TaxidermyXLaban's Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Louisa, Virginia
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PetsAbout Laban's Taxidermy
Laban's Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Louisa, Virginia, offering state- and federally-licensed work on a wide range of game and other animals.
You can expect an artistically focused shop that treats each mount as a work of art, emphasizing a passion for nature and its beauty.
They operate as a full-service taxidermy studio handling everything from local game to exotic trophies.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Whitetail deer
- • Mule deer
- • Black bear
- • Elk
- • Bison
- • Fallow deer
fish
- • Fish Replicas
- • Fish Skin Mounts
birds
- • Wild turkey
- • Pheasants
- • Quail
- • Grouse
- • Teal duck
- • Small to medium ducks
small game
- • Red fox
- • Bobcat
- • Gray fox
- • Raccoon
- • Fox squirrel
- • Rabbit
reptiles
- • Large snake
- • Python
- • Turtle
exotic
- • Axis deer
- • Exotic african game animals
pets
Animal Mount Details
Their work covers big game, small game, birds, fish, exotics, and pet preservation.
They offer shoulder mounts, full-body mounts, skull and antler mounts, rugs, bird and fish mounts, and custom habitat bases.
Owner Laban Johnson is state and federally licensed, trained at the Northwestern School of Taxidermy, and has over 30 years of experience, including work for the Smithsonian Institute and a 1st place award in a Nebraska deer head competition.
They emphasize craftsmanship, realistic detail, and custom design in each mount.
Pricing & Turnaround
They publish a detailed price list, with shoulder mounts for common big game starting around $750, full-body mounts and rugs priced by size or species, birds and fish priced by pose or inch, and separate pricing for tanning, skull and antler mounts, and custom habitat work, with custom or unusual projects quoted on request.
Because they tan hides in-house using wet tanning, they state most orders are completed in about 6 to 12 weeks.
Additional services include in-house wet tanning, natural and custom-sized habitat bases, bear rugs, pet preservation, and restoration of damaged mounts.
What Customers Say
Reviews are mixed on quality: many customers praise the mounts as excellent, realistic, and some of the best they have seen, while others describe very poor results on certain turkey and bear mounts.
Service feedback is generally positive, with reviewers calling Laban friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, and several recommending the shop and returning with additional deer trophies.
Comments on turnaround are limited but mostly note fast or fairly quick completion, though a few dissatisfied reviewers felt the speed did not match the quality of their finished mount.
Find Out More
Laban's Taxidermy is based in Louisa, Virginia, and serves hunters and pet owners from the surrounding region and beyond.
You should call or email the studio before visiting to discuss your project, confirm current pricing, and plan drop-off or pick-up timing.
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