Stehling's Taxidermy mounts wild turkeys in Wisconsin in full-strut, half-strut, gobbling, flying, and hen poses. With studios in Jefferson and New Franken (Green Bay area), we handle Eastern, Merriam's, Rio, Osceola, and Gould's birds, including World Slam and Mexico imports. Turkey mounts start around $1,400.
Full strut, half strut, gobbling, flying, dead mount, specialty poses. Built on anatomy, finished in the studio, delivered to last generations.
See our newest turkey taxidermy mounts — fresh from the studio. Browse the full strut, half strut, flying, hen and dead-mount displays in our latest gallery.
Each pose below is a photo gallery — click any card to view examples of that mount style.
Fan open, head high. The classic showpiece.
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Display tension without the full fan — compact, realistic.
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Head stretched, caruncles flushed — captured mid-call.
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Wings spread, in flight — ceiling or custom mount.
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Feet up on a post or log — the traditional trophy.
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Hen with poults, custom habitat, or your vision.
View Gallery →A turkey is one of the hardest birds to mount. Caruncles have to flush the right red. Primaries have to lay in natural rhythm. Beards hang from a specific anchor. We've been mounting turkeys for fifty years and the work has only gotten more exacting — because we've gotten more honest about what “right” looks like.
Every bird comes through the same family-run studio. Same hands. Same standard. Every bird leaves with the anatomy intact, the feathers natural, and the pose true to the moment it was taken.
Any pose, any habitat, any base. We build to what you saw in the woods.
Eastern, Rio, Merriam's, Osceola, Gould's. Grand Slam and World Slam welcome.
Finishing detail most shops reserve for competition birds — standard on every mount.
Use the Mount Builder to see pricing for full strut, half strut, gobbling, flying, dead mount, and specialty setups. No account required.
Jefferson or New Franken. Both locations are full drop‑off and pickup points — bring the bird cool and intact, and we'll take it from there.
Skinning, tanning, fleshing, form fitting, finish detail, and a final showroom walk-through. See our pricing page for current delivery times.
Turkeys for taxidermy must come in whole — gutting damages the feathers, skin, and body cavity we need intact.
Into a cooler on ice, or into a freezer within the hour. Heat is the enemy of every feather and every crop.
Don't wad the bird into a bag or truck bed. Keep it laid flat with tail and wings protected — every bent primary is a problem later.
A two-minute call saves hours of repair work. We'll walk you through packing, transport, and drop-off.
Legs and head in one clean bag, large enough the feathers don't fold. Squeeze the air out before freezing.
A few quick photos of the bird in the field help us capture the exact pose, color, and moment later.
“Highly recommend Aaron & Austin at Stehling's! Gave them 5 stars only because I can't give them any more. They recently did a full strut turkey for me and it turned out amazing. Their detail is second to NONE. They absolutely knocked it out of the park — I WILL be back.”
Full strut, half strut, gobbling, flying, dead mount, and specialty setups — including hen with poults, habitat dioramas, and custom client requests. See the pose grid above for the standard six.
Pricing depends on pose, base, and habitat. A full strut on a standard base starts in one range; specialty habitat builds land higher. Use the Mount Builder for a live quote, or call us to talk through what you have in mind.
see our pricing page for current delivery times. Complex custom habitats or specialty work can run longer. We give you a specific estimate when the bird arrives.
Don't gut the bird. Keep it cool and laid flat, feathers protected, and call us before doing anything else. Full field care checklist is in the warning block above.
Yes. We handle USDA import clearance for Gould's and other international turkey species — details in the USDA Import section below.
Yes. We offer flexible payment options on most mounts. Call either location and we'll walk you through what's available.
Going after a Gould's in Mexico, or finishing out a World Slam? We're set up to bring your bird through U.S. Customs, USDA quarantine, and straight into our workflow without you touching a form.
A pre-hunt call gets your paperwork started and confirms packing, shipping, and timing on the other end.
We manage the federal quarantine period and clearance documentation so you don't have to coordinate the handoff yourself.
Once cleared, the bird comes directly into the Jefferson studio — same pose options, same turnaround, same finish.
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Everything you need to plan, preserve, and display your turkey mount — all in one place.
Stehling’s Taxidermy completes every turkey 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.
