A Visual Tour of the Biggest Little Taxidermy Shop in the South
Taxidermist Edward Harden sets up shop for the day with this full-body bull elk. The animal is too big to fit through the door, so Harden made it with removable antlers. Andrew Hetherington FROM HIS...
View ArticleSee How Master Taxidermist Edward Harden Brings a Bird Back to Life
Taxidermist Edward Harden inspects a pheasant mount’s eyes after placing them on a plastic reproduction head. Andrew Hetherington AFTER VISITING Harden’s Taxidermy for a recent F&S+ photo essay,...
View ArticleBlade Runners: A Look at the Private Collection of Two Randall Knife Traders
A modern example of a Model 7 Fisherman-Hunter. The handle is made from a piece of fossilized walrus ivory. The crocodile sheath was made by Greg Gutcher of Sullivan’s Leather. Andrew HetheringtonWe...
View ArticleThe Michelangelo of Deer-Hair Flies
A Finesse Slider—one of Bailes’ signature patterns—sits atop a mess of trimmed deer hair. Bailes cuts a groove down the middle of the fly, which causes water to shoot up and over the bug when it’s...
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