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Quality & Service Since 1975
United
States Mailing Address Business Office & Shipping Address
PROFESSIONAL TAXIDERMY TRAINING SERVICE One on one instruction, no big classes!
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!
Consider our full training program OR
Individualized classes
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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Total Training Time: 50 hours
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 own hides,
antlers and skulls; learn how and do them yourself! Classes are forming every month! One on one instruction! Make a decision and signup today!
Class times: (8 hours per day average - more or less according to your needs) times can be arranged for night students and to accommodate the working individual. At the end of this fifty hour program, all students receive a certificate of completion. When do you want to start your training?
Class cost: $1,200. payable in United States Funds
two weeks before starting class.
This is the best value for the cost anywhere!
Call Us and sign up today! 719-390-3469
The Core Taxidermy Classes
Course 1.
Game Heads
Course 2.
Life Size Mammals & Rugs Each course above is 50 hours in length.
Total training time is 100 hours.
Course One: GAME HEADS
Each student will be required to mount and complete one game head.
Course Two: LIFE SIZE MAMMALS & RUGS
Each student will be required to complete one life size mammal and one rug. INSTRUCTION INCLUDED IN EVERY TAXIDERMY CLASS Laws & tagging requirements, Specimen handling & care, Skinning, Fleshing, Cleaning/washing/degreasing, Salting, Punch marking/Coding/Storage, Tanning/stretching/repair work, Measuring capes, skins and hides, Form selection & preparation, Body making/Commercial forms, Mounting procedure & methodology, Open & closed mouths, Antler/horn setting, Eye & ear placement, Using artificial parts, Posing, Sewing techniques, Base making, Drying techniques, Finish work & painting AND MUCH MORE!
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During the full (100 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 training 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 110 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. 3. CLASS SIZE: Individual training only. One on one instruction! 4. CLASS TIME: New classes are forming every month. Typical five, eight (or longer) hour days (variable times and hours). 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.
A Successful Graduation!
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School of
Master
719-390-3469
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.
WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL 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!
HUNTING BIG GAME
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.
SUCCESSFUL FISHING
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.
USING HANDGUNS:
A TO Z TECHNIQUE
AND METHODS 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.
PROFESSIONAL PREDATOR & FURBEARER TRAPPING
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.
Page last updated May 29, 2009
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