Photograph of the School's location


A MESSAGE FROM YOUR
INSTRUCTOR
The most often asked
question I get from prospective students is, "Can I learn everything
there is to know about taxidermy in five weeks?" The answer is,
NO. You can’t learn EVERYTHING about taxidermy in five weeks. What
you can learn is a good working knowledge and understanding of
taxidermy, and cover enough material to allow you to open a shop and
start making money at it. And that’s exactly what most of our
graduates do!
Some taxidermy
schools have curriculums that last up to nine months.
But lets be realistic here.
Do you want to spend
months and thousands of dollars studying anatomy, theory and taking
tests? Or do you want to learn hands on taxidermy and be ready to
open your door for business in five weeks?
Taxidermy may include
tanning, sculpting, molding and casting your own forms. These are
areas you may want to explore at some point, but they are not
necessary tools you need to open for business.
Most successful
commercial taxidermists do not employ these techniques, they are too
busy doing taxidermy to tan their own capes and sculpt their own
forms.
Every industry
sub-contracts for some part of their work. The mechanic who works on
your car does tune ups, brake work, etc… Does he manufacture pistons
& spark plugs? No, he’s too busy doing what he does best and
earning a living at it.
Time is money! Why
spend yours tanning and shaving when there are good commercial
tanneries out there. Why cast and sculpt your own forms when you can
order them from a catalog. In the time it takes to self tan a skin,
cast, mold and pour your own form, you could do a dozen mounts and
be paying the bills.
At
Second Nature
School of Taxidermy, we not only teach you step by step, practical
techniques, we also concentrate on the artistic aspect of the
industry. Let us teach you the art of creating beautiful mounts that
will have your customers coming back for more.
Sincerely,
Bill Dishman
Instructor

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Second Nature School of taxidermy
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Contact Information
Phone
Toll Free: 866 380-5757
Email:
info@taxidermy-school.com
Second Nature School of Taxidermy
20360 Hwy 200 E.
Bonner, MT 59823