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Taxidermy Finishing Challenge

9 Feb 2024

Ever wondered what it takes to be a taxidermist?

By now we hope you have watched the Taxidermy Mounting Challenge, where we pit one of our experienced mounters against our digital designer, Julian, in mounting an Impala Shoulder mount.

The next step in the process is the Finishing. Finishing is an integral part of the taxidermy process and requires meticulous attention to detail.

Julian tackles the fine details of his Impala in the Taxidermy Finishing Challenge.

Can Julian keep up with experienced finishing artist, Stephanie?

Watch the video to find out how he fares and see what it takes to be a word class taxidermist.

"To Potential Clients of Splitting Image Taxidermy. Please allow this letter to serve as a recommendation of Splitting Image Taxidermy, which mounted the trophies from my three safaris. In each case, I was very pleased with the quality of the taxidermy work, the timelines in which the trophies were completed, and the reasonableness of the charges. I have found Douglas Cockcroft, Warrick and all of those associated with Splitting Image Taxidermy to be very responsive, honest, straightforward and a pleasure to deal with. The quality of the taxidermy performed by Splitting Image Taxidermy is superb, very detailed and very lifelike. Splitting Image Taxidermy is very familiar with the necessary permitting and shipping requirements involved in exporting trophies from South Africa to the United States, including exporting animals requiring CITIES permits. Please accept this as my absolute and unqualified recommendation of Splitting Image Taxidermy. Sincerely yours,"

Roger A. Key Mr.