Fredericksburg, TX · Hill Country

Whitetail, exotic, and bird taxidermy. Behrends Taxidermy · Fredericksburg.

Hand-finished mounts and European skull preparation, serving hunters across the Hill Country. Call (830) 992-0399 to discuss a project.

Services

Mounts, skulls, hides, and plaques.

Whitetail and exotic shoulder mounts, full body work, European skull preparation, birds, fish, tannery, and custom plaques and bases — all finished in the Fredericksburg studio.

01 / Whitetail & Exotics

Shoulder mounts and full body work.

Whitetail, axis, blackbuck, fallow, aoudad. Wall, floor, or pedestal pose, finished to the season the animal was taken.

02 / European Mounts

Skulls cleaned and finished.

Beetle-cleaned, degreased, and whitened — set on a hand-cut walnut or oak plaque, or finished on the skull alone.

03 / Birds

Quail, pheasant, turkey.

Game birds posed on driftwood, branches, or in flight.

04 / Fish

Bass, redfish, trout.

Skin mounts and reproduction work, hand-painted to match reference photos. Saltwater and freshwater. Bring the fish iced, or call before you do anything with it.

05 / Tannery & Hides

Soft-tan rugs and hide work.

Whitetail rugs with felt backing, exotic hides finished for throws and wall hangings, and re-backing or cleaning of older mounts.

06 / Custom Plaques

Bases and plaques, in-house.

Walnut, oak, mesquite — cut and finished here, sized to the mount.

About the Studio

A small studio on Danz Lane.

Behrends Taxidermy operates out of a small studio on Danz Lane in Fredericksburg, Texas, serving hunters across Gillespie County and the wider Hill Country — Stonewall, Harper, Comfort, Doss, Mason, and Junction.

Call before you bring an animal in. We will talk through the species, the pose, the timeline, and the price before you load the trailer. If a project is not the right fit for the studio, we will tell you that on the phone.

Drop-off process

  1. 01Call (830) 992-0399 to describe the animal and discuss the pose.
  2. 02Schedule a drop-off window at the studio on Danz Lane.
  3. 03Receive a written estimate covering price and turnaround.
  4. 04Get a call when the mount is finished and ready for pickup.
Visit the Studio

202 Danz Lane. Call first.

Behrends · 202 Danz Ln

Where to find us

202 Danz Lane
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Gillespie County

Drop-offs by appointment. Call (830) 992-0399 before you load the trailer — we will walk you through what to bring and how to handle the animal until you arrive.

Discuss a mount by phone first.

Call (830) 992-0399 to talk through the animal, the pose, and the turnaround. We will give you a price and a real timeline before you make the trip out to the studio.