Big Cat Taxidermy

They primarily work on large predators and game heads, including big game species within those categories.

The studio offers life-size mounts, shoulder mounts, game heads, and custom habitat bases with rock work and detailed poses.

Leland has worked in taxidermy since his teens, trained at the Colorado Institute of Taxidermy Training in 1997, apprenticed in a high-volume studio, and opened Big Cat Taxidermy in 2004 with a focus on large predators, especially cats.

He emphasizes anatomically accurate, realistic mounts informed by decades of hunting and studying cat behavior, with competition-level attention to detail and natural poses.

Big Cat Taxidermy uses premium pricing with published base rates—for example, a life-size mountain lion at $9,500, a life-size leopard or sheep at $10,000, and a sheep shoulder mount at $2,000—while pedestals and custom poses are priced by quote and may increase for significantly altered poses or material surcharges.

Current turnaround is about 24 months with limited intake of pieces and species, and all completion timeframes are estimates only due to backlog and supply chain issues.

Life-size predator base prices include skull cleaning, cast rock and habitat bases, and reflective Russian eyes, and the studio can arrange shipping and import logistics for trophies from other states and countries, including transport of completed mounts via taxidermy carriers.