Bone Collector Taxidermy

Thad Bowman grew up in West Virginia running the mountains for whitetail and turkey, fishing whenever he could. After high school, he served 16 years as an Air Force aircraft mechanic, stationed in New Jersey, Alaska, and Maryland. In 2019, he made the pivot: passed his Maryland Taxidermist Test and started Bonecollector Taxidermy. He officially retired from the Air Force in August 2024 to run the business full-time.

Bonecollector handles the full range of trophy preservation:

• •Shoulder mounts (whitetail/sika deer $800, bear $650-$1300, moat $2500, buffalo $2500)
• •Life-size and half-life-size mounts (custom pricing based on animal and size)
• •Waterfowl (ducks $400, geese $550, swans $850—federal tagging required)
• •Upland birds (turkey mounts $850-$950, other upland birds $375)
• •European mounts (skull only, $125 base with optional hydro dips)
• •Rugs (bear rugs $250/foot, others by estimate)

"My goal in this business is to provide high quality work at reasonable prices. Not everyone can afford or wants to pay an arm and a leg for preserving their trophy and you shouldn't have to for high quality work."

Thad actively competes in taxidermy competitions across multiple states and earned a blue ribbon on his most recent entry. He regularly attends classes with award-winning taxidermists to improve his craft—including a recent 4-day whitetail seminar taught by current world champion Wes Mote. He still hunts and fishes, so when you walk in with your trophy, he gets the story and the work.

Location: Owings, Maryland 20736 Contact: (856) 520-6066 | [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/bonecollectortaxidermy