BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 8, 2025
I don’t remember my first piece of taxidermy. It might have been my first bear, taken in 2014. The bear now lies in the form of a rug along the back of the couch in my office. I have had the antlers from my first buck mounted along with the first crotch-horn, 6-point and 10-point bucks that I have taken. A cabinet that once held china dishes now holds 19 different skulls from 14 different types of animals. On top of the cabinet is a fawn. Six different furs hang along one wall. My moose is a fantastic square; 4 feet wide and 4 feet high. My traveling taxidermy show is a chance to educate non-hunters while highlighting my hunts and the animals that fill my freezer. ~ Erin Merrill