I'll be going back here to get some more work done in the future! I got a black bear and Luke…read moremake a beautiful bear rug out of it for me. I couldn't be happier with the results. Few things i liked a lot was Luke's communication with everything. He kept me posted on what was happening how far he was and what not. I gave him a pretty beat up bear and he did a great job fit him up and looking good again. He's a fair guy in my eyes and seems very trustworthy. I will be going to him for now on for more stuff.

Joe did a great job this winter on a walleye I dropped off, the mount is perfectly positioned,…read more with the fins popping out, the fish looks active . Such a nice job on the walleye I also had him create a replica of a Northern my son caught 2 years ago. Joe is very easy to work with and fairly priced. John W Hugo MN

Tried to have bear rug made through Creek Bottom Taxidermy. I put $700 down to start the work. In…read morethe middle of his process to complete the rug, he was unable to finish it due to not having someone to do the felting work. I was able to locate someone on my own to finish the work. When I went to the Creek Bottom shop to pick up my partially finished rug, I was charged another $759 to pick it up. At this point, I am $1459 into getting my rug done and will have to pay another taxidermist to complete the project. I'm certain he did not have a great deal of expense into the project and I would have expected to only pay his cost for taking a project and not being able to complete the work. Not happy and I would not recommend his services...

My buddy and I had our taxidermist that we used for several years retire. We had each got bears in…read more2022 and needed to have rugs done. He found Creek Bottom, so I went there too. I was quite impressed with Todd's displayed work and the care that he took to guide my rug selections. He asked for and I paid $450 down. He said it could take up to 3 years to complete and that he would give me a final payout number then. I got another bear in 2023, so I called Todd to see if he could make me another rug. He said he had lost his felter and would only do half or three quarter mounts. I said I would look elsewhere. With no luck in finding another taxidermist, my bear guide said he would see if his taxidermist would do it. The answer was yes. My buddy said he was tired of waiting for his rug and would check with the bear guide's guy. It was confirmed that he would complete our bear rugs. We informed Todd that we wanted our now tanned bear pelts back so they could be completed. I asked Todd what my final bill was. He said another $725, which I paid. A total cost of $1175. At this point the only thing that was done to my bear was hide tanning. When I told our new taxidermist the final cost, he was shocked as he would have expected the tanning to be around $450 to $500. Although I was initially impressed with Todd at Creek Bottom, I became extremely disappointed in his poor delivery and excessive pricing. I would not recommend.