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Pricing

Service price guide.

Every project starts with a conversation. The numbers below are the structure — your specific quote depends on species, size, pose, base and finish details.

How pricing works

No "per inch" charge for replicas.

Quoted prices are good for at least 30 days. Prices DO NOT include shipping the finished mount or replica to your home or business — that's quoted separately at the end.

For replicas: I price the finished work, not the inch. Different manufacturers price the same length differently — sometimes by a wide margin — so a flat per-inch number would either short you or short me. Bring me your length, girth, weight and a good photo and I'll quote it honestly.

Driftwood, finished panels, habitat bases, nameplates and special poses are extra and quoted line-by-line.

By service

Service rates & ranges.

For an exact quote on your specific trophy, give the studio a call at 920-582-7004 or request the full 2024 price-list pamphlet.

Game heads

Deer, elk, big game

Shoulder mounts, pedestal mounts, custom poses. Forms custom-altered for your animal. Includes commercial tanning, custom finishing and standard mounting hardware.

Fish — skin mounts

Skull-out skin-mount method

Skinned with skull removed and skin taken into fin butts. Hand-painted scale and gill detail. No grease bleeding warranty.

Fish replicas

Premier, standard, economy

Twelve manufacturers, three quality lines. Hand-color-matched to your photo. Driftwood and panels priced separately.

Birds

Waterfowl, upland, turkey

Hand-cleaned, never tumbled. Pose worked through with you. Includes finished base unless a panel or habitat is requested.

Mammals

Life-size, half-mount, rug

From small mammals to bear life-size. Custom-altered forms, professional commercial tanning, hand-finished face. Rugs include sculpted head and felted backing.

Skull cleaning

European mounts

Cleaned, degreased and properly whitened with hydrogen peroxide (never bleach). Drop-off only — no shipping for fresh skulls.

Deposit

50%

All work brought in requires a 50% deposit. Includes birds, fish, gameheads & mammals. Full deposit due within 30 days unless we've made other arrangements.

Quote validity

30 days

Prices quoted are good for at least 30 days. Material and supplier costs change throughout the year — call to refresh a stale quote.

Payment

Cash · check · PayPal

I accept cash, personal checks and bank checks. No 2-party or payroll checks. Credit cards via PayPal invoice — please call to set up.

Ready when you are

Want a quote on your trophy?

Call the studio with species, approximate size and a brief description. I'll get you a number you can plan around.

Call 920-582-7004