Lake Effect Taxidermy LLC

12/05/2023

This young man had a great year, with a couple really nice Van Buren County Whitetails!!

12/02/2023

🦌A really nice Van Buren County, Full-sneak!!🦌

11/24/2023

🦌🦌 A really nice Allegan county upright!! 🦌🦌

11/23/2023

🍁🦃We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!!🦃🍁

11/17/2023

💥💥 A real nice Colorado mule deer!! 💥💥

11/14/2023

Lake Effect Taxidermy would like to wish you all a safe and successful gun season!!
L.E.T. Us help make your memories last a lifetime!!!

11/13/2023

Two nice Allegan county bucks, taken by a couple young men!! Keep up the good work boys you’re gonna fill your dad‘s wall up in no time!!

11/11/2023

💥💥💥Please read just another reminder💥💥💥

Took this from a friend but it’s true !!! It's that time of year when taxidermist start getting some not so nice capes in from your whitetail. HERES SOME TIPS IF YOUR PLANNING ON MOUNTING YOUR TROPHY:

-get your cape off the deer asap, don't let it hang for days, bacteria grows and causes slippage on the hide if not frozen, yes a walk in cooler under 40° degrees helps but it doesn't stop bacteria growth.

- don't split your deer down the back, that's old school…. We CHARGE for the extra sewing on long incision. We also CHARGE for any repairs needed for wrong cuts in the brisket area. So tube the cape CAREFULLY down the neck to the head joint.

- we don't need a 20lb neck roasts to do measurements! Keep your meat for your freezer! Skin it as low to the head as you can get, yes it gets tight but keep going!

-don't salt your hide, freeze it if anything.

- IF USING A PROCESSOR DONT LET IT LAY AROUND FOR 2,3,4,5 DAYS BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR MEAT.... YOU PAYED A CAPING FEE, THEY TOOK YOUR MONEY NOW GO GET YOUR CAPE AS SOON AS ITS SKINNED!!! THE TAG STAYS WITH THE ANTLERS NOT THE MEAT!!!!

- if packing your deer with ice, consider using frozen ice jugs(milk, pop, Gatorade bottles etc) so your deer head doesn't get "jelly" the water melting from ice bags gets clogged in the neck region...this is bacteria growth heaven!

-If you rinse the inside of your deer after gutting, try to keep the hide as dry as possible so the water doesn't cause even more bacteria to grow, drain it good before hanging.

-don't hang it from the neck, it will get rope burn, and you can end up with a lower quality cape. hang it from the back legs.

-the sooner you get your cape in, the better shape you'll be in!

- Euros, we are only accepting fresh or fresh frozen specimens. we will not be accepting in any smelly or rotten heads!

-best of luck to all you hunters hope these tips help!

11/08/2023

🦌🦌 A nice Allegan county buck!! 🦌🦌

11/02/2023

🦌 A really nice Van Buren county Whitetail!! 🦌

10/27/2023

🦌🦌. A young ladies nice Ottawa county buck!! 🦌🦌

10/24/2023

🦌 A really nice Hillsdale county Whitetail!! 🦌

10/21/2023

🦌A really big bodied, Ottawa county buck!!🦌

10/16/2023

🦌 A really nice Allegan county whitetail!!! 🦌

10/13/2023

Brandon had a really rough year in 2022. With that being said, this has gotta be one of my favorite pieces that I have done over the last few years. We are proudly displaying Brandon‘s trophy over at West Michigan Wild Game LLC. So if you could please take a quick moment and wish for Brandon to have a successful 2023 season he would greatly appreciate it. 😂😂 Thank you everyone and good luck out there this year!!

10/08/2023

A nice Ottawa county buck with some really cool headgear!!

10/03/2023

🦌🦌A really Nice Allegan county buck!!🦌🦌

09/30/2023

💥💥 ATTENTION PLEASE READ 💥💥
💥💥 ATTENTION PLEASE READ 💥 💥

I apologize it’s a little bit of a long read, but please take a moment!!

With our deer season just a day away and knowing it’s going to be very warm out; please do not hang your deer with bags of ice in the chest cavity as it drains into the head and can cause issues, ie. hair slippage. If you can, get it caped out or take it to a processor ASAP!! I recommend West Michigan Wild Game LLC
If none of that is an option please use frozen jugs of water as they will not drain down into your deer. If you have any questions feel free to reach out and ask. Thank you

Also, I thought it would be a good time to put this reminder out there. The last couple years I’ve been receiving too many deer that are incorrectly skinned out; this creates a lot of extra work for me to make them look nice. That being said, we will be charging for the extra sewing this creates on all incorrect skinning. You can use the diagrams provided in this post as in good example of what we are looking for. If you prefer to tube the legs out I’m totally fine with that as well. Again, if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Thank you for understanding and we wish you a safe and successful season!!!

09/27/2023

🦌🦌 A real nice Nebraska Whitetail!! 🦌🦌

09/22/2023

Two really nice Roscommon county whitetails harvested on the same day!!! Congrats!!!

09/19/2023

🦌🦌A real nice Allegan county buck!!🦌🦌

09/14/2023

🦌 A real nice Mason County Whitetail! 🦌

09/14/2023

If you get that deer, give them a call!!

It's doe weekend. We'll be waiting for your call or message.

09/08/2023

The 2023 youth hunt is just about here!! If your child gets that trophy, we would love to help you out!!

If you are in need of a processor check out West Michigan Wild Game LLC. They do an amazing job and they know exactly how we want it caped out. 

If you have any questions on care or skinning, please feel free to message or give us a call. We wish you all a safe and successful hunt!! 

09/04/2023

Another one of those big Allegan county bucks!!

09/02/2023

A pretty colored Oceana county buck that also has a little mane.

08/26/2023

🎣A really awesome looking river brown!🎣

08/23/2023

🦌A nice wide Muskegon county big boy!🦌