TaxidermyXFur Fin N Feather Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Coal Valley, Illinois
Big Game
Fish
Birds
Small Game
Reptiles
ExoticAbout Fur Fin N Feather Taxidermy
Fur Fin N Feather Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Coal Valley, Illinois owned and operated by taxidermist Ed Oliver.
This family-run shop emphasizes deep experience, careful listening, and turning your ideas into custom mounts treated as lasting pieces of art.
The studio offers full-service taxidermy across a wide range of game, fish, and bird species.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Antelope pronghorn
- • Black bear
- • Brown bear
- • Polar bear
- • Grizzly bear
- • Bison
fish
- • Fish Replicas
- • Fish Skin Mounts
birds
- • Pheasants
- • Quail
- • Turkey
- • Ducks
- • Geese
small game
- • Badger
- • Beaver
- • Bobcat
- • Coyote
- • Fox grey red
- • Lynx
reptiles
- • Alligator
exotic
- • Leopard
Animal Mount Details
They work on big game, small game, birds, fish, and various North American and exotic species.
Available mount styles include full-body and shoulder mounts, bird mounts, antler-only work, antler mounts, rugs, and pedestal and wall-pedestal presentations.
Ed brings over 25 years of experience and extensive time spent observing wildlife in the field to inform lifelike, artistically composed work.
The shop highlights experience, attention to client input, and a focus on realism to create mounts that are intended to look natural and display-ready.
Pricing & Turnaround
Pricing is provided by quote for most projects, with a policy that 1/2 lifesize mounts cost 70% of the full lifesize price, a required 50% deposit, and prices guaranteed for one year after the deposit.
Once your deposit is received, they provide a job start date and estimated completion, offer an optional 13-week rush service by quote, and require finished work to be picked up within set deadlines to avoid storage fees or possible resale.
In addition to mounts, they offer rugs, antler-only work including repair and preservation services, tanning performed at the owner’s risk, and pedestal bases for display.
What Customers Say
Most reviewers praise the quality and realism of the taxidermy, calling the work excellent, superb, and great, especially for European head mounts, though one reviewer reports a very poor catfish mount.
Feedback on service describes the owner as a great, awesome, and nice guy with many customers planning to return, but one reviewer reports repeated unfulfilled promises and needing to contact the BBB.
Turnaround is described as timely for some projects, such as European head mounts, while another review notes significant delays beyond the promised timeframe on a catfish mount, so experiences appear mixed.
Find Out More
Fur Fin N Feather Taxidermy is based in Coal Valley, Illinois and serves hunters and anglers in the surrounding region seeking custom taxidermy work.
You can call or text the studio to discuss your project, confirm pricing, and set up your deposit and delivery plans before work begins.
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