Wildverse

Episode 21 - Taxidermy Competitions, Competing Mindset, and the Value of Friendships with Wes Mote and His Past Alumni

Our first group podcast!
We had the privilege to be surrounded by many amazing taxidermists at Wes Mote's Alumni Group class in Texas. Wes Mote is World Champion Taxidermist in Whitetail. He is also a great teacher and puts on group classes a few times a year. Wes put on this class for his past students, to teach some of new and exclusive molding and casting techniques.
We wanted to be able to share a little bit of the experience and also get into the minds of some of these great taxidermists. Not only do we talk competitions, and the competing mindset, we talk about tips, tricks, answer some questions from Taxidermy Q&A, and much more!
It's an episode you won't want to skip!
Thank you so much for watching!! -Heather and Ashley 
YouTube link -https://youtu.be/KZWsDcpxtdM

Episode 20- How to “stuff” your piggy bank with Evan Streeter of Taxidermist Advisors

If there was one episode that you needed to listen to as a small business owner, this is it! 
Evan is a wealth of knowledge on the subjects of retirement planning, investment, and insurance. He really tries to focus on the needs of taxidermists but this episode is suitable for any small business owner or individual who wants to feel inspired to make changes for thier own future!  We really tried to breakdown this topic as a “financial planning for dummies” type of episode. We know we sure left the episode feeling ready to take charge of our own retirement planning and also double checking those business insurance policies! 
We highly encourage you to call Evan with any of your own questions about retirement and insurance for your own business. You can go to his Facebook or website at Taxidermist Advisors. 
Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy this episode!
Heather & Ashley 

Episode 19 - Taxidermy Show Recaps and Wrestling Belts with Dalton Jeffers, Dillon Juarez, & Hector

The National Taxidermy Show, New Mexico show, Virginia Show, and so much more! In this episode we were joined by Dalton Jeffers and Dillon Juarez.
Dalton showed off his "wrestling belt" and Dillon shared the story behind Hector!
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Thank you so much for watching!! -Heather and Ashley

Episode 18 - Customer Stories

Taxidermists are typically business owners as well, or they work for a larger taxidermy business. Either way, we are no strangers to the wild things that can happen during customer interactions. Taxidermy-customer interactions can get a little more interesting than what might happen in a more "normal" job.
Listen to some stories that our listeners sent in and hear what we might do that in those scenarios.
If you have your own crazy taxidermy customer stories, send them to us at wildversepodcast@gmail.com
Thank you so much for listening!! -Heather and Ashley

Episode 17- Meat Eater Trivia Challenge

In this months trivia episode we decided to take a page from one of our favorite podcasts “The Meat Eater Podcast” and play their game Meat Eater trivia. 
In true Wildverse fashion, we start out with a “would you rather” question that we think will have a landslide of similar answers! We can guarantee you’ll learn something new on this episode as well as maybe feel a little foolish like we did at times…
 
 Play along and let us know how you do! From topics on conservation to wildlife and hunting, see how your scores compare to ours! See if the winner of your episode is Ashley, Heather.. or YOU!

Episode 16 - "Behind the Scenes" with Randy Mitchell of Wild Rooms

Randy Mitchell is the owner of Wild Rooms - www.wildroomsmi.com He creates those big mountains of habitat that display dozens of mounts, and those scenes that are so lifelike, it makes you feel like you're really there in the forest amongst the animals. If you've ever wondered about the logistics and what goes on behind the scenes of trophy rooms, you won't want to skip this one!
Also, we get a tour of a big showroom with HUNDREDS of mounts! View the whole showroom tour on YouTube!
Get in contact with Randy at wildroomsmi.com
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Thank you so much for watching! -Heather and Ashley

Episode 15 - Habitat Trips & Habitat Tips

In this episode we share about our trip to Colorado and how we searched high and * not so low* for cool pieces of twisted juniper!  
Hear the why, how and where of our trip along with the fun stories of our adventure along the way.
We also share our own tips and tricks that we use when creating the habitat scenes for the mounts we do in our own shops. You never know, you might hear a new way to do your own habitat! 
For instance, do you know how to get rid of those pesty hot glue strings? Or how to add flow and balance to your scenes? 
Follow along on our Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to see more content about what we discuss in this episode! 
Thanks for listening!   - Ashley & Heather 

Episode 14 - Prohibited Animals

Have you ever wondered whether you could mount a polar bear? A giant panda? An eagle? What are some animals that I can't legally taxidermy? Well we've got the answers!
We dive into some of the most common animals that pose the question - can you mount it? (can you taxidermy it?) And some of the answers may surprise you!
We answer the questions:
Can you mount a polar bear? Can you mount a giant panda? Can you mount an eagle? Can you mount an owl or hawk? How about a songbird? Can you mount a mountain lion? Can you mount a flying squirrel? Can you mount an African lion? And much more!
Follow us on instagram and Facebook for more information regarding this topic of prohibited animals!
Thank you so much for watching! -Heather and Ashley

Episode 13 - Talking Tanning with, the PRO-1 and only, Paul Cales

Paul Cales is the founder and owner of PRO-1 Performance Chemicals, which is also the sponsor of this episode and many of our others!
PRO-1 sells high quality tanning chemicals, and everything you need to tan animal hides - even down to the pH paper! Paul has also created PRO-1 Hide Paste - one of the most versatile and widely used hide pastes on the market.
In this episode, we find out more about Paul and a lot about tanning!
Find all the PRO-1 products for sale at http://www.pro1performancechemicals.com
Thank you so much for watching! - Heather & Ashley

Episode 12 - Taxidermy Show Recap

Heather attended the 2024 Maryland Taxidermy Convention and the 2024 Pennsylvania Taxidermy Convention! So let's talk about it!
We talk about the competitions, awards, (OUR AWARD!!), live mounting taxidermy competitions, other fun stuff that happens at the shows, and what is more to come this year in the way of taxidermy conventions.
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Thank you so much for watching!! - Heather and Ashley