The Rams Head

I received this beauty from my wife as a birthday Gift one year.

As I type this, the Ram is directly over me, on the wall in my den above my desk.

She was once again shopping at a flea market and bought it as a gift and managed to keep it a secret and hidden for months.

--She LOVES me!

The Stuffed Goose

This Relic is a one of our classic pieces of taxidermy. It's a Canadian Goose!

We received this from Brenda's brother Steven. He got it from his wife's brother. He got it at a yard sale.

Steven saw our taxidermy collection and fed our growing addiction!


--She watches you...

The Dentists Bear

Brenda scored this Relic and it came with a good story. We have it in out library over the Grandfather clock (another Relic).

The story begins with a dentist that did some pro bono work for a patient in need. This patient felt guilty about not being able to pay. In stead of cash the patient gave the kind dentist this bears head trophy.

The wife of the dentist didn't want it in their house but the child of the dentist thought it was awesome.

This child took it to his elementary school and donated it to his teachers classroom.

The teacher quietly got the willies from the bear. As soon as that specific child was gone for the summer the teacher sought a new home for the bear.

--In Swoops Brenda...

The Deer Heads

We have a lot of taxidermy in the house. Even though I am a hunter, none of the many trophy's we have in the house were shot by me.

We currently have eight deer heads in the house.

The one in this picture we got for free. Two heads were beautifully mounted and put on a big crate. The folks I got it from had packed it and moved it from Washington State. Never un-crating it was moved another five times. They were about to move again and the wife said it was the landfill for them because they were not going to take up any more garage space.

The two I received that day are in the foyer.

--I really need a moose. A huge moose...

The Bear

Yes, it's true.

We have a full sized, taxidermy, black bear, in the middle of my library.

The guy I got it from had it for 15 years before he got married. Before that it was in a bar in Old Town Alexandria for 60 years.

I loved driving home with it in the back seat of my car. The looks I got on Rt. 66 were awesome.

I always thought it would freak out the cats. The only pet it freaks out is Jenns dog Puttputt!

--I want a scary standing up Grizzly.

The Fox

We have a lot of taxidermy in the house. Most of it we got for free. People would just give it to us. The explaination usually begins:

"Well, I'm getting married..."

The fox is one of those stories.

When I went to pick it up I drove up to a secluded farm house. As I was walking up to the porch a massive Great Dane comes loping around the side of the house.

I actually had my hand on my 1911.

Luckily it was a big baby and a cream puff. Not really much of a watch dog. The Toy Poodle that finally caught up was the barker.

Anyway I got this beautiful fox for free. Saved from the landfill and now in my foyer.

--Just inside the front door...

The Hooded Merganser

This Relic is a piece of taxidermy that has a small label on the back that says:

   Hooded Merganser 1967

I saw this for free on craigslist.

We have several examples of taxidermy in the house that I plan to list.

This one is in the hall bathroom on the wall over the toilet currently.

--I like it!