TaxidermyXTaxidermist in Middletown, Connecticut
Northeast Taxidermy Studios is a taxidermy studio located in Middletown, Connecticut, family owned and operated full time since 1976.
They provide museum-quality taxidermy for serious hunters and anglers, handling work for clients across the U.S. and around the world.
The studio operates as a full-service shop, focusing on custom, high-end big game, bird, and fish work along with complete trophy room design and maintenance.
They work on North American and African big game, small game, birds, and both freshwater and marine fish, including extensive replica fish work.
Available mount styles include shoulder and game head mounts, full-body mounts, European skull mounts, rugs, bird mounts, fish replicas, and custom habitat and diorama scenes.
In business since 1976, the studio cites over 30 years of taxidermy experience and more than 100 years of combined experience on their award-winning fish team, with many state and world record trophies to their credit.
They emphasize museum-quality materials, factory-tanned skins, custom-built mannikins, and detailed, lifelike poses designed to fit each client’s display space.
Pricing is custom to each project, and they ask you to contact the studio for a quote, especially for fish replicas where they match your trophy using species, length, and girth.
Reviewers describe turnaround as fast to reasonable for the quality, often noting work completed as quoted or quicker and saying the results are worth the wait, while the studio offers same-visit caping and prep for the butcher at no extra cost.
They also offer rugs, custom habitat bases and dioramas, fish reproductions using over 1,500 molds, commercial and trophy room design, installation, cleaning, and restoration, plus a drive-through bay with a full-time skinner.
Customers strongly praise the mounts as museum-quality, highly detailed, and lifelike across many species, frequently calling the studio among the best in the business, with only a few isolated complaints about specific fish colors or proportions.
Reviews highlight professional, friendly service and clear communication, with staff—especially Joe and Lowrey—often described as treating customers like family, though there are rare mentions of an unsatisfactory interaction or response.
Many long-term and repeat clients report reliable results and acceptable or faster-than-expected turnaround, saying you cannot rush quality and that the workmanship justifies the wait and cost.
Northeast Taxidermy Studios is based in Middletown, Connecticut, serving hunters, anglers, and trophy room clients locally, nationwide, and internationally.
You can contact the studio directly to discuss your species, preferred mount style, and display needs, request a custom quote, or arrange to bring or ship your trophies in.
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