Owl Ridge Taxidermy

Owl Ridge Taxidermy focuses on big game and small game, including North American species and exotics, but does not mount pets, birds, fish, or deer velvet European mounts.

You can choose from shoulder mounts, lifesize pieces, European and horn mounts, rugs, and tanned hides, with options for wall and floor pedestals.

Tate brings a lifelong passion for hunting, animals, and the outdoors to his taxidermy, building a career around detailed, lifelike big and small game work.

He emphasizes attention to detail, realistic techniques, and natural poses that make trophies look like they are in their habitat.

The studio posts a detailed price list with example rates such as $1,000 for antelope and deer shoulder mounts, $2,000 for elk, $2,500 for moose and bison, and $1,400 for bighorn sheep, with separate pricing for floor pedestals, European mounts, rugs, tanned hides, and lifesize bear and mountain lion pieces.

European and horn mounts are paid in full at drop-off, while shoulder, lifesize, rugs, and tans require a 50% nonrefundable deposit, and estimated completion times run about 6–12 months and can extend to around 18 months in busy seasons, with rush service available for an additional cost.

The shop offers custom bases and habitat or rock work, plaques, skull brackets for European mounts, caping and salting services, and can coordinate with outfitters, a meat processor, and private transport or shipping companies.