Full strut on a rock ledge
The ledge brings the feet into view, with vines and small spring blooms filling the space below.
See the habitat detail
Customer mounts, competitions & workbench
Mount gallery.
See what changes when a bird turns its head, drops a wing, or shares a display with another. Every photo here shows a mount Caleb made.
01 Customer mounts
Built for a place.
A low base can tuck onto a shelf. A pedestal gives the bird a spot you can walk around. See how those choices shape the finished display.
See the habitat detail
Gobbling wall mount
He’s posed mid-gobble, with his head stretched forward and his fan open. The branch gives him a perch against the wall.
Full strut on a low base
A few tufts of grass give the bird some ground without taking attention away from the fan.
Two birds on one limb
One bird faces out while the other’s posed mid-gobble, giving each pose its own outline.
More finished mounts
Compare the head position, fan, and base across these customer pieces.
02 Competition pieces
From the show floor.
A Merriam’s on a ledge, an Eastern in flight, and a strutting gobbler. Caleb’s competition pieces show how differently a turkey can carry itself.
2026 Kansas Taxidermy Show
Merriam’s turkey
State Champion and National Wild Turkey Federation Award, Masters Division.
2025 Iowa Taxidermy Show
Eastern turkey in flight
State Champion, Masters Division.
2025 Mo-Kan Mounting Competition
Full-strut gobbler
First place.
2024 / Texas and Missouri
Eastern on a pedestal.
Caleb took this gobbler to two shows. It earned Best of Category Turkey in Missouri and Best of Category Upland Bird in Texas.
Waterfowl / Customer mount
The gadwall drake.
A raised wing and a lowered foot hold the bird mid-flight. Caleb built it for a customer, and it went on to take first place at two competitions.
See both awards and the close-ups
03 From the workbench
Before it leaves the shop.
Look at the color blended into a head, the placement of the feet, and how Caleb arranges two birds in one scene.
04 Start a commission
See a pose you like?
Tell Caleb which piece caught your eye and what you’d do differently for your bird. He’ll talk through the pose, the base, and where you’d like to put it.