USDA-Approved Import Facility

Bring your birds home — legally and intact.

Stehling's Taxidermy is a federally licensed USDA facility (W10015) for the import of restricted avian species. If you're planning an international hunt, we handle the logistics, the paperwork, and the customs clearance — so your trophies get to the workbench, not confiscated at the border.

One rule up front: we clear only birds that are being mounted here, in our Jefferson studio.

USDA Facility Number

W10015

Federally Approved Avian Import

A Rare Credential

Very few taxidermy studios in the country are USDA-approved.

Importing birds — or any restricted avian species — into the United States requires a federally approved facility on the receiving end. Without one, customs has no choice but to hold or destroy the shipment.

Our W10015 designation lets us legally receive your birds, run them through the required quarantine and clearance, and move them straight into our taxidermy workflow under one roof. No middle handler. No re-shipping. No risk of damage between agents.

It is also why we clear only birds we are mounting: every bird that passes through our quarantine goes straight onto our own workbench.

How It Works

Three steps from the field to your wall.

A simple process — as long as it starts before your hunt does.

Contact Us Before Your Hunt

Reach out before your trip so we can walk you through the import procedures. We'll provide our USDA facility number and shipping address — both required on USDA VS Form 16-78 for customs clearance. Even if you personally carry the birds back into the U.S., our facility info must be on the form, and the birds must come directly to us. Tell us which birds you want mounted, too; only birds we are mounting can come through our facility.

USDA Clearance & Quarantine

On arrival, all birds are placed into our designated quarantine area and processed under USDA protocol. Only authorized staff are permitted in this area. We maintain a detailed log of the clearance process, provide it to the USDA, and make it available to you.

Direct Into the Studio

Once cleared, your birds move directly from quarantine into our taxidermy workflow — the same studio that handles every other Stehling's mount. One facility, one chain of custody, one team responsible from import to install.

Required Shipping Information

Use this exact info on USDA VS Form 16-78.

Save this page or screenshot the card below. Your outfitter, dip-and-pack provider, or shipping agent will need every line of this for customs. Use it only for birds you are sending us to mount.

USDA W10015

Stehling's Taxidermy LLC

Attn

Aaron Stehling

Address

913 N Parkway Street
Jefferson, WI 53549
United States

Phone

(920) 650-5457 — Aaron's cell

a.n.stehling@gmail.com

USDA #

W10015

Aaron is your direct contact for every international import — reach out by phone or email well before your departure date.

Three things to know before you book.

Only Birds We Mount

USDA clearance through our facility is available only for birds we are mounting in our studio. If a bird isn't being mounted here, we can't clear it; we don't act as a clearance-only broker.

Wrong Paperwork = Confiscation

Failure to have the correct forms or USDA facility information listed can result in your birds being confiscated at customs — permanently. There is no second chance once the shipment is held.

Plan Well In Advance

Contact us well before your hunt so we can prepare the paperwork, coordinate with your outfitter and dip-and-pack, and answer questions while there's still time to fix anything.

Goulds Turkeys & The World Slam

Importing turkeys from Mexico?

The Mexico Goulds turkey import is one of the most common reasons hunters come to us — and one of the most frequently confiscated trophies at the border. We've built complete guides for every step of the process.

Plan the Import Before the Hunt

Don't lose the bird at the border.

One conversation before you leave the country can save the trophy of a lifetime. Reach out before you book the hunt and tell us which birds you'd like mounted — those are the birds we can clear.

Call Aaron — (920) 650-5457 Jefferson Studio — (920) 650-7800

How Stehling’s handles USDA imports

We are one of the few taxidermy studios in the country with a USDA-approved import facility (W10015). If you are bringing birds home from Mexico, Canada, or overseas, we clear them at our facility and mount them under one roof, so there is no second shipment to a separate quarantine site. Clearance is offered only for birds we are mounting here. Send us the species and the country before you book the hunt and we will tell you exactly what paperwork you need. Stehling’s Taxidermy (taxidermyplanet.com) is a family-run studio in Jefferson, Wisconsin, in business since 1978, led by Aaron and Austin Stehling, who oversee every mount from drop-off to pickup.

Ask about a USDA import | Call or text (920) 650-7800