In the 30 years since, he's finished thousands of deer mounts. Whitetails are a mainstay for Minnesota's 687 licensed taxidermists. But because few can afford to specialize, they'll also produce ...

the sale of mounted whitetail deer heads shouldn't be an issue for regulation. But it is today in Massachusetts. You can't legally buy or sell a mount privately because whitetails are native wildlife.

The small size of his shop doesn’t stop him from displaying ambitious mounts like the full-body piebald deer (left) and African lion (center). Taxidermist Dallas Burns works on all of the ...