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About Us:
Nature's Way Taxidermy is a full time privately
owned studio that caters to sportsman from all over
the nation. I specialize in everything from birds
to life-size mounts. Nature's Way Taxidermy offers
the highest quality taxidermy services with stunning
detail in each individual mount.
I began my
taxidermy career over 32 years ago and have worked
fulltime in this profession for the past 13 years.
Even with all my experience I continue to keep up
with the latest and best techniques in today's
taxidermy industry by attending many seminars and
trainings.
I am a licensed taxidermist with a
certification of Professional Mammal Taxidermist
from the International Guild of Taxidermy. I have
won numerous awards from not only Wisconsin
taxidermy shows, but also national and world shows
as well. In addition have won 3 president's awards
and numerous 1st and 2nd place trophy awards from
the Safari Club International (SCI) award
competitions.
I have a large studio with a 3,800
foot showroom containing over 100 mounts on display,
including many life-size mounts with natural habitat
bases. In addition to my showroom I have 2 large
work rooms, a walk in freezer and cooler. Our
complex houses a second building for storing antlers
and African shipments of my client's trophies to be
mounted. Both the studio and storage building
includes a full security system to protect our
clients trophies.
Most mounts, especially the life-size
mounts, are custom mounts designed to meet the
client's specifications and set on a base with
natural habitat of rock, wood or dirt. As part of a
custom mount I often need to re-sculpt each form to
make it not only fit the hide of the animal but also
to create a mount designed specifically for each
client's request.
I am an avid bow hunter and have been
fortunate enough to have been able to hunt game
throughout the states and around the world. To name
a few, I have hunted lions and leopards in Africa,
Muskox in the Arctic and Red Stag in New Zealand. I
consider my hunts as a way of increasing my skills
as a taxidermist by observing wildlife in its
natural habitat as well as taking many photos and
measurements in the field for references. Through
these hunts I am experiencing first hand the details
of each animal species enabling me to achieve a
higher quality mount. As a hobby I have a whitetail
deer farm. I spend quite a bit of time outside with
my deer studying and learning their characteristics,
muscle placement etc. By doing this I achieve a
more realistic deer mount.
I am a life member and a Master
Measurer of Safari Club International. I have been
on the board of directors for the Northeast
Wisconsin SCI Chapter since 1997. I am a member of
the WI Taxidermist Association, Whitetails Unlimited
and a lifetime member of The One Shot Club.
My guarantee to you: I stand behind
my work and will repair at no cost to you any defect
in my workmanship. This guarantee does not apply to
mounts that are broken due to mishandling, abuse,
fire or smoke damage (including cigarette smoke),
water, sun or humidity damage or other acts in which
I have no control over.
Nature's Way Taxidermy guarantees
integrity and excellent customer service to all
hunters. Call us before your next hunt to talk with
Jeff about field care for your trophy animal. Let
us be your taxidermist of choice. |