Mesquite Creek Taxidermy Studio

The studio primarily focuses on whitetail and other big game, with additional work on small game and birds.

They offer shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts, and pedestal pieces, including wall and free‑standing pedestal styles with custom habitat bases.

Owner James Newport has over 20 years in the taxidermy industry with awards at the State, National, and World level, supported by shop manager Carla Newport’s 10+ years and staff taxidermist Mark Hernandez’s nearly 20 years of experience.

They treat customer work to the same standards as their competition pieces, focusing on high‑quality, realistic mounts and custom designs tailored to each trophy.

They do not list taxidermy prices online and instead encourage you to contact the studio to discuss lifesize poses, custom designs, and mount pricing, while publishing clear prices for their branded apparel and hunting gear.

Their stated current turnaround time on mounts is about 16 months, with actual timing varying based on the nature of the piece.

The studio offers custom habitat bases and display pieces, finished mounts and showroom displays, branded MCT apparel and tumblers, Double Down deer feed and minerals, and hunting blinds and feeders, and can ship mounts anywhere in the lower 48 states.