Taxidermy

Welcome to my taxidermy site. In 1964 my grandfather got me some rudimentary tools and brochures on how to mount game heads, fish, birds and life size animals. I did it as a hobby, until 1978. After studying forestry and fishery biology for 4 years in college, I started working full time for myself, practicing taxidermy. Except for a few years around 2005, I have been mounting animals ever since. Because initially I couldn't afford to buy mannikins, I developed a new method of wrapping my own bodies. That's why my mounts might have more action than your typical store bought mannikins.
Although I've mounted thousands of animals, I realize how important each mount is to it's owner and I spend whatever time it takes to do it right.
With my experience, knowledge and the high quality materials I use, these mounts should last 50 years or more.

The photos below are of mounts that I did between 1976 and 2019. Some are in various Museums around the world. From 2000 until 2016 I lived in Hawaii, mostly on Maui, where I mounted many hundreds of Axis Deer, Wild Boars, Mouflon Sheep and Spanish Goats along with pheasants and salt water fish.
In 2016 I moved back to Woody Creek, Colorado, just down river from Aspen, continuing to produce high quality taxidermy.
In June of 2019, at the Colorado State Taxidermy Championships, I was awarded the 'Professional Best of Category for fish Reproductions' ( for a triple Scorpion Fish sculpture) and the 'Van Dyke Most Original and Creative Presentation Award' for part of my 'Traveling Trout' piece.

If you want something special, the more difficult – the better, contact me.
Terry Doyle

Gameheads	Birds	Fish	Lifesize