A mount is only as good as the animal that reaches the taxidermist. Outlaw Hunt is a new brand, and this service is about helping you handle, choose and deliver a trophy well. Ask us what is available before you send anything.
Skill at the bench matters, but a taxidermist can only work with what arrives. Hair slip from heat, rot from a warm hide wrapped in plastic, cut eyelids and missing lips cannot always be fixed. The first hours after harvest are the most important hours in the life of a mount, and they are the easiest to get wrong when you are tired, far from the truck and busy with meat.
That is why we treat trophy care as a service, not an afterthought. Our guide to caring for a trophy in the field walks through the principles, and a call to your chosen taxidermist before the hunt can settle the details they prefer.
The right style depends on the animal, where it will hang and what you want to remember about the hunt. A shoulder mount shows the head, neck and some of the upper body with the hide, while a European mount shows only the cleaned skull and horns or antlers. Each has trade-offs in space, work involved and how the trophy handles handling and time. Our guide to shoulder mount versus European mount compares them in detail.
Good taxidermy takes time. Hides must be tanned or preserved, forms prepared, skin fitted and detail work finished, and most taxidermists are working through a queue of other hunters' animals. Seasonal rushes after hunting season can lengthen the wait. A very short quoted timeline is worth questioning rather than celebrating.
We do not quote delivery times or prices on this site, because they belong to the taxidermist doing the work. Read how long taxidermy takes for the factors that make timelines longer or shorter, and ask for a written estimate from whoever you choose.
Treat choosing a taxidermist like hiring a craftsperson. Look at finished work for natural eyes, ears and noses, clean seams and healthy hide. Ask how they prefer an animal to be delivered, what they do with it on arrival and what happens if you are unhappy with the result. Put the terms in writing.
Ask about the legal side too. Taxidermists work under their own state's rules, and some animals, parts or origins require paperwork or cannot be accepted at all. A professional will tell you what they need from you.
If you hunted away from home, the trophy may have to cross a border to reach you or your taxidermist. Disease control rules and import restrictions differ by state, particularly for deer, elk and moose and other members of the deer family. What counts as an acceptable part, how it must be cleaned or documented and when a taxidermist must receive it all depend on the rules. Our guide on CWD and transporting game across state lines gives you the framework, and the agency has the final word.
Outlaw Hunt is a new brand and does not offer a finished catalog of mounts or a portfolio of past work. What we can offer through an inquiry is straight guidance: what to do in the field, how to think about mount styles, what questions to put to a taxidermist and which agencies to contact about transport and legal requirements.
If the right answer for your trophy is a taxidermist in your own area, we will say so. A mount spends years on your wall, and the best result usually comes from a craftsperson you have met, whose work you have seen and whose terms you have in writing.
Outlaw Hunt is a new brand and does not claim a finished body of mounted work. Use the inquiry form to ask what is available, and we will be direct about what we can handle and what we would send you to a qualified taxidermist for.
Keep the head and cape cool and out of moisture, avoid unnecessary cutting and contact your taxidermist as soon as you can for their instructions. Our field care guide explains the common principles.
Freezing is a common way to hold a cape until delivery, but individual taxidermists have their own preferences about how it should be prepared. Ask yours before the hunt.
Yes. Federal and state laws protect some species and restrict certain parts, and disease rules limit the movement of some animals across state lines. A licensed taxidermist can explain what applies, and your state agency can confirm.
Tell us what you want to hunt or what needs mounting and we will reply with what is possible.