Tuition
Full 8-Week Course
Tuition for the 8-week taxidermy course is $4,000. This amount will include all the equipment used in our school, as well as a personal tool kit for each student and a set of Breakthrough taxidermy manuals, which are the students to keep. Tuition for the 8-week course does not include taxes, food, housing, specimens, or forms.
4-Week Course
Tuition for the 4-week taxidermy course is $2,900.00. This amount will include all the equipment used in our school, as well as a personal tool kit for each student, and a set of Breakthrough taxidermy manuals, which are the students to keep. Tuition for the 4-week course does include specimens and forms, but not taxes, food or housing expenses.
2-Week Gamehead Course
Tuition for the 2-week Gamehead course is $1,650.00. This amount will include all the equipment used in our school, as well as a personal tool kit for each student, and a set of Breakthrough taxidermy manuals, which are the students to keep. Tuition for this course does not include forms, specimens, taxes, food or housing expenses.
Mini Courses
Tuition for the mini courses will be based on what class(es) the student decides to take. The amount will include all the equipment used in our school, as well as a personal tool kit for each student and Breakthrough taxidermy manuals, which are the students to keep. The tuition for each mini class will include the cost of forms and specimens, but does not include taxes, food or housing expenses.
Deposit A deposit of $500 will be required by each student to secure a spot in each taxidermy class. This deposit will be put towards the payment of the students tuition costs. Deposits are non-refundable, but can be put towards any upcoming taxidermy course if something may arise.
Expenses
The prices below are an estimate of the current specimen and cape/hide prices. You can look through these prices and estimate what you will be spending on your cost per mount. Remember students enrolling in the the 4-week course or one of the mini courses, your cost is already figured into your tuition.
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Game Heads
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Cape/Skin |
Forms |
Antlers/Horns |
| Deer/Antelope |
$100-$300 |
$40-$50 |
$35 and up |
| Elk |
$150-$450 |
$95-$185 |
$95 and up |
| Caribou |
$125-$450 |
$90-185 |
$175 and up |
| Moose |
$300-$700 |
$100-$250 |
$150 and up |
| Bison |
$400-$850 |
$150-$250 |
$95 and up |
| Life-size & Rugs |
Cape/Skin |
Life-size Forms |
Rug Shells |
| Mink |
$30-$50 |
$20-$35 |
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| Raccoon |
$40-$65 |
$40-$65 |
$35-$40 |
| Badger |
$50-$85 |
$40-$50 |
$35-$40 |
| Beaver |
$50-$85 |
$45-$65 |
$40-$50 |
| Marten |
$40-$75 |
$15-$20 |
$40-$50 |
| Coyote |
$75-$225 |
$70-$150 |
$40-$65 |
| Fox |
$75-$225 |
$45-$65 |
$40-$55 |
| Bobcat |
$175-$500 |
$50-$125 |
$40-$45 |
| Black Bear |
$250-$650 |
$150-$690 |
$65-$100 |
| Mountain Lion |
$350-$750 |
$200-$350 |
$65-$80 |
| Wolf |
$350-$750 |
$185-$350 |
$70-$85 |
| Lynx |
$275-$375 |
$75-$150 |
$40-$65 |
| Wovlerine |
$275-$450 |
$75-$150 |
$40-$75 |
| Birds |
Specimen |
Form |
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$25-$35 |
$15-$30 |
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| Fish |
Skin |
Forms |
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| Warm Water |
$0 |
$5-$25 |
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| Trout & Salmon |
$0 |
$15-$40 |
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| Reproduction |
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$50 and up |
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