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Ocker's Taxidermy Meeting the needs of hunters and anglers in the Shippensburg, southcentral Pennsylvania, Maryland areas and beyond.

I shot a nice doe today and my brother harvested a sweet 10 point!Yes…I took a few days out of the shop to continue our ...
30/11/2025

I shot a nice doe today and my brother harvested a sweet 10 point!

Yes…I took a few days out of the shop to continue our opening day tradition!

Hoping all of you had a blessed Thanksgiving and successful hunts!

29/11/2025

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29/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 everyone! Just wanted to post our Christmas fundraiser to see if we could get some help selling some Kettle Corn or flavored corn. Details are in the picture but reach out with any questions.

Just some quick guides about properly caping a deer and field care. If you plan to have a shoulder mount done by a taxid...
20/11/2025

Just some quick guides about properly caping a deer and field care.
If you plan to have a shoulder mount done by a taxidermist remember it is a shoulder mount. Not a neck mount. The taxidermist needs the brisket and shoulders of the deer.
Properly caring for your deer in the field is just as important. Keep the hide dry and cool, avoid dragging by the hind legs, and get the animal to the taxidermist as quickly as possible. If you can't get there immediately, freeze the cape and head, double-wrapping it to protect it.

Good luck and be safe!

Another pickup, a beautiful buck to its forever home and one happy client.  Congratulations on your trophy!! 🦌          ...
18/11/2025

Another pickup, a beautiful buck to its forever home and one happy client. Congratulations on your trophy!! 🦌

Three more barrels getting prepped for upcoming projects. Thank you to Carved in Wine and Whiskey for working with my bu...
15/11/2025

Three more barrels getting prepped for upcoming projects. Thank you to Carved in Wine and Whiskey for working with my business

Power washed… will dry for a few days then polyurethane…

Unique rack on this great whitetail buck pedestal that left the shop yesterday. What a great eye catching piece displaye...
14/11/2025

Unique rack on this great whitetail buck pedestal that left the shop yesterday. What a great eye catching piece displayed on the whiskey barrel with habitat. Came together super nice!! Thank you to Scott a lifelong family friend for the business.

A special shout out to the students from Saint Thomas Christian Fellowship for choosing Ockers Taxidermy for their fall ...
13/11/2025

A special shout out to the students from Saint Thomas Christian Fellowship for choosing Ockers Taxidermy for their fall field trip. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit, the hours spent in the shop, checking out the variety of mounts as well as asking questions and learning more about the profession of taxidermy!

Another 2024 mount picked up, check out this 8-point beauty…Important message to current clients…I am working diligently...
12/11/2025

Another 2024 mount picked up, check out this 8-point beauty…

Important message to current clients…I am working diligently to get through last years buck mounts, if you’ve been here recently you know the shop is full and new drop offs are coming in daily which require my attention. Trust me, this one man show is doing his absolute best and working as hard as i can.



Trent Mills

My wall is full of completed mounts. Waiting to go home!  This beauty was picked up yesterday.
08/11/2025

My wall is full of completed mounts. Waiting to go home! This beauty was picked up yesterday.

ISO… I am in need of 10-20 more buckets. If you know of anyone disposing of them I’d be happy to take them off your hand...
07/11/2025

ISO… I am in need of 10-20 more buckets. If you know of anyone disposing of them I’d be happy to take them off your hands

Thank you

One of the first European WT skulls of the new season enjoying today’s sunshine as it dries.For WT skulls we estimate 2-...
03/11/2025

One of the first European WT skulls of the new season enjoying today’s sunshine as it dries.

For WT skulls we estimate 2-4 months…
the maceration process takes approx 4-6 days, followed by full degreasing - this could take anywhere from 4-12 weeks depending on the grease in each skull and then whitening and drying is the final 2-3 days. Sometimes grease deceives us and we go back to degreasing again.

But …I do not boil, I do not rush the process and I do not paint. I process your skull correctly so that it lasts for years to come without any yellowing or brittle bones.

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About Me

My name is Caleb Ocker. I am a 2017 graduate of Middletown Area High School. In the spring of 2018, I attended school in White Haven, PA at Bill Allen's Pocono Institute of Taxidermy.

I consider myself a wildlife artist and it is my desire to produce the most realistic and artistic taxidermy in the central Pennsylvania area. I strive to give attention to details in my customer's piece as if it were my own. I take pride in the quality of my work. When you trust Ocker's Taxidermy with your taxidermy needs, in return, you will receive an eye-catching piece of wildlife art that you will be proud to display for years to come. I believe in excellence, using quality products and satisfying my customers. I want your trophy to be the talking piece of your home.

As a young boy, my brother and I were introduced to the outdoors by my father and have loved it ever since. I remember taking my first buck as a 10-year-old and how excited I was to put my first mount on our cabin wall. Since that time, I have become an experienced and avid hunter, fisherman, trapper, and outdoorsman. I also enjoy spending much of my free time working on food plots at our family cabin.

I look forward to working with you and I guarantee that I can offer you quality, friendly service. I strive to build a working relationship with each customer to understand and produce exactly what you want.