A Rocky Mountain goat is one of the hardest trophies in North America to earn, and the mount should look like it. The long white winter coat, the beard, the short black horns, and that calm, heavy-browed face are what people remember, and they are what a goat mount has to get right. Stehling’s Taxidermy has been mounting mountain goats in Jefferson, Wisconsin since 1978 for hunters coming home from British Columbia, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and Washington. Every goat is built in our Jefferson studio under Aaron and Austin Stehling on a goat-specific form, with the face, nose, and hair patterns finished by hand.
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Mountain Goat Mount Options
Mountain Goat Shoulder Mount ($1100)
The classic choice and the one most goat hunters pick. Upright, semi-sneak, or a slight head turn, with the full mane and beard shown off. A shoulder mount takes about the same wall space as a whitetail but reads much bigger because of the hair. Any pose or turn is included in the price.
Mountain Goat Wall Pedestal (quoted with your mount)
The goat standing on a sculpted rock ledge that comes off the wall, front legs and chest finished all the way around. This is the pose that says “mountain” without taking up floor space, and it is how we built the goats in the photos below. The rock is shaped to your wall and quoted with the mount.
Life-Size Mountain Goat Mount ($3,100)
The whole animal on a rock outcrop or cliff base, standing, climbing, or bedded. A life-size goat on a corner rock base is a centerpiece for a trophy room. Bases are quoted separately to fit the room.
Mountain Goat Rug or Skull Mount
A soft-tanned goat hide with the head on makes a striking white rug or wall hanger. A cleaned and whitened skull with the horns on a plaque is a good add-on next to a shoulder mount or for a second goat.
Mountain Goat Mount Pricing
| Mount | Price |
|---|---|
| Mountain goat shoulder mount | $1100 |
| Wall pedestal with rock ledge | Quoted with your mount |
| Life-size mountain goat mount | $3,100 |
| Rock, cliff, and habitat bases | Quoted with your mount |
| Rug or skull mount | Quoted per hide |
Pay in full, 50/50, three installments, or monthly through our Easy 8 Payment Plan. Standard delivery is 12 to 14 months, with rush service available at 180, 90, or 30 days on select orders. See the full price list.
What Makes a Mountain Goat Mount Look Right
Goats are all hair, and hair is where most goat mounts go wrong. The guard hairs on the mane, the pantaloons on the front legs, and the beard all have a direction, and they have to be groomed to lie the way they did on the mountain, not combed flat. The face is small and dark-eyed under all that white, so the eye set and the black of the nose, horns, and hooves carry the expression. We also alter the form under the hair so the goat looks stocky and square through the chest the way a mature billy does, rather than like a sheep in a white coat. On the wall pedestals we custom-modify the form so the front end sits naturally on the rock. You can see one of those goats coming together in our in-process post from the studio.
Field Care for a Mountain Goat Mount
- Take the late-season goat if you can. October and November billies have the full winter coat that makes the mount. An early-season goat is shorter-haired and often stained.
- Keep the hide clean. White hair shows everything. Keep blood off the coat, and never drag the animal. Wipe blood with snow or cold water before it dries.
- Cape long. For a shoulder mount, cut well behind the front legs and around the chest. For a wall pedestal or life-size, we need the whole hide including the legs and feet. If in doubt, take more.
- Do not cut the throat or the mane. Tube the neck out from the back and leave the head in the hide if you are not experienced turning ears and lips.
- Cool and salt or freeze. On a backpack hunt, flesh what you can, salt the hide heavily, and keep it out of the sun. If you can get it frozen within a day, freeze it flat, hair out, in a heavy bag.
- Keep the tag and permit with the hide and send us a photo of it. Goats from Canada need export paperwork; ask your outfitter before you leave camp.
Drop off in Jefferson (Mon–Fri 8 AM–5 PM, Sat 9 AM–12 PM) or at our New Franken showroom near Green Bay (Tue and Thu 3–7 PM), or ship it to us frozen. If you are still planning the hunt, our free pre-hunt planning covers how to get a goat cape home in good shape.
Mountain Goat Mount FAQ
How much does a mountain goat mount cost?
A mountain goat shoulder mount is $975 at Stehling’s Taxidermy in any pose. A life-size mount is $3,100 plus the base. Wall pedestals with a rock ledge are quoted with the mount.
Should I do a shoulder mount or a wall pedestal?
If you have wall space and want the goat to look like it is on the mountain, the wall pedestal on a rock ledge is the one to do. If space is tight or you want it to hang with a row of shoulder mounts, the shoulder mount shows the coat just as well.
Can you fix a stained or bloody goat cape?
Usually. Light staining washes out in tanning, and we can clean and groom the coat after mounting. Heavy blood that dried in the hair, or a cape left warm, is harder; call us from camp and we will walk you through it.
How long does a mountain goat mount take?
Standard delivery is 12 to 14 months, with rush service available at 180, 90, or 30 days.
Do you take goats from Alaska and British Columbia?
Yes. Most of our goats come from out of state. Freeze the cape, keep the tag and any export permit with it, and ship it to us 2-day early in the week.
