Taxidermy Workshops Taxidermy workshops
are shorter in length (usually a few days), intense training sessions with
world-class taxidermists and fish carvers. The training is excellent, with
one-on-one supervision and attention. Some workshops will accept beginners,
but most are primarily for experienced taxidermists wishing to learn more
about a particular aspect of their art.
Al's Taxidermy Studio (Wisconsin)
Navarino, Wisconsin
-- 715-758-6106
I offer training in fish, deer (both open and closed-mouth), ducks, big game, habitats, etc. These workshops are generally a couple of days in length, usually on the weekends. The workshops are fun and very informative. When you leave here, you definitely will get your money's worth. I have been trained by some of the best taxidermists throughout the U.S. Please check my website from time to time or send me an e-mail or call me and I will be happy to send you information on upcoming seminars.
Angler's Artistry (New England)
312 Chesterfield Road, Hinsdale, NH 03451
-- (603) 336-7296
Learn the Art and profession of Fish Taxidermy from National renowned Master Instructor/Judge/Master of Masters Champion Richard Krane. From the absolute beginner to advanced competitors, I will teach you to achieve the most realistically reliable results in the Art Fish work today.
In private 1 on 1 sessions, classes are offered from 1 day custom lessons to the most all-inclusive full 30-day complete course! You will learn the most advanced cutting edge techniques including; custom body carving, parts casting, realistic painting, and more in a stress free fun setting that takes the mystery and the difficulty of out fish taxidermy. In the past 15 years students have gone on to win every award imaginable including World/National and State Titles. If learning to do better-quality work or earn more money with confidence is your goal allow me the opportunity to teach you the art of Fish Taxidermy! All my pride and commitment to your education will set you apart! Room/ board are available also guided fishing trips. Call, write, or email rmkinc1@msn.com for additional information.
Artistic
Taxidermy (Indiana)
411 George St., Aurora, IN 47001 -- (812)
926-HUNT Our taxidermy classes can accommodate most schedules for those
wanting to learn the art of taxidermy. Joe Boggs of Artistic Taxidermy
won 1997 Best In World Re-Creation with a Snowy Owl. E-mail
us for more information or click
here to visit our web site.
Authentic Taxidermy (Minnesota)
1904 So. Riverfront Dr., Mankato, MN 56001
-- (507) 625-4443 Bird taxidermy classes. 2 1/2 day classes for the beginner.
Learn the latest techniques to produce a top quality mount. Limited class
size to provde individual hands-on training. Classes start Fall 1996. Deposit
required to hold spot in class.
Birds Only Wildlife Studio (British Columbia)
British Columbia, Canada -- Fax:
(604) 541-8821 At Birds Only Wildlife Studio we want to teach you more than technical and creative skills. We want to teach you the art of taxidermy. Artist/instructor Glen Browning offers personalized, one on one courses, encouraging students to produce quality rather than quantity. Visit our web site for more information.
Bob Berry Fish Carving (California)
2261 Runabout Place, El Cajon, CA 92019 --
(619) 588-7141 Bob Berry offers one-on-one fish carving instruction in his
or your studio and multi-day classes for clubs and groups.
Bruch's Fish Taxidermy (Pennsylvania)
635 Dellville Road, Duncannon, PA 17020 -- (717) 834-6501 National Champion, Gary Bruch, offers hands on training workshops in all aspects of fish taxidermy. Classes are suited for the novice through the advanced taxidermist. A commitment to students is what allows so many of them to excel nationally. It is stated that knowledge, along with repetition of procedures, is what consistent quality is developed from. Based on his students' accomplishments, it is obvious that classes at Bruch's Fish Taxidermy will provide that knowledge. Please visit www.bruchsfish.com for more information.
Central Florida Taxidermy Studio (Florida)
3124 Hyder Ave., Deltona, FL 32738 -- (386) 789-6348 Offering several 4 to 6 day workshop sessions, these are intensive, full hands-on study sessions limited to 1-3 persons per class for better individualized attention. We welcome students from beginners to
the experienced. Click here to visit our website or E-mail cfltaxidermy@embarqmail.com for more information.
Creative Whitetails Taxidermy (Maryland)
2904 Crestview Court Waldorf, MD 20603 -- (301)
392-1615 Learn whitetail one-on-one with award-winning whitetail taxidermist,
Dean Ursitti. Intensive classes which are geared specifically to the individual.
All areas of whitetail taxidermy are covered: the basics, tanning, alterations,
reference collection, open mouth, competition or improving commercial work.
For more info call 301-932-7259 or E-mail Creativewhitetails@yahoo.com.
Custom Wildlife Art (Washington)
N3221 Monroe, Spokane, WA 99205 -- (509)
327-2182 Scott Brewer and Garry Blew are now offering three, five and
ten day personalized workshops for whitetail deer game heads, or fish,
or both! Improve your commercial or competition work with proven techniques.
Davidsons Sierra School of Taxidermy (California)
Big Pine, CA 93513 -- 760-938-3218 Custom designed classes 3 days – 2 weeks. All levels, beginners through advanced competition techniques. One on one attention for a quality learning experience. Taught by N.T.A. certified taxidermist with over 35 years experience, Tony Davidson. Catch and study trout on the property. World class hiking and back country fishing. Email or visit our website for more information.
John David Ellzey, Sr. "The Squirrel Man" (Louisiana)
505 East Oak Street, Amite, LA 70422
-- (985) 748-5309 1 day, 2 day, or 3 day sessions available. All sessions will include learning to measure, size, skin, flesh, and mount a squirrel from start to finish. Lodging available locally. Call and speak to John David about your individual needs and set up your one on one seminar with the squirrel specialist. Weekdays 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Click here for more
information.
Ronnie Gaillard (South Carolina)
302 Rosemary Lane, Greenville, SC 29615
-- (864) 292-5023 1992 World Champion whitetail taxidermist offers 3 day to 3
weeks work shops for the beginner to the master. All workshops are tailored
to the individual. The individual gets a complete set of my reference photos,
4/6 and 8/10"s with a week shop or more. Please inquire either by
e-mail or phone.
Great Lakes Taxidermy (Michigan)
1945 W. Isabella Road, Midland, MI 48640
-- (989) 430-0654 Individual instruction or small groups offered, covering all phases of the art of taxidermy. Our classes will accommodate most schedules to customize your needs. Students may start at any time with financing available. E-mail us at outdoorsman@tm.net for more information.
John Griffith (Kentucky)
532 Highway 1567, Stearns, KY 42647-6235
-- (606) 376-4380 World and National Award winner John Griffith is offering in-depth
Whitetail Deer and Game Head Mounting. We offer weekend; 2-day; 5-day
and 2-week classes all depending upon your skill level. We work with
your schedule. Click here to find more: www.griffithtaxidermy.com.
Kevin Hynes (Louisiana)
Pearl River, LA
-- 985-863-0040 or 985-640-2321 1999 World Champion Kevin Hynes is now offering bird taxidermy courses. Learn from a master who some say brought waterfowl taxidermy to another level with his incredible Wood Duck mounts. All workshops are tailored to the individual student. Whether it's commercial or competition, these comprehensive seminars will help you succeed. For more information please call or email at kevin@taxidermybykevinhynes.com.
International Wildlife Design (Georgia)
P.O. Box 1084, Fortson, GA 31808
-- (229) 649-1703 We have private one on one or small group training opportunities in all areas of taxidermy to include Gameheads, Fish, Waterfowl, Upland Birds, Large and Small Lifesize, Exotics, Reptiles, Molding and Casting, Form alterations, Business development, etc. Our programs are tailored for your needs and flexible to your schedule. If you are interested in learning basic skills, improving your commercial technique or advancing in taxidermy competition, contact us today and let us create a program for you. Weekend Training available. Reasonable rates. Flexible payment schedules. Observe or Participate! Visit our website for more information.
Bret Kirk Wildlife Arts (Maryland)
207 Sharon St., Rising Sun, MD 21911
-- (410) 658-4019 One-on-one bird and waterfowl workshop with Master Bird Taxidermist Bret Kirk. Bret offers a fulfilling workshop where you will learn anatomy, movement and composition, and valuable techniques in specimen preparation and use of artificial parts. Each workshop is tailored to the individual's needs. Bret will guide you through mounting your first bird to honing your skills for winning competition entries. Lodging and home cooking is included. Please call (410) 658-4019.
Lasting Impressions Taxidermy Studio (New Mexico)
P.O. Box 51, Tijeras, NM 87059 -- 505-401-5929 Bill Bowen offers workshops for the new taxidermist who wants to learn taxidermy, and for the professional taxidermist who wants to polish up on their skills. All workshops are $150 per day (8 hrs). Your choice of birds, gameheads, mammals or habitat. Includes complete instruction, in shop tools and basic supplies, meals and drinks during workshop hours, and parking space & electricity is available for your RV/Travel Trailer. Please visit www.litaxidermy.com for more information.
Ben Mears (Mississippi)
P.O. Box 131, 223 Lake Road, Mantachie, MS 38855 -- (662) 282-4594 -- Fax: (662) 282-4708 Whitetail Workshops with Award-Winning Taxidermist & Sculptor Ben Mears. Mounting Workshop -- Ben will complete a shoulder mount with step-by-step instruction along the way. Fleshing & Finishing Workshop -- In the fleshing workshop Ben will demonstrate his cape preparation techniques from start to finish. In the finishing workshop Ben will share his award winning finishing techniques using oil paints as wall as the airbrush. These one day workshops are designed with the beginner as well as the master in mind. E-mail:
info@mearstaxidermyandsupply.com
Joe Meder Game Head School Instructional Courses (Iowa)
2737 Lakeview Drive, N.E., Solon, IA 52333-9564
-- (319) 644-2261 • Intensive hands on taxidermy instruction by World Champion Joe Meder personally
• Daily contact with live imprinted deer
• Class size is limited to 2–3 people
• Certificate of completion given at end of course
• Conveniently scheduled January through September
At Joe Meder's game head taxidermy school, we take your natural ability and help you to reach your full potential, whether you are a beginner, and advanced competitor, or just wanting to improve your commercial taxidermy skills. During the school, you will learn our proven world champion taxidermy techniques used in mounting, coupled with highest quality anatomical references, and our philosophy on how to properly use those references. You'll have daily contact in our on-site research facility with the live specimen that are so crucial to producing the "live animal" look in a finished taxidermy mount. During the class, you will cover all phases of game head taxidermy from A to Z. Contact information at joemeder.com.
Monumount Taxidermy LLC (Michigan)
9035 N Holland Road, Six Lakes, MI 48886 -- (989) 287-3067
You can learn to mount your own deer heads. Taxidermist Brett Wise offers a very affordable, professional mount your own program. Having mounted well over 500 deer, I can show you how easy it is to do it yourself and have a professional mount on your wall that you did yourself, featuring all the best supplies and most modern procedures available. E-mail:
brettwise@mountyourowndeerhead.com
Frank
Newmyer (Michigan)
8880 Matthews Road, Gladwin, MI 48624 -- (989)
426-2213 Check out anyone else's webpage; you'll probably find pieces that try to imitate Frank Newmyer's signature approach to taxidermy. They all love his results and you'll see his designs in their work, wherever you look. What makes his work so lifelike? Newmyer leads the way as a student of the live bird. During his 50 years of taxidermy experience, he has spent 40 years raising and researching live birds. As the "Father of Habitat", we've been seeing his concepts for splashing, plexiglass-swimming, portholed and encased dioramas in the media since 1976. Newmyer introduced the first complete commercial bird mannikin line in 1986, and also that same year, innovated the use of mounting with silicone, for its superior sculpting beneath the skin. His work has been selected by the world's top carvers, painters and photographers since the 1970's and his students have won on every competition level. Newmyer's knowledge is what every instructor emulates today. You can begin having the finest results in your own work by reserving your private seminar for an intense training with the "winning-est" man in taxidermy.
Northwood
School of Taxidermy (Pennsylvania)
P.O. Box 575-BT, Stoystown, PA 15563 -- (814)
893-5386 -- Fax: (814) 893-5992 Beginners' weekend seminars upon request. Experience the finest
taxidermy instructions at a residential school nestled in the best hunting
and fishing grounds in Somerset County. Master instructor. Take home a
lifetime of experience and memories. Click
here fore more information.
Randy Nelson, Total Enviro Design
(Minnesota)
RR2, Box 183, Madelia, MN 56062 -- (507)
642-8905 Molding: This one-on-one course includes the following:
uses of silicones and urethanes, use of separators, use of and applications
for reinforcements and fillers, glove molds and their construction, building
backers. Two (2) day minimum, 16 hour course. Materials extra. Habitat: This one-on-one course includes the following: Innovative
products and their uses, breakthrough ideas and their applications and
techniques, explanation and tutoring for base building, plant reproduction
and preservation, water and ripple re-creation, ice and snow techniques,
and much, much more. Five (5) day minimum, 40 hour course. Materials extra. Also Available: Master bird taxidermy classes.
Kent Reedy
(Iowa)
31872 57th Avenue, Dixon, IA 52745 -- (563) 320-1738 Experience the finest Taxidermy instruction on Waterfowl and Upland Birds. World Champion Kent Reedy offers in depth one on one Bird Classes including new techniques designed to make it easier for the Taxidermist to acquire a softer life-like result. Enjoy mounting birds while viewing live birds in their outside Aviary. Classes are designed for novice to advanced level artists. Visit our website at www.kentreedy.com for more information.
River Run Taxidermy
(Pennsylvania)
2326 Hawk Rd., Hallstead, PA 18822 -- 570 967 2121 Master Taxidermist Dave Tuttle is offering one on one training workshops for birds, gameheads, and small mammals. Courses are designed for the begining taxidermist as well as the intermediate, with vey flexible schedules. With 26 years of taxidermy experience, and many awards to his credit, Dave wants to teach "the art of taxidermy" to his students. Please email riverrun@epix.net, call at 570 967 2121, or visit our website at www.riverruntaxidermy.com for more information.
Patrick
J. Rummans (Montana)
223 1/2 West Main Street, Lewiston, MT 59457
-- (406) 538-2288 One-on-One intensive training with Master Bird Taxidermist Patrick
Rummans. We offer individuals the opportunity to learn bird taxidermy in
its simplest, most effective form. Students are taught from the ground
up - anatomy, movement and composition being key aspects of training. Learn
how to make manikins work for you. Come discover the potential of an extraordinary,
proven method of bird taxidermy taught by no one else in the industry!
Click here for more
information.
Stefan Savides (California)
13722 Ridge Lane, Tennant/Macdoel, CA 96058
-- (541) 885-2912 Bird Taxidermy Master Skills Workshops. A packed, hands-on workshop
where you'll learn anatomy concepts, use of reproduction parts, winning
design and composition, skin preparation, specimen assesment, client communication
and much more. Click here for more
information.
Ron Schaefer (Texas)
2716 FM 708, Clifton, Texas 76634 --
(254) 675-3237 Heads Above the Rest: Strictly African & Exotics. Learn
shoulder mounting, lifesize mounting, form alterations, solutions to problems
with skins and wrinkles, sculpting, finishing techniques, and competition
mounting. Collect safari park reference. New 2100 square-foot workshop.
Timberland Taxidermy (Montana)
608 14th. St. N., Great Falls, MT 59401 -- (406) 452-8500 Offering 5 day and 10 day one-on-one whitetail, gamehead and mammal taxidermy. Beginner and advanced instruction by Shawn Dawson. E-mail
for further information or Click
here to visit our web site.
UK Taxidermy Training (United Kingdom)
Hollydean Cottage, Padmans Lane, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire LS23 6BR, UK -- +44 (0)1937 844580 UK Taxidermy Training, specialising in Bird or Small Mammal Training Cause's. Mike Gadd runs a three day solid foundation cause, designed to get you doing taxidermy by yourself, also option for a custom build intermediate or advanced cause. Click
here to visit our web site.
Jan Van Hoesen (Michigan)
4703 M-68 Highway, Rogers City, MI 49779 -- (989) 734-2707 Make your mammals come alive. State, National, International and World Champion taxidermist Jan Van Hoesen offers personalized one-on-one lessons in her Michigan studio. These workshops in mammal taxidermy and carcass casting are tailor made according to the needs and abilities of the student. Jan genuinely loves sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for excellence. Room and board included. E-mail
for further information or Click
here to visit our web site.
Bill Yox Taxidermy (New York)
5554 Redman Rd., Brockport, NY 14420 -- (585)
637-2450 Whitetail specialist Bill Yox is offering detailed commercial
and competition instruction one on one with intermediate and advanced students,
1 to 5 days and weekends. Tanning options, anatomy, form alterations and
finish work are outlined along with the mounting procedure. Hand-raised
whitetail deer are used for up close study and reference photos. Winner
of Joseph Bruchac Memorial Award, NTA's Taxidermist of the Year, and Second
Best in World Whitetail. E-mail
for further information.
