Melchior Taxidermy has been creating quality, affordable mounts for over forty years, including mounts for birds, fish, small game, and large game. The shop is experienced and skilled at handling all aspects of the art of taxidermy.
Choose the format that will best suite your individual style, whether that is a mount for:
- Antlers alone
- Head & Shoulder Mounts
- Full Body
- Rugs
- European Mounts: skull and antlers
- Dioramas
- Reproduction Mounts
Melchior Taxidermy will work with each individual customer to design the finished mount to your specifications.
For big game mounts, all hides are commercially tanned by Yost Fur Dressings in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. This professional processing will ensure that there are no issues with bugs/pests in the fur, and will help prevent splitting of the hide near the eyes and nose.
Fish are mounted on anatomically correct forms with wood installed in the form for easy hanging. The mounts are coated with an extremely high gloss finish, creating an excellent surface which will stand the test of time and avoid color fading. Reproduction mounts can also be created as directed by the customer. The shop is experienced at mounting both fresh and salt water fish.
Birds are mounted with reproduction heads, which means no shrinkage or wrinkling in bills. Being an avid bird hunter, Robert has observed the positions that birds are in in flight as well as in sitting positions. This allows the finished mount to be as lifelike as possible. A wide range of bird species has been mounted in the shop and include everything from turkey, duck, pheasant, swan, black birds, bats, and more.
Note that some species may require permits prior to being mounted.
Call the shop to set up an appointment and have Melchior Taxidermy create the mount that you envision.