Aspen Acres Taxidermy LLC

09/13/2024

We want to wish the Archery Hunters good luck tomorrow!

Here is a diagram on how to properly cape a deer. If you do not feel comfortable caping your deer please call us and we will try to make arrangements to help you. 218-261-1316

09/03/2024

**New Transport Law Changes in MN**

The Minnesota Taxidermy Guild has been working hard to implement a change in the CWD Cervid "Deer" Transport Laws in Minnesota. Recently the MNDNR changed the laws and will now allow out of state Cervids to be brought into MN without having to cape it off the skull. Cervids are all deer; Whitetails, Elk, Moose, Muleys etc. Animals still have to be quartered and no spine attached to legally bring back into Minnesota. But you are allowed to bring in a whole cape, with the skull and horns still attached into MN. You are then given 48 hours upon entering MN to bring your trophy to a lisenced Taxidermist. This applies for European mounts too. Be sure to check the 2024 Hunting bylaws for the complete description of the new law changes.
This beautiful unique Elk is from Montana, we finished it this past spring (owner did all the proper required steps before bringing it to our studio, which now it'll make his next hunting trip easier)

07/25/2024

We had a great time last weekend in the Town and Country Days parade in Twin Valley!

07/07/2024

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We had out Big Buck Contest Winner buck go out our door a few weeks ago. This double drop tine buck is a beast!

05/28/2024

We hope you all had a safe and nice Memorial Weekend. Please take time remember the men and women who served for our country as they are the reason we get to do the things we love to do. 🇺🇸

05/05/2024

Another buck finished up and ready to go out!

03/28/2024

We are really excited to share this beautiful Elk that was brought into our studio! Dusty has worked really hard to get this piece ready to go out to its owner! We can't wait for them to come and pick it up!

03/24/2024

Dusty has been busy getting some European Mounts out the door! We have had a lot of fun doing them this season! Keep checking back for updates!

01/15/2024

Congratulations to our 2023 Big Buck Contest Winners! We have some amazing bucks at our studio right now but these are our 3 biggest ones!

Congratulations to our 1st place winner Ben Elsen with the double drop tines and split double brow tines from Clay County. This buck measured 139 1/8th inches gross score. Winner will receive $100 off his mount and a t-shirt.

Congratulations to our 2nd place winner Whitney Boe. This buck had a split brow tine and some thick antlers, a Norman County brute. This buck measured 135 6/8ths inches gross score. Winner will receive either $50 off their mount or a gift card and a t-shirt.

Congratulations to our 3rd place winner Joe Dahl. He also had a Norman County giant. This buck had a thick almost perfect 10 point rack. This buck measured 134 4/8th inches gross score. Winner will receive $25 off their mount or a gift card and a t-shirt.

Aspen Acres Taxidermy LLC would like to thank everyone for an amazing first deer season! We are looking forward to next year.

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us at Aspen Acres Taxidermy LLC! We hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday season!

Dusty just got this buck out today! This was such a fun remount project to hear about and see completed!

12/04/2023

Been a little time since I've posted a few things. We got an incredible buck that came in a few weeks ago. Double Drop Tines!!!! And double split brow tines. This bucks neck is HUGE. Congratulations Ben !

11/24/2023

We are so thankful for our new customers and growing business! Happy Thanksgiving!

-Dusty, Courtney, Alyson and Alexis

11/17/2023

Velvet Antler Technologies is a great company to work with, they answered all of our questions we had and offered great advice. It was really cool to talk with the creator of the product! We feel confident that these products will help our customers in the future!

11/14/2023

New critter in the shop this morning!!!! Montana Bull!! Super unique antlers. Congratulations to the guy on this big brute!!!

11/09/2023

A couple more came in. Congratulations to the hunters that filled their tags so far. One is a nice early October archery 13 point buck.

11/09/2023

This is where I went for classes on taxidermy. Incredible experience and awesome place to be learning this skill. I appreciate everything I learned from my instructors there. I suggest if anyone has interest in this, even for personal mounts. Go and check this place out, you won't be disappointed.

Getting ready for the new year and a new series of classes! We supply all of our students with catologs from the supply companies out there so they can start ordering the items the will need to get their studio’s up and running in no time! We also supply them with a list of shop tools needed to run a studio so they have some knowledge of what’s needed to open a studio!!

11/06/2023

We had a great busy start to the season, a few heads were dropped off for some Euro mounts and I got a couple spare capes. Congratulations to the young man that got a once in a lifetime buck unique buck that was still in Velvet!!!. We hope everyone had a great firearm opener!! *** We are still looking for and buying properly cut capes. If anyone is uncomfortable with the process of removing the hide Call Dusty for tips or he could come to you or make a plan to drop it off at our studio.***

11/03/2023

Good luck to all of the hunters tomorrow! 🧡 stay safe and have fun!

10/19/2023

We want to wish good luck to all of the youth hunters out today and this weekend! Remember shoot straight, stay safe, and have fun!

We would like to offer a 15% discount to all youth hunters who would like thier trophies mounted. This discount is for Shoulder Mounts and European Mounts.

We have attached photos of how to properly cape a deer, if you would like to shoulder mount it. If you do not feel comfortable with the caping process please give Dusty a call 218-261-1316 and he will come and help you cape your deer!

Again good luck to all youth deer hunters! 🧡🦌

10/12/2023

Attention deer hunters!! We are holding our 1st Big Buck Contest! Please see the flyer below for details!

10/03/2023

We are so excited to share our official logo with you! A huge thank you to Mike Brevik for helping us make our logo come to life!

09/24/2023

How is everyones start to the season going? Do you have anything cool on trail camera you are hoping to cross your path? Or stuff you never expected to see?

09/16/2023

Yesterday Dusty went and picked up a new chest freezer that should be big enough to accommodate our clients trophies!

We are looking to purchase properly cut hides from now until December. If you would like your antlers or a European mount done we will take $40 off of your mount. If you have any questions please reach to us!

Good luck to all hunters 🦌

09/16/2023

We would like to wish all archery hunters good luck tomorrow morning as the season begins! We are now open to accept deer customers and hoping to begin fish very soon. With that being said we would like to share a few pricing options for deer mounts...

•Full shoulder/cape mount - $750
•Pedestal mounts - please contact us for pricing
•European skull - $150
•Horns & Antlers includes basic wood plaque (others available at additional cost) - $100

We do have a variety of habitat/plaques that can be purchased for additional pricing to go with your mounts. Please contact us if you are interested in any of these items.

We hope everyone finds their trophy and stays safe this hunting season!

09/02/2023

With Archery season coming up fast, we wish everyone the best and safest hunting season. Early goose and teal is here and Also hope everyone Bear hunting finds their target!

08/27/2023

We have a huge selection of drift wood and wood slabs available for you to add to your future trophies! We have some eletrical upgrades that need to be completed and a few more necessities to be fully running but we got our state and federal licenses! We are unsure of when we will be accepting clients but we are hoping it will be fall of 2023! Keep watching our page for updates! We have appreciated everyones support as we have started the business!

08/13/2023

Dusty spent his last 4 hours at class today! He is officially graduated from his taxidermy classes!!

07/25/2023

Here are some previous mounts that sparked some of the interest in Dusty going to Taxidermy School.

The blue deer skull is one of Dusty's pervious bucks.

The buck with the floral is one is one of Courtney's previous bucks. Dusty custom made this entire mount.

The last 2 are mounts that Dusty completed for a friend and family member.

07/25/2023

We are excited to announce our business name! We are still working on getting a few things figured out but we will hopefully be accepting clients soon! We will be updating this page as we go. We cannot wait to help hunters preserve their hunts for a lifetime!