Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Is taxidermy worth it

I love good taxidermy, but am at the point where I lack the space for it. I'm still keeping my trophies, but I'm doing mostly European mounts these days.

I had a bad experience a few years ago with trophies from Africa being shipped with dermestid beetles. Many capes were ruined, including a beautiful Nyala. Then, the taxidermist had a breakdown of sorts and gave me work not up to his previous standards. It made me really look at what part of the trophy was important to me. The skull is hard to mess up (although I've seen it done).

I'm also finding that the lower taxidermy bill lets me go on more trips.