TaxidermyXKern Wildlife Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Bakersfield, California
Big Game
Fish
Birds
Small Game
Reptiles
Exotic
PetsAbout Kern Wildlife Taxidermy
Kern Wildlife Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Bakersfield, California, owned and operated by Scott Davis.
The studio focuses on highly detailed, life-like, personalized mounts that preserve your hunt or animal as a lasting work of art.
They operate as a full-service shop working with North American game, African and other exotics, fish, and pets.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Bison
- • Antelope
- • Moose
- • Elk
- • Caribou
- • Grizzly bear
fish
birds
small game
- • Bobcat
- • Coyote
- • Badger
- • Raccoon
- • Grey fox
reptiles
- • Turtle
exotic
- • Blesbok
- • Bontebok
- • Bushbuck
- • Dik dik
- • Yellow back duiker
- • Eland
pets
Animal Mount Details
Kern Wildlife Taxidermy works on big game, small game, birds, fish, exotics, and pets.
You can choose from tanning-only, European mounts, shoulder and head mounts, half-life mounts, full-life mounts, and rugs.
Scott trained under Master Taxidermist Donnie Bennett and has also studied with respected taxidermists Bill Yox and Rick Carter, with his work featured in industry and regional publications including Taxidermy Today Magazine and California Sportsman.
He emphasizes quality first, uses live-animal reference photos, and customizes each piece rather than producing cookie-cutter mounts.
Pricing & Turnaround
The studio publishes detailed price lists for most species and mount styles, with work ranging from a few hundred dollars for smaller European mounts to high-end life-size projects costing many thousands; they encourage you to review their pricing or call for quotes on specialized projects.
Reviews mention competitive pricing for the quality and note that some big game mounts were finished faster than estimated, though one reviewer describes a serious delay and incomplete work when an outsourced duck project went wrong.
Services include tanning-only work, rugs, pet preservation, and custom skull or decorative work beyond standard mounts.
What Customers Say
Reviewers consistently praise the realism, detail, and overall beauty of the mounts, describing the craftsmanship as master-level on everything from big game to freeze-dried pets.
Most customers highlight friendly, kind, and professional service with a welcoming shop atmosphere, though one review reports a very negative experience involving outsourced work and dissatisfaction with how it was handled.
Several hunters note faster-than-expected turnaround compared with other taxidermists, while one customer reports months of non-responsiveness and a lost duck on a project sent to an outside specialist, so experiences with reliability vary.
Find Out More
Kern Wildlife Taxidermy is located at 13201 Pergola Ave., Bakersfield, California, and serves hunters and pet owners throughout Kern County and beyond.
To move forward, review their published price lists and contact the studio directly to discuss your species, mount style, and project timeline.
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