TaxidermyXBack Country Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Salem Lakes, Wisconsin
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ExoticAbout Back Country Taxidermy
Back Country Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Salem Lakes, Wisconsin, operated full time by taxidermist Dale Horton.
The studio works with hunters and anglers on a wide range of trophies while emphasizing preservation of the natural beauty of game animals and fish.
Back Country Taxidermy functions as a full-service shop handling everything from game heads and life-size mounts to rugs, birds, fish, antler and European mounts, and tanning.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Whitetail deer
- • Mule deer
- • Antelope
- • Elk
- • Caribou
- • Moose
fish
- • Fish Skin Mounts
birds
- • Ducks
- • Lesser geese
- • Canada geese
- • Pheasants
small game
- • Badger
- • Raccoon
- • Bobcat
- • Fox
- • Coyote
exotic
Animal Mount Details
They work on big game, small game, birds, fish, exotics, and other traditional hunting trophies.
You can choose from shoulder mounts, life-size and half mounts, rugs, antler and European-style skull mounts, as well as bird and fish skin mounts.
Dale has practiced taxidermy since childhood, trained through a correspondence course and technical college, and has run Back Country Taxidermy from the same location for about 35 years.
The studio focuses on realistic, natural-looking mounts and provides detailed field-care and caping instructions so your trophy arrives in the best possible condition.
Pricing & Turnaround
They publish a detailed, itemized price list—for example, common shoulder mounts range from around $635 for deer up to several thousand dollars for larger game, with fish charged per inch—and require a 50% deposit with most major credit cards accepted.
Prices are subject to change and they ask you to call for any unlisted, exotic, remount, repair, or certain life-size work.
The studio also offers rugs, tanning, skull cleaning, habitat bases such as driftwood, repair and remount services, and some finished mounts kept in stock for sale.
What Customers Say
Reviews are mixed overall: many customers describe the work as beautiful, flawless, and top-shelf, especially for deer and other shoulder mounts, while a few report disappointment with certain bird mounts.
Service feedback ranges from customers praising Dale as nice, personable, and professional who takes time to discuss your hunt and mount details, to a few reports of serious service issues on specific projects.
Turnaround is often described as fair or right on time—typically about 9–12 months for larger mounts and a few weeks for some birds—though there are notable complaints of very long delays or unfinished work, so you should confirm expectations up front.
Find Out More
Back Country Taxidermy operates from the lower level of Paddock Lake Sporting Goods on Highway 50 at the east end of Paddock Lake, serving Salem Lakes and the surrounding Wisconsin hunting and fishing community.
Review their current price list and then call the studio to discuss your specific trophy, timing, and any special mount or tanning requests before you bring in your animal or fish.
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