TaxidermyXTompkins Taxidermy
Taxidermist in Muscatine, Iowa
Big Game
Small Game
ExoticAbout Tompkins Taxidermy
Tompkins Taxidermy is a taxidermy studio located in Muscatine, Iowa, serving hunters from a large, professional, climate-controlled facility just outside the city.
They are a full-time, competition-focused studio that aims to preserve your hunting memories for a lifetime with superior craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Their primary focus is formed taxidermy for big game and predator species, along with fast-turnaround European mounts.
Animal Mount Types
big game
- • Whitetail deer
- • Mule deer
- • Antelope
- • Elk
- • Moose
- • Caribou
small game
- • Coyote
- • Fox
exotic
- • African exotic species
Animal Mount Details
They work on a wide range of big game, small game, and predator species, including North American and African/exotic trophies, with a strong emphasis on whitetails and other antlered or horned animals.
You can choose from shoulder, half-body, full-body, and European mounts to match how you want your trophy displayed.
Owner Wayne Tompkins has over 30 years of award-winning taxidermy experience in the Midwest, while partner Michael Daniel has worked full time since 2019 specializing in whitetails and European mounts.
Their background includes closely studying live whitetails and using a steady, detail-focused approach to anatomy, airbrushing, polishing, and coloring to create lifelike, natural poses.
Pricing & Turnaround
They do not publish set prices online and encourage you to contact the studio directly, but they provide free skinning and caping when you have your animal mounted with them.
They emphasize quick turnaround—especially for bright white European mounts—with many customers noting fast or very reasonable completion times and reliable adherence to timelines.
They offer free skinning and caping with your mount and share instructional YouTube videos to help you handle and care for trophies in the field.
What Customers Say
Reviewers consistently praise the mounts as highly realistic, detailed, and lifelike, often calling the work phenomenal and some of the best in the Midwest.
Customers describe service and communication as exceptional, friendly, and professional, saying Wayne and Michael listen closely, offer helpful guidance, and make clients feel like friends.
Reviews highlight fair, affordable value, quick and dependable turnaround, and many long-term, repeat customers who say they would not go anywhere else.
Find Out More
The studio is located just outside Muscatine, Iowa, and serves hunters across the Midwest, including in-state and out-of-state clients.
You can call or text the shop with questions, arrange drop-off or pickup, and contact them as soon as possible after harvest to take advantage of their free skinning and caping service.
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