Beginners welcome · Est. April 12, 2022 · Arizona
A friendly Arizona community of taxidermists, hobbyists, hunters, and the just plain curious. We share finished mounts with pride, ask the how-to questions out loud, and help each other learn — in the group and in the shop.
A place to learn. A place to belong.
This is a learning and sharing community, not a resale site and not a place for slick sales talk. Pros share what they know, beginners ask anything, and everybody roots for the next mount on the wall. This site is the club’s home off Facebook — same welcome, plus classes you can sign up for and a blog you can learn from.
Preserving a specimen, fixing a mistake, picking a first project — ask in the group and someone who has done it will chime in.
Finished mounts, works in progress, weird and wonderful oddities. If you made it, we want to see it.
Members are always asking where they can learn hands-on. Our classes are the answer — small, practical, and in person.
About 6,000 members across the state. Find a mentor, a supplier tip, or just folks who get why you saved that skull.
Make something with your own two hands
This is what members ask for most: a chance to get in a shop and learn hands-on. Classes stay small on purpose, so you get real time at the bench and can ask questions as you go. Never done this before? Good. You are exactly who these are for.
Hands-on · Holiday class
Our holiday hands-on class, sponsored by the AZ Taxidermy Club. You pick your project — mouse or rat — and leave with a finished piece of your own and a lot of laughs along the way.
Interest list open
Skull cleaning, degreasing, whitening, and mounting — the full Euro process from start to finish, explained in plain terms.
Interest list open
The decisions in the first few hours after a harvest decide how good the mount can be. Learn field care, caping, and hide cuts before your next season.
New dates are posted here and in the Facebook group as they are set. If a class fills, we open a waitlist in the registration form below.
A little know-how goes a long way
Short, practical reads from the shop: field care, shop technique, and getting started. New posts will be added here as the club publishes them.
Getting Started
Almost everyone in this club started with a small project, a lot of reference photos, and a first attempt they would do differently today. That is the…
Read from the bench →In the Shop
A clean Euro mount looks simple. Getting it that clean without damaging bone takes time — here is what actually happens between drop-off and pick-up. Clean, degrease,…
Read from the bench →Field Care
The best mount in the world cannot fix a hide that was left warm too long. A few early decisions matter more than anything that happens later…
Read from the bench →Good questions. Straight answers.
Yes. Join the Facebook group for free. Classes are paid separately because specimens, materials, and shop time are included in the price.
No. Most classes are built for beginners. If a class needs prior experience, it will say so clearly in the listing.
Yes, youths are welcome at the hands-on classes with a participating adult. Note it in your registration so we can plan bench space.
Register here by email or through the Facebook group, and the admin will confirm your spot and arrange payment. Online card payment will be added on this page once the club connects a merchant account (Stripe, Square, or PayPal).
Classes are hands-on in the shop in the Queen Creek, Arizona area. The exact address and start time are sent with your confirmation, and announced in the Facebook group for each class.
Arizona proud. Since April 2022.
About 6,000 members sharing mounts, asking questions, swapping tips, and cheering each other on. Public group, beginners welcome, Arizona proud — going strong since April 2022.
If the group link does not open, search “AZ Taxidermy Club” on Facebook.