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You have worked hard and purchased all the right gear, spent hours in the woods to finally get the trophy game you have always wanted. Now its time to have your game persevered as a reminder of your achievement. Choosing the right taxidermist is important so that your prize is transformed into a lasting display you can enjoy for years.
Nick’s Beetles to Bones is a Pennsylvania Licensed taxidermist with years of experience and a solid reputation for quality work. One of the things that makes us unique is our attention to detail. We are obsessed with creating details that make our mounts look as real life as possible. From the materials and tools, we use to the craftsmanship of incorporating details like tear ducts, nostrils, and ears that have incredible accuracy to the animal they portray.
We do not mass produce products and treat each customer’s project like it was our own prize trophy. From the materials we choose to the construction, to the clay modeling our displays are well constructed and crafted to look as realistic as possible.
We work with you to determine what shoulder mount will look best, right turn, left turn or straight and take your deer or other game and process it correctly to achieve the best finished result. It’s our passion for perfection that makes the difference. Maybe that’s why so many taxidermists turn to us to produce finished products for their customers.
We also offer additional supplies like rack mounts and plaques to offer complete taxidermy solutions.
Field Dress ASAP
It’s important to field dress your trophy as soon as it’s down. As you finish the belly incision, make sure you don’t cut into the chest or brisket area. You’ll need to reach into the chest cavity to retrieve the heart, but it’s crucial to stop as soon as you reach the rib cage. Do your best to keep blood, dirt, and debris off of your animal’s fur.
Transporting Care
Be Careful when transporting your game from the field. Dragging an animal can cause damage to the cape be sure to take special care when moving your game.
Get it in the Freezer ASAP
It is important that you get your game into the freezer as soon as possible but don’t let it get damp. Wet fur can grow bacteria and is then susceptible to slippage. Try double bagging the cape with trash bags to ensure it stays dry. There are many chemical processes that start the decaying process one the animal is dead. Freezing is the best way to hold off on decay until the proper processing can be done resulting in a quality mount.
Contact Us
As soon as you get your game, you should contact us as soon as possible. We can help you decide which mount will look best and be able to give you additional suggestions to preserve the animal and schedule when we can start working on your trophy.
This is a detail photo of what happens to the cape when the deer is not carefully transported out of the field. Note the dark area in the middle of the image, this is the result of rough handling of the deer carcass in transport. Damage can also cause the fur to slide which makes the taxidermy of the animal difficult to correct or may require additional work to compensate for the damage.
To complete your display we offer a variety of plaques and skull hangers.
We can help you select the right mount that will make your shoulder mount look great in your home. These represent just the basic poses, we can explain the many varieties available to give you the finished look you want.
We are all about details. Checkout the realistic tear ducts and eye lashes created by hand to give your trophy the most realistic features possible.
We also spend time to make sure the nostrils, ears and eyes are carefully crafted, sometimes sculpted from clay to create a realistic detail that enhances your trophy.
