Elk Ridge Taxidermy

Elk Ridge Taxidermy Being an avid hunter and fisherman, I know how your trophies should look once completed. Capturing t TROPHY CARE
Treat your cape as good as your trophy's meat.

The cape will spoil just like the meat if not taken care of.
1. With sharp knife, slit hide circling the body behind the shoulder at the midway point of rib cage. Should be at least 8 inches behind shoulder for full cape.
2. Slit skin around legs just above knees (completely around leg).
3. From behind knee slit BACK of leg all the way up to shoulder. Important not to slit in front of leg as this

will show on your shoulder mount.
4. Begin to skin from shoulder to the base of head as shown on diagram 3 below.
5. Once you reach base of skull, cut head from carcass leaving cape attached to skull.
6. Keep entire head cool or frozen to ensure that cape does not spoil. Keep in mind, bacteria will begin to grow as soon as animal is dead and hair quality is directly related to this bacteria being minimized. If you have antelope or small deer that can be placed into freezer, that works well on warm days.
7. Wash blood from cape if at all possible. BIRDS
1. Freeze entire bird....DO NOT gut bird. FISH
1. Wrap entire fish in wet towel and place in freezer. DO NOT gut fish.

New Zealand stags heading home!
08/20/2026

New Zealand stags heading home!

Colorado S34 Archery Ram heading home.
08/18/2026

Colorado S34 Archery Ram heading home.

Canvasback heading home.
07/28/2026

Canvasback heading home.

Nice Colorado non-typical buck heading home.
07/24/2026

Nice Colorado non-typical buck heading home.

Two nice whitetail heading home.
07/18/2026

Two nice whitetail heading home.

Hello friends……I’m in need of a custom carpenter to build bases for mounts. Quality is top priority so experience in b...
05/21/2026

Hello friends……I’m in need of a custom carpenter to build bases for mounts. Quality is top priority so experience in building bases, or finish carpentry is required. Here are a few examples of the types of bases we use in shop. Contact me if interested. 719-640-0536 .

Tom and his family had one heck of a couple of years of sheep hunting from Mexico, NWT and BC. Thanks for trusting Elk ...
05/02/2026

Tom and his family had one heck of a couple of years of sheep hunting from Mexico, NWT and BC. Thanks for trusting Elk Ridge to preserve your memories.

Blacktail trio
04/29/2026

Blacktail trio

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