WildHeritageTaxidermy

Just wanted to let everyone know it's time for the Az Taxidermy Show. Showroom open for public viewing from 8am - 12 noon on Saturday. We will have 4 pieces entered in the show. Plus my son will be entering his first piece as well. Dale Ramada Plaza Phoenix at Metrocenter 12027 North 28th Drive Phoenix, AZ 85029

Here are two archery bulls from last season. Congrats to the hunters, we will be crating up and shipping these bulls to Wisconsin next week.

2 from AZ one on a wall pedestal and 2 from NM and a turkey flying down from his roost.

Bowhuntaz1 was just in the shop with this very nice Coues buck. He'll put up his hunt story and more pictures when he gets back home. Congratulations, James, on a great buck!

Great Buck! Congratulations!

We inject the antlers with a tanning/pickle solution and then they are immersed in the same solution for five days.

Coyote with mange.....

Here are 3 Coues mounts we completed this weekend. Two of these are from the "Coues 'n' Sheep " crew, bet Y'all can guess which two !! Great bucks guys, and thanks for your business !!!

Lightweight and great for taxidermy habitats or home decoration. Created in house at Wild Heritage Taxidermy. Many sizes and styles available, all casted from authentic Metate and Manos here in Az. You can see these in person at the Az Taxidermy Show in Phx, in June. Dale

Big bear from the Rez and a real scrapper too. This bear had over 120 bite wounds in him that needed to be repaired. Also half of his left ear had been bitten of at some point. Lots of character. Tip: Please do not rug cut your bear if you want a lifesize mount, a dorsal cut is recommended. If you want more information on how to do this, feel free to contact us.

Picked up yesterday, I can actually move around in the shop again.....

Here are some photos from the show. I decided last minute to take the Mountain Lion Pedestal mount from the ATAA show, to Sioux Falls, SD for the National Taxidermy Competition. After 22 hours of driving and 3 days of waiting I was thrilled to see I received a 1st Place ribbon in the Gamehead Division. I took some pictures of some of the other mounts, thought you all might like them.

No affiliation, it's a great place, we are very happy to have them here !! Although we all miss "some things" about the "old Antlers" I really think the "new Antlers" is going to be very popular !!

Rebuilding is finally over, and the new Antlers is open. While it does not look like the old Antlers the food is great and the new owners are good people. Scott and Pam have donated time and again to our Fire Department and are committed to having the Antlers be someplace we all enjoy gathering at. (sorry about the bad pictures, cell phone) Dining Room Bar

Stay tuned ! His opponent is the next lifesize bear that I am mounting. It'll be a few weeks, but I'll post pics of him also when he's finished !!

Luke, if you can get to a freezer fairly quickly (less than 2 hrs) just freeze him whole. Put him in a cooler w/ frozen water bottles until then. Leave him spread out in the freezer until good and cold, then you can bag before frozen solid. If it's impossible to get to a freezer that quickly you will need to skin it out, because the carcass will hold too much heat. Your best option would be to case skin since you are unsure of what exactly you want to do with him (rug, lifesize ect. ). Your taxidermist will make completely different incisions for a rug or a lifesize piece !! There is no need to "gut" him, and just makes a big mess. You can leave the feet and head in. Keep the skin cold and dry until froze or to your taxi. Again frozen water bottles are better for keeping the skin dry than loose or bag ice. Good luck and if you need some instructions for case skinning let me know. Dale

To my knowledge Mark Plunkett did not have a mount at the National Show in South Dakota. The leopard on the branch, was mounted by Bill Neuman, I believe he is from MN. Dale

[quote name=Davidson' timestamp='1311550298' post= So I am wondering if anybody out there can give me some advice on my mountain lion. I really want to rug him, but I dont want to drop all of the money into right now. Is it smart, or even possible to get it tanned now and and then save him to rug it down the road? I really want to preserve it, and my wife wants it out of the freezer. Trying to weigh my options....Does anybody have any cool ideas to do something different with the hide itself? It is not a particularly big lion 75 pounds or so. Any advice or suggestions would be really appreciated! Thanks, Kris Kris, Yes, you can and should definitely have your lion tanned now to rug/mount later. Depending on how the hide is stored in the freezer you run the risk of freezer burn, it is a real threat and can set in faster than most people think. You will want to talk to your taxidermist about what tannery he will send it to, as some Taxidermists use different Tanneries for different applications. As for other ideas for a mount, I have attached a picture of a shoulder pedestal that we recently won with at our ATAA State taxidermy competition and also this past weekend won a First place at the National Taxidermy Competition in Sioux Falls, SD this is a great way to capture the essence of a Mountain Lion, also a picture of a Lifesize mount and heres a link to a Lion rug with a leather trim instead of the traditional felt. [http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24778forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24778'] Feel free to call us if you have any questions or want to discuss your options further. 928-238-0097 Dale

That's the natural velvet, preserved "In House" using a pickle/ tan method. I really can't take all the credit, That velvet was naturally beautiful to start with.

Elkman, Since each piece is custom built to the customer's request, which results in many variables, a mount similar to this one will run $1000 - $1200.

Thanks everyone, here are a couple more pictures of the Mountian Lion Ped.

Chris won People's Choice with the Bobcat/Snake mount. "Fuzzy" Miller from Alamogordo, NM won Best of Show with his Rooster mount.

We entered 4 pieces , 5 with my sons' Squirrel rug. 3 of the pieces are Customer mounts so you may have seen pictures of them already. Results are..... Lifesize Lion with snow habitat; Best Collective Artists and 1st Place in the Habitat Challenge. Female Lion Pedestal; 1st Place and Best of Category "Professional Division Gameheads". Howling Coyote Pedestal; 1st place - Professional Division Mule Deer Wall Pedestal; 2nd place - Professional Division Hunter got a 1st Place also with his Squirrel Rug - Youth Division!!!

This is my boy's first successful hunt and he wanted to mount it himself....first as a lifesize but then decided to rug it. He will be entering it the Youth class at the Taxidermy show this weekend. He is 9yrs old.

Don't think I should post my entries on this site before the judging. The judge may frequent this site. Sorry, I'll post everything after judging.