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Taxidermists across New York
155 taxidermists in 49 counties, set out by DEC region and then by county. Start typing a county or town to trim the list.
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What a New York taxidermist will ask about
Report before the mount
Mandatory: paper tags within 48 hours; e-tags immediately (HuntFishNY app, online, or 1-866-426-3778).
Bear teeth
Requested: premolar tooth and dressed weight (Bear Management Cooperator Program; patch).
Bobcat, otter, fisher and marten
Bobcat, otter, fisher, marten: possession tag and DEC pelt seal.
Bear cooperators
28 taxidermists here are on the DEC cooperating bear taxidermist list, so they can pull the premolar tooth DEC asks for; they are tagged on their cards.
Hides, antlers and skulls
Sale of deer or bear meat prohibited; hides, antlers, skulls may be sold.
Mounts from other states
Hunters may not bring whole carcasses or intact heads of deer, elk, moose or caribou taken anywhere outside New York into the state. Allowed: deboned meat, cleaned skull caps, antlers with no flesh, raw or processed capes/hides, cleaned teeth or lower jaw, finished taxidermy. Pass-through allowed if no parts are left in NY.
Sources: tagging and reporting; DEC bear cooperators; furbearer trapping; CWD rules, each one opened again on October 27, 2026.
Region 1, Long Island: 13 taxidermists
Suffolk County (10)
Region 2, New York City: 2 taxidermists
Region 3, the lower Hudson Valley: 26 taxidermists
Orange County (5)
Sullivan County (7)
Ulster County (8)
Region 4, the Capital District and northern Catskills: 12 taxidermists
Delaware County (5)
Region 5, the eastern Adirondacks and Lake Champlain: 14 taxidermists
Clinton County (4)
Fulton County (4)
Region 6, the western Adirondacks, Tug Hill and the St. Lawrence Valley: 14 taxidermists
Lewis County (4)
Oneida County (4)
Region 7, central New York: 29 taxidermists
Broome County (6)
Chenango County (4)
Madison County (4)
Onondaga County (4)
Region 8, the western Finger Lakes and Genesee Valley: 27 taxidermists
Ontario County (4)
Wayne County (5)
Region 9, western New York: 18 taxidermists
DEC licenses taxidermists but publishes no list of holders; these come from the DEC cooperating bear taxidermists list, the DEC processor list and Yellow Pages taxidermist pages, checked October 27, 2026.
New York taxidermists, map view
144 taxidermists have coordinates of their own here; tap a pin for the name. 4 more sit at the centre of their town because the geocoder could not match the street address.
New York taxidermists, answered
Is every one of these taxidermists geocoded?
144 listings carry a point of their own; 4 sit at a town centre; 7 have no pin and appear only under their county.
How was this list of taxidermists compiled?
DEC licenses taxidermists but publishes no list of holders; these come from the DEC cooperating bear taxidermists list, the DEC processor list and Yellow Pages taxidermist pages, checked October 27, 2026.
Are these taxidermists licensed by DEC?
New York licenses taxidermists, but DEC publishes no list of license holders, so licenses were not checked here. Ask to see it.
Where are the gaps in taxidermists?
None turned up in Albany County, Bronx County, Franklin County, Herkimer County, Montgomery County, New York County, Rensselaer County, Richmond County, Schenectady County, Schuyler County, Tompkins County, Westchester County and Wyoming County; try a neighbouring county.
How many taxidermists does this page hold?
155 across 49 counties.
Does DEC want a tooth from my bear?
Requested: premolar tooth and dressed weight (Bear Management Cooperator Program; patch). Cooperating taxidermists can pull it for you.
How do the nine DEC regions compare for taxidermists?
29 in Region 7, 27 in Region 8, 26 in Region 3, 18 in Region 9, 14 in Region 5, 14 in Region 6, 13 in Region 1, 12 in Region 4 and 2 in Region 2.
Where are New York taxidermists clustered?
Suffolk County (10), Ulster County (8) and Sullivan County (7).
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