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Taxidea Taxus - Badger Pelt
My new American badger pelt. I am in love with him. He's one of those pelts that are just so easy to fall in love with. He's 34 inches of thick, soft fur with heavily clawed paws and that ridiculously...
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SUE - Merry Christmas 2010
I'd really like to say that this gorgeous creature is a part of my natural history collection, but... that would be a lie. I recently had a unique opportunity to photograph Sue, the Field Museum's...
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Sharp-Tailed Grouse Pelt
Pelt of a female Sharp-Tailed Grouse, also known as the "fire bird" or "fire grouse" by the Native American Indians because of this species' reliance on brush fires to keep their prairie habitat...
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Hind Paws And Tail - Wolf
The hind paws and tail of my white wolf pelt.Wolf from a taxidermistDisclaimer: I did not kill this animal and disagree with the killing of animals for sport or fashion. If you do not like what you...
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Coyote Mohawk
This is my new coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and brought home, skinned, and tanned by me.She has the thickest fur I've seen on a coyote yet and there's this glorious ridge of fur that starts...
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Coyote Paws
These are the paws of my new coyote pelt. All her claws and toes have been kept intact.Disclaimer: I did not kill this animal! It was found already dead on the side of the road where it would have...
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Three Yotes
My three coyote pelts. From left to right: Kestrel, my new coyote, and Kyoht.Kestrel's guard hairs are thin and flexible which makes her coat very soft. My new coyote has lots of nice, stiff guard...
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New Coyote - Tanned
My new female coyote pelt. She was found as roadkill and I skinned her and took her through the tanning process so her skin is now a nice soft leather made to last for years to come.She's quite the...
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