I STARTED HUNTING WHEN I WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.  MY FIRST DEER WAS A NICE 8 POINT BUCK SO I GOT IT MOUNTED.  IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT MOUNTING DEER WAS ART.  I WAS SO INTERESTED IN DEER, THAT MY INTEREST EXPANDED INTO TAXIDERMY.

     SIX AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COME ACROSS A BABY DEER.  HIS NAME IS LUCKY.  I STILL HAVE HIM, AND ANY TIME THAT I NEED A REFERENCE FOR NATURAL EAR POSITIONS, OR EXPRESSIONS, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT LUCKY.  I ALSO HAVE A DOE, HER NAME IS LADY.  HAVING DEER FOR PETS HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.  I GET TO APPRECIATE THEM ALL THE TIME, NOT JUST IN HUNTING.

     I BEGAN TAXIDERMY AS A HOBBY...IT TOOK ME 7 YEARS TO OPEN MY OWN BUSINESS.  I HAVE WORKED FOR OTHER TAXIDERMISTS IN THE PAST, BUT I FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO OPEN MY OWN PART TIME BUSINESS A COUPLE YEARS BACK. IT'S HARD TO WORK FOR OTHER TAXIDERMISTS BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU HAVE TO DO IT THEIR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY, BUT THAT IS NOT RIGHT IN TAXIDERMY. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THIS WORK THAT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!

    MY BUSINESS IS LOCATED AT MY HOME, SO I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE DAY OR NIGHT TO TAKE IN ANY DEER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE MOUNTED.  I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK AND DO A QUALITY MOUNT SO THAT MY CUSTOMERS MAY REMEMBER THAT SPECIAL HUNT FOR A LIFETIME.                   

                                                       Matt Bolling