Stehling's Taxidermy creates museum-grade black bear mounts in Wisconsin, offering shoulder mounts, half-mounts, full life-size mounts, bear rugs, and skull/European mounts. With studios in Jefferson and New Franken (Green Bay area) and 48 years of experience, we handle black, brown, grizzly, and color-phase bears. Drop off or ship your hide to us.
From Wisconsin black bears to Alaskan brown bears, grizzlies, and imports from abroad — Stehling's has mounted them all. Forty-eight years of craft, two studios, one standard.
Bears test the limits of taxidermy — massive hides, dense fur, commanding anatomy. Every mount we build honors the hunt and the animal with correct reference, hand-sculpted anatomy, and materials chosen to last generations.
From the first black bear through Alaskan browns and grizzlies, we've built the muscle memory — and the reference library — that only comes with decades of mounts.
Full life-size, half, pedestal, rug, skull — every pose is built to your room, your reference photos, and the personality of your bear.
Drop off in Jefferson or Green Bay. Serving hunters across Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, and the Upper Peninsula.
Whether your bear came from a Wisconsin stand, an Alaskan spot-and-stalk, or a guided hunt abroad, we have the hides, forms, and experience to do it justice.
Wisconsin's native species. Our most-mounted bear — full life-size, half, rug, or skull.
Coastal browns and Kodiaks. Oversized forms, heavy hide handling, museum-grade finishing.
Rocky Mountain and Canadian grizzlies. Commanding poses built for the animal's power.
Bear imports from international hunts. We handle all documentation and coordination requirements.
View our latest bear mounts — full life-size, half mounts, rugs, and specialty poses.
Bears vary wildly in size, hide condition, and pose complexity. The numbers below are starting points — final quotes are built after we see the animal.
Starting point, size-dependent. Pedestal base add-on available.
Starting point, size-dependent. Habitat base quoted separately.
Open or closed mouth, felt backing, nose-to-tail measurement.
Cleaned, degreased, and whitened. Plaque mounting optional.
Habitat bases, custom scenes, open-mouth work, and oversized specimens are quoted individually.
Bears are a race against heat. The first six hours after harvest matter more than the next six months. Follow these essentials — then read the full guides.
The full warm-weather guide — skinning, cooling, freezing, registration.
Guide →Prep before the hunt — references, pose ideas, shipping setup.
FAQ →Turnaround, deposits, shipping, and trophy handling questions.
Library →Complete guides, species-specific field care, and prep tips.
Pose selection, reference photos, base design, and room placement. Deposit secures your slot.
Professional tanning, form fitting, hand-sculpted anatomy, detail work on eyes, nose, and claws.
Final grooming, QC, and delivery or pickup. Optional shipping anywhere in the lower 48.
913 North Parkway Street
Jefferson, WI 53549
Main workshop. Consultations and mount viewing by appointment.
3861 Algoma Rd, Suite 3
New Franken, WI 54229
Serving Green Bay, Door County, and the U.P.
Call the studio, or send us photos and a few details — we'll get you a quote and a slot in the book.
Start Your Project Call JeffersonStehling's Taxidermy offers black bear shoulder mounts, half-mounts, full life-size mounts, bear rugs, and skull/European mounts. We tailor each to your trophy and display space.
Bear mount pricing varies by mount type, from rugs to full life-size poses. Contact Stehling's Taxidermy for a free, itemized quote based on the mount you want.
Yes. We produce high-quality bear rugs with felt backing and open or closed-mouth options, capturing the natural color phase of your bear.
We have two Wisconsin studios: our flagship at 913 North Parkway Street in Jefferson, and a second location in New Franken in the Green Bay area.
Stehling’s Taxidermy completes every bear mount in-house at one of our two Wisconsin studios. Drop off at our Jefferson studio in south-central Wisconsin, or our New Franken (Green Bay area) studio in the northeast. We proudly serve hunters across the state — see all the areas we serve.
Bear is one of the species Stehling’s is best known for, and we work on them out of two Wisconsin studios. Our Jefferson flagship at 913 North Parkway Street covers Jefferson, Dodge, Waukesha, Dane, Rock and Walworth counties — Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Whitewater, Johnson Creek, Madison and the Milwaukee suburbs. Our New Franken showroom at 3861 Algoma Road sits just east of Green Bay and covers Brown, Kewaunee, Door, Oconto and Outagamie counties.
We handle shoulder mounts, half mounts, life-size mounts, rugs and skull mounts. If your bear is a colour phase — cinnamon, chocolate or blonde — mention it when you drop it off; phase hides are less forgiving and worth flagging early.
Both studios take walk-ins during business hours, no appointment needed, and out-of-state clients ship to us regularly — read the shipping instructions first. Not sure what your project will cost? Ask us for a free quote.