Jordanlake Taxidermy

Jordanlake Taxidermy works on big game, small game, birds, and fish, with additional options for skull and European work.

They offer shoulder mounts, full-body mounts, bird mounts with standard habitat, European mounts with beetles, and traditional skin-mount fish work.

Mike performs taxidermy on a part-time basis and limits the number of pieces he accepts each year to focus on careful, high-quality work, often with help from his son Justin.

He emphasizes lifelike detail, thorough hide preparation, quality tanning without borax or dry preservatives, and close daily monitoring and adjustment of each mount as it dries.

Jordanlake Taxidermy publishes a detailed 2024 price list, with examples such as antelope shoulder mounts at $625, whitetail deer shoulder mounts at $800, turkey mounts at $825 (including standard habitat), and bison full-body mounts at $9,000.

Because the shop is part-time and limits clients, turnaround is typically faster than many competitors, with reviewers repeatedly noting timely completion and mounts finished in a few months instead of a year, though workloads can vary seasonally and by Mike’s schedule.

They offer in-house tanning for mounts, beetle-cleaned European mounts, standard habitat bases for bird work, and can use a commercial tannery for garment tans.