Trinity Mountain Arts

They handle big game, small game, birds, fish, select pets, and some exotics, covering shoulder mounts, life-size work, rugs, skulls, antlers, tanning, and freeze-dry-assisted pet preservation.

You can choose from game heads, life-size and half-life-size mounts, pedestal and wall pedestal mounts, European and antler mounts, rugs, and custom habitat bases and dioramas.

The owner has more than 45 years of taxidermy experience, has mounted hundreds of fish, game species, reptiles, and birds, and continues attending seminars and training to refine his skills.

He limits how much work he accepts to protect craftsmanship, aiming for realistic, well-finished mounts rather than rushed volume.

Pricing follows detailed rate sheets by species, mount type, and complexity, with a 30% deposit required, add-on fees for open-mouth work, custom bases, velvet preservation, detachable antlers, and premium pricing for pet mounts; they encourage you to review their brochure or contact the studio for specific quotes.

Typical turnaround runs about 6–10 months for life-size and head mounts, around 8–11 months for game heads, up to roughly 10 months for items using commercial tanneries, and about 14–18 months for pets, with the owner managing workload to maintain quality and requiring pickup within defined deadlines once mounts are completed.

They also offer tanning, rugs, standard and custom habitat bases and dioramas (including artificial water), limited pet preservation using freeze-dry services, detailed field care and shipping support, and options like reproduction bird feet and specialty hardware such as Skull Hooker mounts.