Here are the answers to our most common questions.
Deer Nose Repair
Question: I’ve scratched the nose on my deer mount. How can I repair it without bringing it back in for a touch up?
Answer: Don’t fret, the solution is simpler than you may think. Take a look at the video below to see how to solve this issue in just a few minutes at home!
Freezing a Fish
Question: I’ve just caught a fish I want mounted, but I’m not sure how long it will be before I can bring it. How do I freeze it to prevent damage to the fins and skin resulting from freezer burn?
Answer: Please refer to our video below to learn how to properly freeze a fish to minimize the chance of fin breakage or other damage.
Fish Colors
Question: What color will my fish be when it’s finished? Will it look like it did when I first reeled it in?
Answer: Fish (take the largemouth bass, for example) can be many different colors or shades of color. When caught in a muddy pond, they tend to be pale or have a yellow hue. In stark contrast, a bass caught in dark water with vegetation will be dark, almost black.
If you have a fish which you want to have a certain or unique color, providing a clear photo will help us match your request much more closely. The realistic color of the fish is not always as eye-appealing as the one a taxidermist paints on them. Most taxidermists have a stock color scheme which they paint their fish by. We color our fish with a pattern developed by my friend, Dick Spencer, who satisfied customers in his Hattiesburg shop for over 30 years. Dick passed his special painting technique on to me over 25 years ago.
The finished bass has 13 different color paints combining into a dark, rich overall color filled with intricate details and markings. We then seal these colors in with a top quality finish to preserve them. My late friend Spencer frequently referred to this style of painting on a fish as “something that will knock your dang eye out!”