Headwaters European Taxidermy

They handle big game and small game trophies and hair-on game, offering skull work and tanning across a broad range of hunting species and other animals.

They specialize in cleaned, whitened skulls and offer custom hydro-dipped finishes on skulls and other compatible items.

They use a maceration process instead of boiling to clean skulls, preserving full sinus structure and producing complete, whitened, museum-quality results.

They emphasize outdoor passion and careful handling of hides and skulls, with detailed terms for tanning and a focus on professional hydrographics materials for custom work.

They publish detailed 2025 price lists with separate retail and wholesale rates, such as around $140 for a retail deer European mount, $200 for bear, $300 for elk, $100 for small game, and additional fees like $10 for wall mounting hardware and $0.35 per mile round-trip for pickup and delivery, with miscellaneous or unique items quoted individually and prices subject to change.

They work to maintain about a 1–2 month turnaround on skulls and 1–3 months on hides, noting that unsalted hides may add 2–3 weeks and that hides are completed in the order received.

Additional services include hydro dipping for skulls, firearms, holsters, tumblers, and other items, pickup and delivery for larger orders, and support for shipping hides using a downloadable tanning order and shipping form.