AB Custom Taxidermy Training

School of
Taxidermy and Tanning
Quality & Service Since 1975

Individual Instruction and Training in the Art & Science of Taxidermy. Complete training programs or individual courses to meet your needs. Specific Tanning & Basic Novelty Taxidermy classes are available! Please continue reading and scroll down to your area of interest. When would you like to start?

719-390-3469

                         United States Mailing Address                  Business Office & Shipping Address
                                  P. O. Box 5125                                         2302 Frontier Drive
                          Security, Colorado 80931                             Security, Colorado 80911

                                       Email: KMikules@ABCustomTaxidermy.com

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"After the harvest, good quality taxidermy is the ultimate expression of art and conservation."---Mr. Kim J. Mikules, A quote from: The Professional Hunting & Taxidermy Handbook. ISBN: 1425108040 Available at: http://www.trafford.com/06-2562 Or order from www.Amazon.com

     Do you like to hunt or fish and genuinely enjoy the outdoors? Have you ever wondered how wildlife is preserved, skins tanned or how animals are mounted and displayed for the individual hunter or in realistic dioramas for museums?

    The big question is, would you like to learn? Why not invest in yourself? We teach you the true meaning of the word "conservation" or in other words, the "wise use" of our natural resources in many ways. You can start earning that extra money or begin a new career! Please, continue reading.

    Do you feel that your job is a dead end? Are you tired of your current position in life? Do you want to be independent and have real freedom? Are you looking to better yourself and family? Would you like to really have financial freedom, success and start enjoying life as it should be? Ever think about starting your own business and be your own boss?   If you want it, we can teach you!

   1. You can earn money and actually enjoy working for it out of your own home or you can open your very own taxidermy studio anywhere in the country!

2. Even if you just want to work on your own trophies and do your own thing or mount animals for other people, you NEED this training and instruction.

   3. You can do it! One on one individual --personalized-- training is available for you. No big classes! No hassles!

   4. With PTTS --Professional Taxidermy Training Service, you can take one taxidermy course at a time if you wish or enroll in the complete training program. If you are serious about learning and want to be a success, we will teach you and you will prosper. Our taxidermy programs are custom designed for individual success and future earning potential.

Consider our full training program OR Individualized classes
OR our Basic Taxidermy and Tanning Skills 202 class!

Your hard work and dedication will make you a success. We hold back nothing and all of the secrets and little known techniques and details including the modern formulas for tanning skins and hides are taught. If taxidermy is something you wish to pursue, please continue reading and scroll down to our taxidermy training section.

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PTTS PROFESSIONAL
TAXIDERMY TRAINING SERVICE
School of Taxidermy & Tanning

                                                    Telephone: 719-390-3469

                     United States Mailing Address                        Business Office & Shipping Address
                              P. O. Box 5125                                               2302 Frontier Drive
                       Security, Colorado 80931                                   Security, Colorado 80911

                                              E-Mail:   KMikules@ABCustomTaxidermy.com

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Basic Taxidermy & Tanning Skills 202
Take the time and invest in yourself! This is a stand-alone class for anyone!

    So, you don't want to be a taxidermist but you want to tan your own hide(s), mount your own antlers, and preserve that bear or coyote skull and maybe create a European mount out of a deer or elk skull? Tired of paying someone else to do it for you? If this is how you feel, then this special class is made for you! Bring your hides, antlers and skulls; learn how and do them yourself!
     This is an intensive seven day training program for the average do-it-yourself person wanting to learn & understand the general techniques, methodology, formulas and equipment used by professional taxidermists and tanners.
     This course will teach the student the correct field care, skinning, and skin preparation for all big game and small game animals including fleshing and salting skins and hides for the taxidermist plus these additional six topics: 1.The basic tanning of animal skins.   2. How to tan deer and elk hides. 3. How to tan snake skins. 4. How to make antler and horn mounts. 5. How to make hoof gun racks. 6. How to clean and preserve skulls and how to create European mounts.    Each student receives personalized, individual attention.

Class times: (8 hours per day average/plus) can be arranged for night students and to accommodate the working individual. At the end of this forty hour program, all students receive a certificate of completion.

Class cost: $900. payable in United States Funds. This is the best value for the cost anywhere!

Call Us and sign up today! 719-390-3469
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We teach two of the most popular major areas
of Taxidermy education plus a separate class
of Basic Taxidermy and Tanning Skills.

Each student will be required to complete one medium and one small life size mammal and one rug.

During the full four week (160 hours) training program, students receive a complete working knowledge of the two major areas of quality commercial taxidermy and the art of "tanning skins for taxidermy" is also included at no additional cost! General wildlife law, tagging, record keeping, customer privacy and reference material are reviewed and included for each course. With the full four week program, we also include a ten hour business class which will help prepare the student to start and operate his/her own business. Total time for the complete course plus a ten hour business class will be 170 hours.

1. Each course is geared towards: Quality, realism, speed, business success & student needs. We work hard and hold back nothing which includes trade secrets, formulas, methodology, problems and solutions and much more!

2. We concentrate instruction with step by step lecturing and "hands on" work! The student "learns by doing" with one on one guidance. All training is complete with a limited amount of video tape instruction. Written examinations, tests and finished mounts certify student competence and course knowledge.

4. CLASS TIME: New classes are forming every two months. Typical eight to ten hour days (Variable). Five to six days a week. For students with outside jobs, we try to work around your schedule, on weekends and at night!

5. We start at the beginning and try to tailor the course to your individual needs, skill and experience level.

Note: We do not offer housing at this time. However, there are affordable alternatives available on the local economy. We will be glad to assist you in any way we can.

School of Master
Outdoorsman Specialty Training
From individual to group instruction in survival & preparedness, firearms, hunting,
fishing, camping, trapping & snaring, prospecting, and much more!
Quality & Service Since 1982

MOST is a division of MikulesCorp. MOST was first founded in January 1982 by Mr. Kim J. Mikules. MOST offers individual training, Seminars and Workshops for the outdoor oriented person, for groups, schools and organizations. MOST is for people that want to learn, succeed and be successful in various outdoor pursuits and activities.

All instruction can be customized to the individual student. We can teach you by yourself or with other people in your group or organization. Discounts will be given to groups of five or more people. Family members are encouraged to learn as a “family.” We can travel to your location or you can travel to ours. We can supply books, materials, and related items.

The student learns by doing, with hands on training. The student will receive lecture, one on one instruction, view video, and have plenty of field activities with “first hand” practical experience.

At the end of your instruction and field activities, along with your new knowledge, you will also receive a prized certificate of completion as further evidence of your training and dedication to acquiring a useful and beneficial outdoor education.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS
20 Hours $200 per person
Wildlife ID, Camp and Trail Skills including Woodcraft, Conservation of natural resources, Outdoor Equipment, activities and techniques. This program runs a full 20 hours! Students achieve a quality understanding of professional outdoor techniques and skills, outdoor psychology, operation of a camp, camper association and activities, hiking methods and gear, outdoor cooking and fires. Plenty of activities and hands-on training!

The big three topics of shelter, fire and signal are covered in detail. Locating water, travel and land navigation, weather, hypothermia, obtaining food, traps and snares, fishing, plant ID, solar still, building survival weapons, making clothes, shoes and rope, forecasting adverse weather, preservation of meat and other food in hot weather. This class will save your life! This is a very intense 30 hour workshop with 22 hours of practical application in field activities. All areas of survival are covered including a section on first aid! From the mountains and desert to jungle terrain --- You will survive!

Learn to hunt whitetail, mule deer, elk, black bear and moose. The techniques and instruction help guarantee your success. ID big game, trophy estimation, tracking, habitat, drives, caliber selection and bullet placement, field care, skinning for the taxidermist, current laws and regulations, and much more. This class is for the serious hunter that wants to be successful. A full 20 hours of instruction including 10 hours of field activities.

The student will learn the real secrets of fishing for warm water and cold water fish. Bluegill, Northern pike, bass, catfish, rainbow, brook and brown trout are covered in detail. You learn the correct way to use lures and bait. How to read water, casting techniques, equipment, streams, rivers, lakes and ponds are all explained with vivid techniques and sure-fire methods. We also head out to do some fine fishing. One on one instruction insures your understanding and success in this two day program.

This is a professional 16 hour course designed to teach both men and women how to handle, control and shoot the handgun. We cover many topics including safety and common sense, Laws, concealed carry, actions, grip, aiming, shooting, cleaning and maintenance, buying a handgun, personal defense tactics and safe storage. One on one instruction guarantees attention to individual requirements.

This 20 hour class leaves nothing untouched. We cover steel traps, ethics, laws, equipment, skinning, fleshing, stretching fur and marketing of pelts, record keeping, avoiding non-target animals, scouting for the trap line, sets and locations, baits and lures for land and water animals. Snares and snaring are also included. Coyote, fox, bobcat, raccoon, beaver, muskrat, badger, wolf and wolverine are some of the many animals covered. Field activities and hands on experience insure your future success.