Jeff is one of the nicest guys to do business with and some of the best prices and the best quality…read moreof work you will see in the capital region last time I was in there he had a fox a bear and Moose plenty of fish that looked quality show winning. He took care of my eight pointer for me for the best price and it looks absolutely amazing show quality. I guarantee if you give Jeff the chance at natures way you will not be so happy guaranteed return customer. Jeff is the best.

Baby, it's cold outside, and it's hunting season. Both things speak to furs, furs, furs…read more I had my own fur to deal with this season. Won't get too into it, but basically I accidentally salvaged a raccoon off the side of the road and successfully skinned it with a partner in crime and the help of a YouTube video. We had a perfect, furry raccoon hide in the freezer and didn't know what the hell to do. Attempts to stretch it over the nose of my surfboard and flesh it soon intimidated us; YouTube tutorials weren't helping in that regard and we had none of the equipment to properly remove the fat, cartilage, and offal from the inside of the hide. In desperation, I performed multiple searches for "taxidermist," since "flesher" seemed too esoteric and horrifying. A search on Yelp just revealed cool bars, galleries, and stores featuring taxidermy. Finally, I found this article: http://nypost.com/2011/08/08/new-york-citys-last-taxidermist-has-the-right-stuff/ Gathering up all my courage, I called this man and asked if he did fleshing. Of course he did, for a mere $25 bucks! Still, it took a couple phone calls of my futile question-asking before I realized that, not only did I not have any alternative in this city, but this guy really knew what he was doing. He was talking about how the ears had to be "turned out" and the cartilage in the nose had to be something-or-othered so it wouldn't pucker up as it dried. Good thing I asked to confirm his business location, too, because it turns out that Mr. Youngaitis has moved offices from Cypress Hills Taxidermy Studio in Brooklyn to a spot labeled "TAXIDERMY" on a rather residential road in Middle Village, Queens (http://thebrooklynink.com/2011/07/18/26501-new-yorks-only-taxidermist-stuffs-his-last/). There's plenty of street parking, or a little hoofing from the Middle Village M-train stop will get you there. What I saw was a super small, glassy storefront with no one in it, but tons of animals, seemingly one of each under the sun: bear, rabbit, swordfish, chameleon, bird, housecat, buck...honestly, the list goes on and on, nearly putting the American Natural History Museum to shame. Seriously. I rang the doorbell, and the man himself appeared, talking on his cell phone to another avid inquirer. He was very approachable and reassuring, and patient when I required a whole lot more reassuring. Note: vendor accepts CASH ONLY, but if you're still stuck cashless like me, there's a deli around the corner of an auto shop that has a 99-cent fee ATM. When I handed him $25, he said, "Oh, you could have just put down a deposit!" but then shrugged, and marked me paid in his paper records. This done, I left my rolled up, ziplocked raccoon skin right there on his table and left on faith that he'd call anytime between that day (mid-November) and the beginning of the new year. Already, a whole family had crammed into the store, and John's phone was ringing off the hook as hunters made appointments to drag in their prizes. And it's not just killers of animals who consult John for his comprehensive animal preservation services, either; lots of people want to immortalize their dear pets. And others are just randos like me who peeled the skin off a sadly slain animal and then didn't know where to go from there. I got a call right after Thanksgiving. There were the animals again, and there was John, with the raccoon in the same plastic bag I'd left it in, only this time it was completely clean and salted and a hell of a lot lighter, ready for tanning by either me or a service. He said he had a tanning guy (to make a soft, wearable pelt instead of a hardened, furry relic). But I proudly told him I'd look into some kits, and that I could take it from there. But seriously, if you need a taxidermist, John Youngaitis knows that he's doing. You can tell by the remarkably lifelike specimens in his store, which he did all by himself or with his father. And if you need someone to clean out a fresh skin so you can send it to a tanner, again, John's your man. Fleshing is the part of the process that is most critical and hardest to pull off since not doing a good job leads to rot. I almost want to skin an animal again so I can go give him more business, but I won't seek out the opportunity; one experience is enough. Anyway, he seems plenty busy - busier than you all might think in a city where there are only really rats, pigeons, and squirrels. Thank you, John!

John repaired my owl taxidermy mount for a very reasonable price of $50. He mounted the owl on a…read morebrand new wooden mount and he cleaned the eyes and nails of the specimen. I am very pleased with his work.

Always been happy with the service. Deer Mounts Turkey Mounts over the years have been very…read moresatisfied.

i been going there for years diane and ed are nice .she does great work on bears,whitetail,and…read moreturky.And is cheaper than the others ones .I am going to bring here a very nice walleye I just caught.I hope see still does fish. thanks diane

A once in a lifetime deer. My son in law and my daughter went hunting last year. They shot a once…read morein a lifetime deer. They took the deer to Mr. Neves, gave him instructions on what they wanted done with deer. They allowed Mr Neves to butcher the deer, and let him do the taxidermy. Mr. Neves wanted payment in full which they paid him. Now all they wanted was a Scull mount. Well Mr Neves cut the scull. And told my daughter that deer was shot by arrow the year before. After talking to my son in-law and my daughter I'm going to have a professional fix the idiots screw up. PEOPLE RUN AWAY FROM THIS LIAR. People make mistakes but don't lie then say "IM NOT A LIAR". But in his little mind he didn't lie because he doesn't know the truth.

Great service, and completed on time. Will definitely go back. The mount is awesome,and very life…read morelike.we have had nightmare getting things done at other places. This was a pleasurable experience.

I was in the area two weeks and googling things to see and do and this studio/gallery popped up in…read moremy search results. I think taxidermy is quite a fascinating trade so I just had to check it out. I called and arranged with John, the owner, to visit. He was so nice and very informative. Happy to see people with a great appreciation for this trade still exist. His work is amazing. If you're ever in need of any taxidermy work he's your guy. Or if you're ever in the area you should totally check this place out!

Incredible taste and a great eye. Both Gary and Sean are extremely talented…read more The antiques are well edited and the women's clothing is exquisite from the fabric to the design.

Cool place with some cool finds in a sleepy town, but shoddy service…read more Word of warning: when I visited the store, a nice but bumbling man behind the counter clearly had difficulty ringing up every single customer (didn't know prices, couldn't figure out the calculator, had difficulty bagging). He told us that he was the owners right-hand man. It was sort of cute and endearing UNTIL I got home and realized he didn't put something in my bag that I paid for (and spent time helping him add to my tab). I wrote the owner, or the email address tied to the owner on the site, with no response. Be very careful if you buy anything that all of your purchases are with you and rung up correctly.

Two years ago I shot a nice 8 point and decided to have the head-mounted. I researched some…read moretaxidermist in the area and came across Drecks Taxidermy. During Peak rifle season I called and was told I could bring it in anytime that evening. About 8 months later the mount was complete with a very high quality of craftsmanship. This year I shot a 9 pointer during peak rifle season on a heavy snow day that I decided to mount. Once again I called and was told I could bring it in anytime that evening. He help me decide on a mount and once again I'm excited to see the finished product. I definitely recommend checking this place out.

Just picked up my Snakehead(fish) from Buckshot Taxidermy! WOW! It looks absolutely amazing!! I…read morehighly recommend Mark at Buckshot if you`re looking for high quality taxidermy! I couldn`t be more ecstatic with this mount! A+++++ all the way!

From the owner: Buck-Shot Taxidermy specializes in habitat displays, not just a head or fish on the wall. All work…read moreon conventional mounts are done at the Buck-Shot Studio, with only the highest quality materials and best techniques.