Head Hunters Skull Works

The studio works on big game, small game, birds, and predators, with additional focus on shed antlers and dead heads rather than traditional full-body or shoulder mounts.

Their work centers on European-style skull mounts, detailed skull cleaning, and specialized cold-fusion metal-coated finishes for skulls.

Ben and his team have been honing their skull-focused taxidermy craft for about a decade, drawing on extensive hunting and guiding experience in Western Colorado and the Alaska Range.

They emphasize high-detail, museum-quality results with realistic preservation and careful restoration, including a proprietary patent-pending preservative coating on every skull.

They publish clear, species-based pricing for skull cleaning, metal mounts, and antler restoration—for example, around $200 for deer skull cleaning, $250 for elk, and $400 for bison or moose—plus optional fees for services like skinning, velvet preservation, ivory work, rush jobs, and storage after 30 days.

Most trophies are finished in a couple of weeks to about a month depending on method, with rush options as fast as 24–48 hours for an added fee, and timing discussed at drop-off as all estimates depend on workload and material availability.

Additional services include shed antler and dead head restoration, upcoming replica work, proprietary preservative coatings, velvet preservation, ivory polishing and keychains, custom metal finishes, and display hooks and plaques for sale.