 with my muzzle loader (aged at 5 1/2 years old) and the 9 point I got with my rifle in 2021(aged at 4 1/2 years old).

08/21/2024

Emmett O. is a youth hunter that took a fine mature buck this past season, I finished it this week.

08/21/2024

Finished this week, Jim P. early season whitetail mount.

08/16/2024

Here in NC our bow season is less than a month away. Time to be shooting those bows and checking all of your hunting equipment out. Everyone who climbs make sure you carefully examine stands, safety systems etc. Several years ago I had a new climbing belt fail due to a manufacturing defect, luckily I caught it just in time and avoided a serious fall. Never assume that something new is safe to use- check out all of your stuff before you climb and periodically during the season. Making this a habit could save your life.

07/26/2024

While I was doing finish work today I finished up this one for myself. A taxidermist often has to put aside his/her own mount to get work done for the clients. I took this buck in 2015 and 9 years later he's at last done. A lot of bucks can get pretty old and never have a very impressive rack but from a couple of trail camera photos I judged this deer to be very mature (by his body size) and spent a couple of weeks hunting him.... and one afternoon he came. I sent the teeth out for aging by Wildlife Analytical Labs (DeerAge.com). They aged him at 6 1/2 years old.

Address

7984 Old Graham Road
Pittsboro, NC
27312

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 2pm

Telephone

+19195450338

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