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Life Like Taxidermy - I lost these hides because Life Like Taxidermy could not do the Merino and were charging $395 to do the Corsican. AVOID THEM AT ALL COST!

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AVOID AT ALL COST!!!…read more One of the most tragic experiences I have ever had with a business. I am a Yelp Elite and rarely will I give a single star to a business but the experience I had with Life Like Taxidermy was absolutely horrible. The owner lied about not being able to tan the hide of a Merino Sheep. Then the wife tried to overcharge me on a small Corsican Ram hide I wanted tanned...She sent me an estimate for $395...Keep in mind this Ram was tiny and they were almost double some places I have worked with regarding hides. I will go into detail so none of you will ever have to experience the poor service I did. I had read and heard about the complaints regarding poor service and ridiculous prices from others prior. The taxidermist who I will be working with on my hunt coming up knew exactly who they were without me even mentioning Life Like's name. What could have been two nice hides from my hunt in February had me going away empty handed, disappointed and angry that my hides went to Life Like Taxidermy. I even called the outfitter that I worked with and told them about my poor experience and they stated they have heard the same feedback recently as well. I told them to find another partner and mentioned that you do not want a partner like Life Like associated with your business. All the taxidermist who I know slammed Life Like for just not wanting to do the work and for trying to rob me. In essence they did because I have no hides to show from that hunt. I had two hides a small sized Corsican with a nice beard and colorations and a large sized Merino Ram. The owner called and said they could not do the Merino because it would be tough and end up like cobwebs after the process and those are his exact words. I begrudgingly agreed to say ok (what they did with the hide, I have no clue). I reached out to my taxidermist friends (I have a popular Instagram Page) and they said he just did not want to do the work and that, that is a normal every day job to do for taxidermists. I even told them it was a wool sheep and they said yeah it does not matter, it could have been done. Sadly, I asked them after the fact. Because I trusted Life Like Taxidermy, I believed them and in the end all the taxidermist said that the guy at Life Like was full of shit and to get your hides...The damage was done and the effort to go down there and deal with this poor business would have been a waste of time. The most shocking part of this tragedy was the Corsican hide and the price they were charging. I was hoping to at least get one hide but this gets more tragic. I have paid $200-$250 in other states for way larger rams when I asked the wife about the invoice, she could only state, this is what we charge. I had already posed this questions to my taxidermist followers on Instagram and all of them said a fair price would be between $200-$300 for blanket soft hides. Life Like Taxidermy sent me an invoice for $395!!!!.....$395 for a small hide. All my Taxidermist followers said that, that place is full of shit and were trying to rob me. I sent a message and stated they were trying to rip me off and that this experience was horrible and that I should have found a more capable and competitively priced taxidermist prior to having my hides picked up by them. The experience with Life Like Taxidermy was PURE TRASH. Seriously, avoid at all cost. You are better off calling Mounts Unlimited in Los Gatos. I asked him how much he charged for hides and he said $300. I asked this prior to sharing my experience with Life Like Taxidermy. That price by Mount Unlimited is still in the same ball park as the other taxidermists from the East Coast, South, Central, Canada and West. Thankfully as a result, I found a better taxidermist to deal with. One of the top 5 worst experiences in my life. If I could have given Life Like Taxidermy a ZERO I would have. AVOID AT ALL COST!!! Time to post this on Google.

Awesome shop. These…read moreguys picked up some ram heads that my buddies and I shot at a local outfitter and were set to do Euro mounts on the heads. Kurt handled the work super fast and the price was very affordable. When I went to pickup the heads we sat and shot the shit for a while and I was on my way. Super cool guy, great shop and great work. All my animals will be going to him going forward.

First Impressions Taxidermy - taxidermy - Updated May 2026

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