Hayes Taxidermy

10/05/2026

Trying something new this year! I’m also going to offer soft tanning for deer hides…I’m no expert yet but I tried one and it turned out pretty good! Those will be $200

09/22/2026

With deer season quickly approaching I figured I’d make a post. I have 18 left to do from my biggest year I’ve had of 70 shoulder mounts, all capes are tanned and supplies should be in this week. With that being said for this year I am going to stay with my price of $500 for a shoulder mount, $600 for wall pedestal, $100 for a European mount. I’m here to make a little money, not rob people lol. Many taxidermists are over $700 and I just can’t bring myself to do it. I’m going to be requiring $150 down on mounts this year (excluding European) due to people backing out of mounts and me losing money I can’t afford to lose. With all this being said I thank everyone that has brought a deer to me and being patient, I have a full time job, a wife and 2 little girls. This started out as a hobby, I try to get them done as fast as I can. Thank you to my wife as well for not killing me when I am working all the time. Good luck this season!

10/08/2024

This season if you plan on doing a European mount, please keep the cape on it and I will cape it out and save the cape for others deer who may have had a bad cape or no cape at all. I will give discount on your European mount as well! Thank you all and good luck this season

09/28/2024

It’s opening day for bow season today! Good luck to all hunters out there and stay safe. With that being said, everyone knows prices continue to rise in our country. I’m only raising my prices $50, $500 for a shoulder mount and $600 for a wall/floor pedestal. This will cover the manikin and eye cost going up. I appreciate all my customers and look forward to seeing you all this season!

09/14/2024

Hello everyone, many of you may have heard or already knew but I’ve been dealing with some health issues with my eye sight. I’ve been diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. It’s caused from eating undercooked meat (venison) ironically. With that being said I have not been able to work on much taxidermy work this summer. Although my vision is finally coming back. With countless doctor visits and appointments and antibiotics and steroids. I am a little behind on shoulder mounts, I put a few together a week ago and am confident in myself that I’ll be able to get everyone’s deer done. Turn around time just isn’t as good as I was hoping so your wait times are a little longer than I was anticipating.

With all this being said, if you have any questions or want to take your deer somewhere else please just message me. My family and I truly appreciate everyone who has brought me their business and I am going to get up and running again and get them done as fast as possible. Thanks everyone again for their patience as I work through this health problem.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from my family to yours, beyond thankful for everyone that brought me a deer this year and helping me make my dreams come true!

12/16/2023

Good luck to all the hunters out there this weekend! Bring me some deer, just text me if you get one you want done!

12/05/2023

11/30/2023

Recent buck I’ve put together and a lot to cape out, good luck to everyone the rest of gun season, I really appreciate everyone bringing me business this year! Shoulders are $450 and Europeans are $100!

09/27/2023

Hello everyone, with bow season opening up in a few days I wanted to make an updated post about prices this year. With that being said every deer I do on Hilton Epply forms will be priced at $450, same as last years price. All other forms from other places will be prices at $550. The reason for this is simply because Epply forms are made in Ohio which means I can go pick them up and save that money on shipping. They are top quality, and truly are made for our Ohio bucks. Other places charge so much for shipping I don’t have a choice but to charge a little more. Predator prices will vary from $600 to $800 based on what you want done. Any other questions about anything feel free to text me or call me at +17408858877. Thank you to all my previous customers and I hope to see you soon. If you haven’t got your bucks back yet, I have 18 left and I’m working as hard as I can to get them done. and I welcomed our little bundle of joy into the world 9/23/23, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers