TaxidermyXOtten Brothers Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Pipe Creek, Texas
Big Game
Fish
Birds
Small Game
ExoticAbout Otten Brothers Taxidermy
Otten Brothers Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Pipe Creek, Texas, owned and led by brothers Art and Matt Otten.
They operate a full-service wildlife studio that serves hunters, anglers, businesses, schools, and collectors across the United States with lifelike mounts.
The studio focuses on complete trophy preservation, offering shoulder and life-size mounts along with bird and fish work including both traditional skin mounts and fiberglass reproductions.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Whitetail deer
- • Antelope
- • Pronghorn
- • Mule deer
- • Fallow deer
- • Buffalo
fish
- • Fish Replicas
- • Fish Skin Mounts
birds
- • Turkey
- • Geese
- • Quail
- • Pheasants
small game
- • Fox
- • Bobcat
- • Porcupine
- • Coyote
exotic
- • Axis deer
- • Springbok
- • Eland
- • Greater kudu
- • Zebra
- • Warthog
Animal Mount Details
They work on a wide range of big game, small game, birds, fish, and exotics for clients from Texas and beyond.
You can choose from shoulder, full-body, European, bird, and fish mounts, with options for replicas, remounts, and restorations.
With over 30 years in business and a lifelong background in hunting and wildlife, Art and Matt bring extensive experience and an artistic approach to every project.
Reviews consistently highlight outstanding, lifelike, and detailed craftsmanship, with many customers calling their mounts world-class and the best they own.
Pricing & Turnaround
Pricing varies by species, size, and extras such as panels, driftwood, backgrounds, and custom habitat, and they encourage you to call for specific quotes, including repairs and repainting.
Turnaround time depends on the project, with expedited service available on most mounts, and most reviewers describing timelines as fast or reasonable, though one notes a significant delay.
The studio offers custom habitat bases and dioramas, commercial displays, fish repaint and repair, expedited service, and insured shipping of finished mounts, including worldwide shipments.
What Customers Say
Customers describe the quality as phenomenal, with mounts that are highly lifelike, detailed, and restored pieces brought back to beautiful condition.
Reviewers praise friendly, professional service, strong communication, and a welcoming, family-run, faith-oriented atmosphere, with one outlier citing poor communication.
Most reviews mention quick or reasonable turnaround and honest timelines, while a single detailed review reports a mount taking much longer than originally estimated.
Find Out More
Located in Pipe Creek, Texas, they regularly serve San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country, and clients across the United States through shipping.
You can call the studio to discuss your species, pose, budget, and timing, and arrange drop-off or shipping for your next mount.
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