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Taxidermist in Cortland, New York
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ExoticAbout Jack's Taxidermy
Jack's Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Cortland, New York, operated by master taxidermist Jack Barker.
The studio mounts fish, mammals, birds, small game, and big game animals and offers guidance on caring for your specimens before you bring them in.
You can expect personalized consultation on handling and posing your trophies, with an emphasis on long-lasting, heirloom-quality work.
Animal Mount Types
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- • Deer heads
- • White goat
- • Whitetail deer
- • Elk
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- • Fish Skin Mounts
birds
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- • Mink
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Animal Mount Details
Jack's Taxidermy provides full-service taxidermy across big game, small game, birds, fish, and general mammals.
Available mount styles include shoulder and game head mounts as well as full-body mounts and bird mounts.
Jack Barker has over 70 years of taxidermy experience and is a national and international award winner in the Master Division of fish taxidermy.
The studio focuses on realistic, durable mounts that aim to preserve your memories for the long term.
Pricing & Turnaround
Pricing varies by mount type and scope of work, and the studio asks you to contact them for current rates, though raffle prizes suggest deer head mounts typically fall in the roughly $475–$700 range with mount credits up to $750.
Reviews mention quoted timeframes of about 6–9 months and some mounts returned within a few months, but others report waits of a year or more and significant delays, so you should discuss expected turnaround directly before booking.
The studio regularly participates in local Sportsmen's Days events, offering raffles for free or discounted mounts with prize certificates that do not expire.
What Customers Say
Reviewers describe many mounts as excellent, lifelike, and consistently well done, especially fish, deer, and European mounts, but at least one customer reports very poor quality on a deer mount that required complete remounting elsewhere.
Service feedback is mixed, with some customers calling Jack a great guy and returning for multiple pieces, while others report unreturned calls, excuses, and dissatisfaction with how problems were handled.
Turnaround experiences also vary, from mounts completed within the expected window to serious complaints about projects taking a year or more and difficulty getting updates, so reliability appears inconsistent based on the limited number of reviews.
Find Out More
Jack's Taxidermy is located at 25 Redwood Ave., Cortland, New York 13045 and serves hunters and anglers in Cortland and the surrounding New York region.
For current pricing, availability, and specimen care instructions, you should call the studio or use their online contact form before bringing in your animal.
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