Nature's Best Wildlife Artistry

They work on a wide range of big game, small game, birds, freshwater and saltwater fish, African and other exotics, as well as skulls and rugs.

Available mount styles include shoulder and gamehead mounts, wall pedestals, pedestal and lifesize mounts, bird and fish mounts, European skull mounts, rugs, and custom habitat bases and dioramas.

Owner Kelly Double trained at the Pennsylvania Institute of Taxidermy in 1984 and has operated this studio continuously since the mid‑1980s, building roughly 30–40 years of experience supported by advanced seminars, competitions, and international trophy work.

All work is completed by Kelly from start to finish, with a stated focus on anatomy, eye and nose detail, and creative habitat design to produce realistic, custom mounts.

They publish detailed 2025 price lists by category, with example prices such as about $840–$1,010 for common deer shoulder and pedestal mounts, $1,725 and up for elk shoulders, per‑inch pricing for fish (often around the mid‑$20s per inch), flat rates for most birds, and separate pricing for tanning, European skulls, rugs, and custom habitat or special options like open mouths and removable antlers.

A 50% deposit is required before work is scheduled, and completion times are set only after this deposit is received, so you should contact the studio directly to confirm current turnaround.

Additional services include custom artistic habitat bases and displays, rugs, tanning, European skull work, restoration of old mounts, fish repainting, and support for field care, shipping, and import logistics through established brokerage partners.