Bourke’s Taxidermy

Bourke’s Taxidermy Over 60 years of combined experience between father and son! The student has now become the teacher as roles have changed.

Master Taxidermist trained by my father Bill Bourke, World champions Cally Morris (turkeys) and Gene Smith (whitetails) and North American & National Champion Gary Weir. Additional phone number 217-825-3523

Welcome to the largest taxidermy studio in central Illinois that mounts in excess of 200 deer heads and 35 turkeys within 12-14 months!! Derek is now owner operator as Bill works alongside of

his son. Derek has been trained by not only his father but by World Champion turkey taxidermist Cally Morris as well as 3-time World Champion deer taxidermist Gene Smith. Derek also has a seat on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Taxidermy Association. Creating award winning taxidermy since 1980, specializing in deer and turkeys.

Busy week at the shop trying to get show pieces ready for next week! But we wanted to say that our Elite Series Mouth Pa...
06/05/2026

Busy week at the shop trying to get show pieces ready for next week!

But we wanted to say that our Elite Series Mouth Parts are stocking up here at the shop waiting on the next orders to come in from McKenzie Taxidermy Supply…..They are available and will make your next customer piece stand out from others!! So give them a try!

06/04/2026

We have gained control of our page again everyone! We apologize for any inconveniences or issues this might have caused!!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday to you all! Lots of things going on at the shop… still got to work on some customer pieces,whi...
05/22/2026

Hi everyone! Happy Friday to you all! Lots of things going on at the shop… still got to work on some customer pieces,while, trying to work on show pieces and fill Elite Series Mouth Cup orders for McKenzie.

We want to take this time to thank each and every one of you on this Memorial Day weekend!
We also want to thank every veteran and military service member for their service!

Without all of you we can’t do what we do! Have a great MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

NEW PRODUCT ALERT!!!!!Bourke’s Taxidermy is proud to introduce the first of its kind, a full throat latch lip curl mouth...
05/21/2026

NEW PRODUCT ALERT!!!!!
Bourke’s Taxidermy is proud to introduce the first of its kind, a full throat latch lip curl mouth part!! This was designed by us off of a 5 1/2 year old Illinois whitetail that has a 7 1/2” nose to eye measurement!! We are very excited about this product! With that said, we still need to fine tune some things but it will be available just in time for the 2026 November deer rush!! We also have plans for a 7 1/4” and a 7 3/4” as well in this same design. Other new mouth parts are coming as well both whitetail and mule deer, STAY TUNED!!!

Can’t say we have much to show for this week, but turkeys are rolling on the production line, new turkeys are still comi...
05/15/2026

Can’t say we have much to show for this week, but turkeys are rolling on the production line, new turkeys are still coming in as well. Are far as the Elite Series orders for McKenzie, we have almost filled the 4th order out of 5. Materials ran a bit short to complete the mule deer for this order, so we will start back on these next week when materials arrive! Also with the competition season starting for us, we will be working to finish those mounts for our upcoming shows. With that said please be patient with us as we will get rolling with production once these mounts get finished! Thanks again for everyone’s support!

Worked on finishing the 3rd purchase order from McKenzie today…. Still have 2 more to go!😳😓Trying to get all the back or...
05/13/2026

Worked on finishing the 3rd purchase order from McKenzie today…. Still have 2 more to go!😳😓Trying to get all the back orders filled before we can start building inventory so this doesn’t happen again!

We still need to improve some masters for the next round of orders…. You will see some changes on some of the originals to eliminate some waisted plastic…

We will try to continue to improve this line and can’t wait to get the next Elite Series II in production….

Thanks everyone for your patience !!

05/09/2026

11,000 likes/followers!!
Thank you!!

In the midst of stocking McKenzie with the Elite Series mouth cup line, we were able to get this customer mount scene fi...
05/09/2026

In the midst of stocking McKenzie with the Elite Series mouth cup line, we were able to get this customer mount scene finished up and we now have all the legs and thighs on all the turkeys. We will be assembling the rest of the first group of turkeys next week and filling the final 2 orders for McKenzie!

Address

734 US Highway 51
Pana, IL
62557

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+12178250783

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