Natures Design Taxidermy by Ray Hatfield

After hours of preparation and anticipation your moment of achievement has arrived. Now the same planning and thought needs to go into the choosing of the right people to produce your trophy mount.

Nature's Design Taxidermy by Ray Hatfield has assembled the best staff of artists and crafts-people. Under the personal direction of Ray Hatfield, a master taxidermist who worked at the Smithsonian, the World Wildlife Museum, and the Draper Museum of Natural History, and provides critical evaluation and direction in every phase of your prize's development. The team at Nature's Design Taxidermy will select the best tanneries, blend the most appropriate natural and synthetic elements, and sculpt and dress your trophy down to the last detail in order to recreate that moment of personal fulfillment.

The Nature's Design team will treat your trophy skins with the greatest respect and care from the moment we receive it up to the time we can ship your trophy mount to you. At every stage care and consideration is given to your prize. The selection and customization of mounts, sculpted and posed to recreate the most natural and realistic actions ... the most appropriate tanneries, that meet or exceed out standards of wet tanning ... preparation of hide and forms for the proper fit.

Our staff of artisans take pride in their work and in to producing the finest trophy mount for you. The finer details of facial features and musculature, hair, eyes and even eyelashes are carefully considered and applied to create a lifelike piece of art. Extreme care is taken in sewing the finished product , tightly sewn and well hidden to enhance the beauty of your prize. And after all that we groom the hair back into its natural pattern and do a final pinning to secure the hide completely to its form.

Habitat mounts are made from a combination of natural and synthetic materials, cast in lightweight poly-foam with steel reinforcement. Nature's Design creations are of museum quality, individually designed and a personally rewarding creation.

Our understanding of the importance of your trophy isn't limited to the creation of the trophy mount. Our expert staff and associates can assist you in designing or remodeling a trophy room that complements your prized trophies. We offer assistance in the installation and placement of the animals to designing and providing custom murals for your walls.

And because we value you and your trophy we go the extra mile in providing the most economical and secure shipping for your trophy. We can ship by commercial carrier or UPS, or in our own 32' trailer, with a little coordination we could possibly save you up to 60% by using our trucking companies. Just another example of our personal commitment at Nature's Design by Ray Hatfield.

We offer gift certificates and a wide variety of unique array of tanned furs, reproduction horns, and fur fish and individual artwork upon request.

Nature's Design by Ray Hatfield will provide the personal commitment and artistry to bring to life one of the most exciting moments of your life, at a reasonable cost and within a reasonable turn around time.

Be sure to visit our website where you will find more information about our company and services, as well as unique gift ideas and especially important information on how to prepare your prize for the proper shipment and handling to us.

Nature designed
You discovered
Now, let us recreate it.


*AWARDS*

2003 World Taxidermy Championships Instructor Appreciation Plaque
Safari Club International - People's Choice
Wyoming Association of Taxidermy Artists- 2002 People's Choice
Safari Club International - 2004 People's Choice
2000 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation- Best of Show
2002 Montana Taxidermists Association - Best of Show (Big Sky Action Award)
National Taxidermists Association - Taxidermist Choice & Best of Show 2002
National Taxidermists Association - Sculpting and Original Art People's Choice
Montana Taxidermists Association - People's Choice
National Taxidermy Association Challenge the Art of Taxidermy - Third Place
National Taxidermy Association - Second Place
World Taxidermy Championships - Second Place Collective Artists Division
National Taxidermy Association - Second Place
National Taxidermy Association - First Place Sculpting and Original Art
National Taxidermists Association - First Place
Cody Stampede Parade Best Float - Second Place
National Taxidermy Association - First Place Sculpting and Original Art
Wyoming Association of Taxidermists - First Place Professional Division
Montana Taxidermists Association - Taxidermists Choice
Wyoming Association ofd Taxidermy Artists - Second Place
National Taxidermists Association - Honorable Mention Sculpting and Original Art