Taxidermists in Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Tyrrell County consists mostly of swamps and pocosin terrain, creating ideal habitat for heavy black bears and thick-antlered bucks. When you bring down a trophy in the backwoods near Columbia, you need a local professional who understands how to handle hides from this humid environment. Proper field care is essential here, but getting your harvest to a shop quickly is the best way to ensure a quality mount that lasts.

There is currently one specialized option available in Columbia for hunters needing display work. Owens Taxidermy and Wildlifeart.com handles local game and can help preserve your hunt from the Albemarle Sound region. Whether you are mounting a coastal deer or a trophy bear, having a shop nearby simplifies the drop-off and pickup process after a long week in the stands.

1 taxidermist in Tyrrell County

Serving Columbia.

Owens Taxidermy and Wildlifeart.com

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Using taxidermists in Tyrrell County

A taxidermist takes your cape and antlers, preps and tans the hide, then mounts the animal on a form. Most shops want the cape caped out and frozen, or the whole head delivered cold and unfrozen within a day or two of the kill.

What to ask before you commit

What is your current turnaround time, in months?
Do you tan in-house or send hides out?
What deposit do you require, and is it applied to the final price?
Can I see finished mounts of the same species?
How should I care for the cape before I bring it in?

What it usually costs

Shoulder mounts commonly run several hundred to well over a thousand dollars depending on species, form and finish work. European mounts are typically the least expensive option. Deposits of 30-50% are standard.

Timing matters

Get the cape cold fast. Do not salt or freeze a cape you plan to have mounted without asking the shop first — hair slip from a warm hide is the single most common ruined mount.