Taxidermy-Schools.netWelcome to the ATTC online taxidermy school brochure
10 Saleesh Drive | PO Box 1195 | Thompson Falls, Montana, 59873
Cell: (406)531-3451 | Office: (406)827-5180
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Six Week Taxidermy Course Curriculum
Our six week course consists of approximately 3 1/2 weeks mammal taxidermy, and about 2 1/2 weeks of bird and fish taxidermy. A wide variety of habitat techniques and other topics are taught throughout the course, as outlined below.Requirements: During the six week full course, you will mount two competition level gameheads (one antlered, and one non-antlered), one lifesize mammal (fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, fisher, etc.), one open mouth rug (fox, coyote, raccoon, etc.), one rooster pheasant, one drake mallard, one cold water fish, one warm water fish, one fiberglass reproduction, and one antler plaque. The non-antlered gamehead project will be mounted pedestal style, so that you will be able to offer this increasingly popular product to your customers as soon as you arrive home and set up shop! Your completed mounts, as well as your habitat bases, tools, and airbrush, are all yours to keep when you leave!
Topics Covered:
Client Interaction: How to inspect specimen and discuss possible poses and habitat bases, completing customer job ticket, collecting deposit, and scheduling completion date, etc.
Taxidermy Techniques: We cover everything from skinning the animal, to putting final touches on the finished mount. We include all of our advanced techniques (See Overview Page), and cover the differences between commercial and competition procedures. The benefits of custom carcass casting will be covered, as well as other techniques too numerous to list.
Tanning: Tanning is covered, although students will not tan individual mammals due to time restrictions. For more information on what our tanning project will teach you, and how it compares to instruction offered at schools who
specialize in commercial tannery training, please see our FAQ's page. Tanning methods for preserving birds and fish, are different from those used for mammals. These procedures will be implemented with each specimen before the actual mounting process begins.Habitat: We take great pride in our habitat training. Have you ever seen what was supposed to be a rock, and wondered why it didn't look real? Have you seen rocks, snow, or icicles you thought were real, only to find out they were artificial? Realistic habitats are easy when learned correctly, so we cover these simple basics and then go a few steps further, by including original techniques we have developed, such as driftwood enhancement, and sculpting freeform bases from our trade secret base modeling material. You will also construct one glass case to enclose a habitat scene for a bird, fish, or small lifesize mount.
Three Week Mammal Taxidermy Curriculum:
Note: We are phasing this course out and will not be offering it in 2009. We do however, still have 2 openings left in this year's Summer 3 Week Course. (See Dates)
Please call asap if you would like to take advantage of this final opportunity to learn mammal taxidermy in three weeks!
Course Requirements: During your three weeks of Mammal Taxidermy training, you will mount one antlered gamehead (usually whitetail), one lifesize mammal, and one rug, and one antler plaque.
Topics Covered:
Client Interaction: How to inspect specimen and discuss possible poses and habitat bases, completing customer job ticket, collecting deposit, and scheduling completion date, etc.
Taxidermy Techniques: We cover everything from skinning the animal, to putting final touches on the finished mount. We include all of our advanced techniques, and cover the differences between commercial and competition procedures.
Tanning: Tanning is covered, although students will not tan individual mammals due to time restrictions. For more 
information on what our tanning project will teach you, and how it compares to instruction offered at schools who specialize in commercial tannery training, please see our FAQ's page.
Habitat: Our habitat training goes beyond the simple artificial plants, moss, & rocks base. (Although those items are also covered.) Our in depth habitat includes original techniques we have developed, such as driftwood enhancement, and sculpting freeform bases from our trade secret base modeling material. Also included is snow, ice, water, splash, and ripple techniques.
Please contact us with any questions you may have concerning our taxidermy school courses!
One on One Specialized Training Classes:
We periodically receive calls from students who would like specific training, without some of the extras provided in our regular curriculum. For example, some students may want to concentrate on gameheads only, or just turkeys, or fiberglass reproduction fish. Whatever the case may be, we will do what we can to accommodate you. Costs for one on one training is $275 per day, plus all mounting expenses. Tools are included in the daily fee. We will schedule these individualized training sessions according to what works best for both of us. Normally, most sessions require at least one week of training, although there may be exceptions to this rule. If you are interested in specialized training, it is best to give us a call to discuss your preferences, as well as your schedule with us. At this time we will estimate the time needed, as well as mounting expenses for your particular session.
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