Plate No. 01 · Meleagris gallopavo
Turkey Fan Mount
A tail-only turkey display presented on a real wooden mount. The arrangement showcases your turkey's natural tail feathers and the memory of the hunt behind them.
From Hunt to Keepsake: Handcrafted Feather Displays
You bring home the feathers. I'll turn them into a display that celebrates the bird's natural colors, patterns, and form.
Wild Hide & Feathers Taxidermy is a custom feather-display and keepsake business based in York, Pennsylvania. I'm Brittany Densel, and I create turkey tail mounts, framed pheasant and duck displays, hunting shadow boxes, feather coasters, and wedding keepsakes using your own feathers and personal materials. I accept mail-in commissions from throughout the United States, with each piece made to order.
Made From Your Materials, Arranged by Hand
I work with the actual feathers you provide, arranging and securing them by hand to showcase the bird's natural appearance. Depending on the piece, your feathers may be presented in a wooden frame, on a wooden mount, or beneath an epoxy layer in a coaster.
My current work focuses on handcrafted feather displays and keepsakes rather than traditional full-body taxidermy mounts.
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The Collection
Explore Custom Displays and Keepsakes
Every bird has its own colors, patterns, and character. Whether you're preserving a memorable hunt or creating a personal keepsake, there's a display style to suit the materials you have and the way you'd like to showcase them.
Plate No. 02 · Phasianus colchicus
Pheasant Tail Display
A framed arrangement featuring the pheasant's back feathers flowing toward its long, colorful tail. This design brings more of the bird's plumage together in a handcrafted wooden frame.
Plate No. 03 · Phasianus colchicus
Pheasant Tail Mount
A tail-only pheasant display presented on a wooden mount. This is a more focused way to showcase the pheasant's distinctive tail feathers.
Plate No. 04 · Anatidae
Duck Wing Display
Both duck wings, the back feathers, and the tail are arranged in a wooden frame to show the duck with its wings spread, highlighting the bird's natural shape and colors.
Plate No. 05 · Hunting Keepsakes
Custom Hunting Shadow Boxes
Bring together meaningful items from a hunt in one thoughtfully arranged display. Your shadow box can incorporate personal keepsakes such as a duck call, photographs, feathers, fabric, or other hunting memorabilia.
Each arrangement is designed to give the individual items room to stand out while keeping the overall display balanced.
Plate No. 06 · Under Epoxy
Feather Art Coasters
Turn your own feathers into functional keepsakes. Each coaster features a wooden base, with the feathers displayed beneath an epoxy layer designed to help protect them from drink-related moisture.
Explore the available set options and see how your feathers can become part of something you use every day.
Explore Feather Art Coasters from$195
Plate No. 07 · Wedding
Wedding Feather Keepsakes
Incorporate feathers and floral elements into meaningful details for your wedding. Options can include feather displays for centerpieces, boutonnieres, and feather details incorporated into bridal floral arrangements.
Wedding pieces are discussed individually to establish the design and provide a custom quote.
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The Workbench
A Closer Look at the Craftsmanship
My approach begins with the feathers themselves. Their natural colors, patterns, shapes, and arrangement guide the way I create each display.
When your feathers arrive, I assess them and determine whether they need cleaning or plucking before I begin. I then position and secure each feather by hand, using a wooden frame or mount suited to the selected design.
For custom hunting shadow boxes, I also consider how personal items fit together, giving each object its own place rather than crowding the display.
The goal is to showcase the materials you provide and create a finished piece that keeps the bird's natural appearance at the center.
Featured Project: Framed Pheasant Tail Display
One completed project features a male pheasant's back feathers flowing into its long tail, arranged within a handcrafted wooden frame. The customer wanted to showcase the bird's beautiful colors in his cabin.
For this piece, I worked with the customer's skinned pheasant, plucked the feathers in sequence from the neck toward the tail, and secured the arrangement with spray adhesive.
The original piece is completed and sold, but a similar display can be commissioned using your own pheasant.
View the Framed Pheasant Tail Display Project
The Artist
Meet Brittany Densel
I'm Brittany, the artist behind Wild Hide & Feathers Taxidermy.
I've spent about a decade creating handmade home décor and custom display pieces, teaching myself through the process of making things by hand. My interest in bird displays grew after my husband returned to hunting and we had our first deer mounted. I was fascinated by the process and became especially drawn to the natural beauty of birds.
Over the past year, I've focused more closely on feather displays and keepsakes. I enjoy the colors, patterns, and form of birds, and I believe the memories connected to a hunt deserve thoughtful care.
My goal is to create pieces that help you remember the bird, the experience, and the story behind it.
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Good to Know
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Wild Hide & Feathers Taxidermy create?
I create custom turkey fan mounts, pheasant tail displays and mounts, duck wing displays, hunting shadow boxes, feather art coasters, and wedding feather keepsakes.
Do I provide my own feathers?
Yes. Feather displays and coasters are made using your own feathers. For hunting shadow boxes, you can also provide personal items you'd like included.
Do you offer traditional full-body taxidermy mounts?
My current offerings focus on handcrafted feather displays and keepsakes rather than traditional full-body taxidermy mounts.
Can I commission a piece if I live outside Pennsylvania?
Yes. I'm based in York, Pennsylvania, and accept mail-in commissions from throughout the United States.
Where can I learn about pricing and the ordering process?
Each product has its own page with details about the display and its price, where applicable. Visit the How It Works page to learn about commissioning a piece and sending your materials.
Find the Right Display for Your Feathers
Whether you're interested in showcasing a turkey's tail, preserving the colors of a pheasant, displaying a duck's spread wings, or bringing together keepsakes from a memorable hunt, I'd love for you to explore the possibilities.
Wild Hide & Feathers Taxidermy creates custom feather displays and personal keepsakes from York, Pennsylvania, for customers throughout the United States.
Your feathers. Your memories. A display made around them.