Choosing a Good Whitetail Deer Taxidermist

Taking down a trophy whitetail deer is a big deal and many hunters want to commemorate that accomplishment. Choosing to have your deer hide and antlers preserved with taxidermy is one of the most common ways. Not every taxidermist will do your whitetail deer justice, though. Here are a few of Hidden Hollow Whitetail Ranch's favorite tips to ensuring you work with a great taxidermist for your whitetail hunting preserve trophy deer.

1. Price - We know hunting can be expensive, but this isn't a place you should cut corners. A quality mount comes from high-quality materials and years of experience, both things that aren't cheap. Tanning materials, bust/mount backing, and their time are not things you want them to skimp out on for the sake of you saving a few bucks. No hunter wants to get there whitetail hunting preserve deer back and have something that looks like it belongs in a low budget horror movie. A whitetail mount from shoulders up should be roughly $400-$600 and a full-size mount runs about $2,500-$3,500.

2. Ask Questions - Often times, pricing is the first thing many hunters ask about however there is a lot of information you miss out on if you don't ask further questions or the right questions. You should make a point to speak with them face to face so you can see other work they've done and the space they are working in. Things like how long should the mount last, how long they've been a taxidermist, turn around times for mounts, and if everything takes place in house are all appro[riate questions.

3. Recommendations - Ask around your fellow whitetail deer hunters or even talk to us here at the whitetail hunting ranch about taxidermists we trust. They can give you an honest opinion of who they have worked with as well as the quality of work done. By basing your choice off word of mouth it allows you to have an honest conversation and maybe be able to take a look at your hunting buddy's mount.

Hidden Hollow Whitetail Ranch wants you to not only have a memorable whitetail hunting ranch experience, but be able to have a trophy deer mount that is well done so you can brag for many years to come.