Drake's Animal Art Studio

They work on a wide range of North American big and small game, African and international trophies, exotics, game birds, and game fish.

You can choose from shoulder and pedestal mounts, lifesize pieces, rugs, skull and European‑style work, and custom habitat scenes and bases.

Brian Drake brings over 30 years of experience, with a long track record of state and national taxidermy awards and museum‑quality work.

The studio emphasizes honesty, craftsmanship, artistic ability, and realistic poses that highlight fine detail and lifelike expression.

They publish detailed price lists for big game, exotics, African and international species, birds, fish, and tanning, with example 2024 prices such as $850 for a whitetail shoulder mount, $1,500 for an elk shoulder mount, $900 for a black bear shoulder mount, and $25 per inch (with a $350 minimum) for game fish skin or reproduction work, while noting that custom bases, pedestals, and extensive alterations are quoted separately.

The studio stresses fair, upfront pricing and positions itself on quality and comparable or better‑than‑average turnaround times rather than being the cheapest option.

They also offer professionally tanned skins, rugs, skull cleaning and bleaching, big‑game reproductions, custom habitat and base work, free shipping incentives tied to multi‑animal African safaris, and cash purchases of suitable whitetail capes.