5 stars all the way. I had my first buck ever done by Skin Em All Taxidermy, I wanted someone I…read morecould trust and a friend of mine referred them to me. So I did, at first the waiting time was a bit long for me, but trust me it's all really worth it, they really know what their doing and services it's top of the line. Pricing is really reasonable. I would recommend then any day no problem. Thanks Skin ''em all taxidermy you really made my first buck mount a core memory and a shared one for years to come.

Terry is very good at his rugs and mounts. Excellent value and tremendous craftsmanship. Always…read morevery responsive no matter how swamped he is. He does all his own tanning in house so you won't lose your hide at the mass tannery.

Stay away From this guy. He doesn't get things done…read more I wish I'd done more research before dropping off my fox to him 5 years ago!!!

Same here. First and only Buck several years back and it's like the guy disappeared. I'd sure love…read moreto get this head back.

I had Rick's Taxidermy mount my 27.5" 7.75 Lbs German Brown Trout back in 1984. He did a beautiful…read morejob with the painting and mounting. I had him repair some damage and repaint just last year. Again a beautiful job, if I would give a rating it would be off the charts. Rick is a artist at his craft.

As a government wildlife biologist, for a 35 year career, who has known Rick for close to 50 years,…read moreI can say, without hesitation, Rick does the absolute best taxidermy work, I have ever seen! It is so life like, eye placement and focus, facial expression, lip and nose details, antlers and ear placement are so real, if you took one of Rick's specimens out and placed it in an ecologically appropriate spot, EVERYBODY going by would stop and look and maybe even illegally shoot. Amazing thing is Rick is basically self-taught and as time has passed,, his work has shown steady improvement. For quality work for a reasonable price, go to Rick's Taxidermy, in Madera Rancho's. Look at the work in his trophy room and be amazed at what you see and he also keeps a photo album of past work he has done. While NOTHING can ever bring the animal back to life, Rick has learned the art of putting together a finished speciman, that is so life like, even I sometimes have to stop and do a double take at a recently finished project.

AVOID AT ALL COST!!!…read more One of the most tragic experiences I have ever had with a business. I am a Yelp Elite and rarely will I give a single star to a business but the experience I had with Life Like Taxidermy was absolutely horrible. The owner lied about not being able to tan the hide of a Merino Sheep. Then the wife tried to overcharge me on a small Corsican Ram hide I wanted tanned...She sent me an estimate for $395...Keep in mind this Ram was tiny and they were almost double some places I have worked with regarding hides. I will go into detail so none of you will ever have to experience the poor service I did. I had read and heard about the complaints regarding poor service and ridiculous prices from others prior. The taxidermist who I will be working with on my hunt coming up knew exactly who they were without me even mentioning Life Like's name. What could have been two nice hides from my hunt in February had me going away empty handed, disappointed and angry that my hides went to Life Like Taxidermy. I even called the outfitter that I worked with and told them about my poor experience and they stated they have heard the same feedback recently as well. I told them to find another partner and mentioned that you do not want a partner like Life Like associated with your business. All the taxidermist who I know slammed Life Like for just not wanting to do the work and for trying to rob me. In essence they did because I have no hides to show from that hunt. I had two hides a small sized Corsican with a nice beard and colorations and a large sized Merino Ram. The owner called and said they could not do the Merino because it would be tough and end up like cobwebs after the process and those are his exact words. I begrudgingly agreed to say ok (what they did with the hide, I have no clue). I reached out to my taxidermist friends (I have a popular Instagram Page) and they said he just did not want to do the work and that, that is a normal every day job to do for taxidermists. I even told them it was a wool sheep and they said yeah it does not matter, it could have been done. Sadly, I asked them after the fact. Because I trusted Life Like Taxidermy, I believed them and in the end all the taxidermist said that the guy at Life Like was full of shit and to get your hides...The damage was done and the effort to go down there and deal with this poor business would have been a waste of time. The most shocking part of this tragedy was the Corsican hide and the price they were charging. I was hoping to at least get one hide but this gets more tragic. I have paid $200-$250 in other states for way larger rams when I asked the wife about the invoice, she could only state, this is what we charge. I had already posed this questions to my taxidermist followers on Instagram and all of them said a fair price would be between $200-$300 for blanket soft hides. Life Like Taxidermy sent me an invoice for $395!!!!.....$395 for a small hide. All my Taxidermist followers said that, that place is full of shit and were trying to rob me. I sent a message and stated they were trying to rip me off and that this experience was horrible and that I should have found a more capable and competitively priced taxidermist prior to having my hides picked up by them. The experience with Life Like Taxidermy was PURE TRASH. Seriously, avoid at all cost. You are better off calling Mounts Unlimited in Los Gatos. I asked him how much he charged for hides and he said $300. I asked this prior to sharing my experience with Life Like Taxidermy. That price by Mount Unlimited is still in the same ball park as the other taxidermists from the East Coast, South, Central, Canada and West. Thankfully as a result, I found a better taxidermist to deal with. One of the top 5 worst experiences in my life. If I could have given Life Like Taxidermy a ZERO I would have. AVOID AT ALL COST!!! Time to post this on Google.

Awesome shop. These…read moreguys picked up some ram heads that my buddies and I shot at a local outfitter and were set to do Euro mounts on the heads. Kurt handled the work super fast and the price was very affordable. When I went to pickup the heads we sat and shot the shit for a while and I was on my way. Super cool guy, great shop and great work. All my animals will be going to him going forward.

Their customer service was great and always had answers for me. The turn around time was a bit long…read moreand I'm not sure if that actually had to do with the process. I do wish they would have set expectations a little better with me on what the final product was going to look like because the example I saw and what I got was not the same. Once I stretched the hide and trimmed it I was ok with what we got. Not sure I would do it again with my cows but we will see.

I sent cow hide to them. When I got it back, it was not stretched. It is a total waste of…read moremoney.$700.00+ later, I have a hide not woworth displaying.

My brother and I (along with a few friends) take an out-of-state hunting trip each year. Last year…read more(2011), I bagged my first whitetail on opening day in Montana. My brother got his (mule deer) on the second day only because we ran out of room on the boat. When we got home, we took our capes and antlers here for mounting. Justin did a fantastic job and our mounts look great on the wall. The prices were very reasonable and the turnaround time was good too. We will definitely be bringing this years bucks back to Justin.

Kerwin had done a bunch of mounts for me. I would guess about 10 total. Everyone of them has…read moreturned out amazing. When you call, he answers the phone. If you set a realistic timeline he will meet it. But don't expect your mound to turn around quickly. He's a one-man shop

I wanted to get my first ever deer on a Euro mount. For the first several texts back and fourth, he…read morewas quick to respond. After I gave him the head, I barely got anymore responses. I never had such a hard time giving someone my money. LOL Luckily, I'm not much of a sentimental person so I'm just taking this as a loss and lesson learned. Not worth my time and effort dealing with him. I even had a buddy send him his deer for a Euro mount the same day and he's getting the same treatment. Oh well. Could have had a lot more business. I'm going to a more reputable person for next time. YYMV.