Red Eye Mounts

Red Eye Mounts primarily serves big game and small game hunters, offering work on big game, small game, predators, birds, and horn and antler trophies.

You can choose from European skull mounts, whitetail shoulder mounts (including pedestal and wall pedestal styles), antler and plaque mounts, and turkey fan displays, with custom bases and plaques available.

Owner John Elpers is a lifelong outdoorsman who opened the European mount shop in 2020, added shoulder mounts after additional training and practice, and holds Indiana taxidermy license #12064.

The studio uses a multi-stage maceration, degreasing, whitening, and sealing process to produce clean, long-lasting skulls and aims for realistic, high-quality presentation on all mounts.

Red Eye Mounts publishes clear, mid-range pricing—such as whitetail shoulder mounts around $700–$800, European skulls from $50 to $300+, antler and plaque work from $70 to $500, and tanning at about $125–$150—while offering discounts and hide-based deductions where eligible.

They quote estimated completion time at drop-off, work late as needed, and use maceration to speed the process, with reviewers frequently mentioning quick turnaround and reliable delivery on or before the agreed pickup timeframe.

Additional options include custom habitat bases and pedestals, antler repair, velvet antler taxidermy finishes, and custom plaques and brackets for European mounts.