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Growing up in Iowa, Colorado, and Alaska Jeff spent many hours hunting and fishing. His Uncle Del was a taxidermist and it wasn’t long before Jeff caught the bug too. Del became Jeff’s mentor, and in 1997 taught Jeff the basics of taxidermy. “At first I only got into taxidermy to do mounts for myself and a few friends.” Says Jeff.

In 1998 Jeff decided to pursue taxidermy as a full time business and Jeff’s Taxidermy was born. What started as a hobby in the corner of his basement has now grown to take over the whole basement and is still expanding.

“Although some taxidermy shops may be large, I believe quality counts more than size.” believes Jeff.

Because of the many years Jeff has spent hunting and fishing, he is very knowledgeable in making his mounts look as natural and life-like as possible. He attends Taxidermy conventions for the opportunities to meet and learn from world champion taxidermists. “I go to conventions to learn new techniques and fine tune my own skills to make my mounts more life-like.” Explains Jeff.

Jeff has been winning awards at the Iowa Taxidermists Association every year since 1998 including several 1^st place winners. Jeff’s motto is "Memories that live forever". Jeff makes his motto come true, not only in providing a quality mount but also in posing the mount to bring back the excitement and memories of the hunt.

Jeff is a member of both the Iowa Taxidermists Association and the National Taxidermists Association

Jeff’s Taxidermy is in the East-central Iowa town of Victor, just off Interstate 80. He welcomes visitors and he loves to show his work and talk hunting and fishing.

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