Taxidermy Services

The creation of an outstanding big game trophy requires careful handling from the beginning.

Your freshly killed trophy should be kept out of the sun and it should be skinned immediately. The skin should then be frozen or salt dried. Let us know if you need instructions on how to skin an animal, especially if you need help with the more detailed areas such as the ears, nose, lips and eyes.

After the skin is dried, it is professionally tanned to a high quality soft leather. We relax the skin, stretch it and then measure it to determine how big to make the mannequin. The mannequins or forms are made from high density polyurethane foam and are individually sculpted to fit the skin. We also alter the mannequin to create the pose that you request.

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At Lyons & O'Haver, we regularly receive raw trophies from all parts of the world. Most frequently they come from North & South America, Mexico, Africa & Asia. Contact us for shipping instructions prior to your hunting trip. We will provide you with copies of our permits which may be necessary to facilitate shipment. We are able to clear your trophies through U.S. Customs and U.S. Fish and Wildlife. We are licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to receive game birds and waterfowl from anywhere in the world.To help you avoid losing any part of your shipment, we will furnish you with free plastic laminated waterproof shipping tags with your name on them for each individual trophy.Please visit our fish mounts ,fish reproduction fish replica page.also visit our bird mounts and waterfowl mounts page.
Lyons and O'Haver Taxidermy
8180 Parkway Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91942

Phone: (619)697-3217
Fax: (619)463-1053