Montana Rug Co

They work on a wide range of big game, small game, and exotic mammals, with an emphasis on hides and fur rather than fish.

You can have capes, life-size pieces, and hides tanned, then finished as custom rugs with various felt and edge styles.

The studio has over 35 years of experience, with owner Jill tanning hides for professional taxidermists since the late 1980s and now working alongside her son Kieran as the third generation.

They emphasize dependable, high-quality work with careful attention to stretch, handling, and finishing so hides perform well in mounts and rugs.

They publish detailed wholesale price lists, with example rates such as deer capes around $55, deer life-size at $250, elk capes at $150, bear capes at $75, buffalo hides at $23 per square foot, and bear, wolf, or mountain lion rugs at about $5 per linear inch, plus add-ons for repairs, extra felt, pleats, and leather edging.

Typical turnaround runs about 90–120 days for tanning-only or rug-only work and around 9–12 months for complete tan, mount, and rug services, with rush or special schedules arranged by phone when possible.

Additional services include prep work, wholesale head mounting, complete rugging, specialty and novelty rugs, rug repair and restoration of heirloom pieces, and custom decorative options like rings, pleats, extra felt layers, and leather edging.