Fox-fire Taxidermy

Fox-fire Taxidermy Fox-fire Taxidermy is a full-time shop in Central NC. I do what I describe as "careful taxidermy".

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.

Finished in my shop today. Bobcats are sort of special to me. They are not rare but rarely seen by people. They are mast...
12/19/2025

Finished in my shop today. Bobcats are sort of special to me. They are not rare but rarely seen by people. They are masters at stealth and skilled at doing what a predator must do. Inside they are wrapped up in muscle and coupled with super sharp claws and teeth they are adept killers. Jeremy K's bobcat.

Custom poses can be done when you get that deer that means something special to you. My customer wanted this sort of pos...
12/05/2025

Custom poses can be done when you get that deer that means something special to you. My customer wanted this sort of pose and though I could get something pretty close he wanted this. I started with a sneak pose and altered it into a head up "browsing" sort of pose.

As a rule elk are not mounted as wall pedestal mounts. I doubt you can buy such a form as many elk have antlers that wou...
11/30/2025

As a rule elk are not mounted as wall pedestal mounts. I doubt you can buy such a form as many elk have antlers that would not clear the wall, being too long or very wide. My client wanted a wall pedestal for his elk and I pondered it for a few days. I ordered a form and altered it to an angle that came close to what he was asking for. I sculpted out the back with a saws-all and foamed in a new back/shoulder board. I like how it turned out and thought it looked real good in his house.

My client wanted a life size mount of his coyote and asked for barred teeth as though growling. The only time anyone has...
11/30/2025

My client wanted a life size mount of his coyote and asked for barred teeth as though growling. The only time anyone has requested this.

I am often asked questions on learning to do taxidermy. When I was first learning or trying to learn there was nothing c...
11/28/2025

I am often asked questions on learning to do taxidermy. When I was first learning or trying to learn there was nothing called the Internet. There were no personal computers and the only source that I knew about other than learning from a taxidermist directly was a correspondence course (lessons by mail). Today it is very different. You Tube is a great resource with vast numbers of videos posted by taxidermists doing many of the things we do. There are websites with good information, one of which is taxidermy.net ,a very good resource. In NC there is The NC Taxidermists Association, which sponsors a spring taxidermy show with seminars designed to introduce interested people to methods and "how to do it" as well as information for seasoned professionals on new approaches to the craft. The NCTA has a website with information on these shows. Some taxidermists teach taxidermy as an occasional thing to help people get started. If you are interested in learning to do taxidermy I would encourage you to check out some of these sites and videos.

I've taken a lot of short hunts this season trying to see this buck and this morning it happened. Talk about "short" hun...
11/19/2025

I've taken a lot of short hunts this season trying to see this buck and this morning it happened. Talk about "short" hunts this one was about 2 minutes. Not a great big rack but he's mature and a good buck for where I was hunting, happy to have him.

Here in most of NC we rarely see bobcats with full body spotting but this one is indeed from NC. Cats similar to this on...
11/18/2025

Here in most of NC we rarely see bobcats with full body spotting but this one is indeed from NC. Cats similar to this one are more common in some states but to get one in NC is pretty special.

The skull was found dead, chewed on by squirrels and very weathered. My customer wanted it made "whole" and an antler mo...
11/18/2025

The skull was found dead, chewed on by squirrels and very weathered. My customer wanted it made "whole" and an antler mount done. Recoloring antlers is challenging at best but when the antlers are cracked and worn the task is more difficult. I rebuilt the chewed areas, gave it some color, covered it with a little red deer skin and put it on a walnut panel.

A very old largemouth bass mount came to me for repairs and refurbishing. It's still an old. mount and far from perfect ...
11/18/2025

A very old largemouth bass mount came to me for repairs and refurbishing. It's still an old. mount and far from perfect but the after picture seems like an improvement to me. Old mounts can be made much better.

In the 28 years that I've done commercial taxidermy I have had some strange requests.... A lady came to me asking if I c...
11/18/2025

In the 28 years that I've done commercial taxidermy I have had some strange requests.... A lady came to me asking if I could fashion a bra from 2 box turtle shells. The finished product featured the turtle shells, a bit of copperhead skin, the head of a mink and some turkey feathers. I never saw it worn but that would have been a sight!

My client said his dogs chewed the ears off of his whitetail mount when he left the mount on the floor and the dogs unsu...
11/18/2025

My client said his dogs chewed the ears off of his whitetail mount when he left the mount on the floor and the dogs unsupervised. The mount had sentimental value to him so he asked if I could fix it. I don't offer perfection but I make a good effort to make repairs not so noticeable. Old mounts can be made to look much better .... most of the time.

I do repairs to old mounts. I can't do miracles but I can make most things better. This alligator mount was probably mor...
11/18/2025

I do repairs to old mounts. I can't do miracles but I can make most things better. This alligator mount was probably more than 50 years old.

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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

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+19195450338

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