I love to mount birds, and even though I have an extensive background mounting them, I sure had my hands full when I was approached to mount a rhea. Because I was unfamiliar with the shape of a rhea’s body, many thoughts went through my mind on how to re-create the body for this large bird. Options considered were making a quick mold out of plaster from the carcass,...

Before I begin my first article in Breakthrough I would liked to thank Larry and Kathy Blomquist who have given me the opportunity to share my knowledge with their readers. Having been in the taxidermy industry for over 40 years, I think my experience will help other wildlife artists avoid the many mistakes I’ve made along the way. For this two-part article, I will...

I don’t think we could ever do too much reference on whitetail deer. Over the last few years I’ve collected some beautiful reference of fighting whitetails and I have thousands of stills I have taken. I am a avid whitetail hunter and I’ve only witnessed maybe a half dozen good whitetail fights for dominance, not sparring situations, as we will often see...

Wisconsin travelers may have noticed something big has been going on for months now on the old “Taxidermy & Cheese” landmark business property on Highway 35 South between Hudson and River Falls, Wisconsin. It’s true – the local people have known this business as the Aves (pronounced AY-vees) Taxidermy and Cheese for the past 40 years, offering...