Rodney Hood:

In 1987, I, Joy and Jenny opened H & H Meat Processing in Springer, NM for processing of wild game meat.  Over the years Jen and I saw an opportunity to open a taxidermy shop.  In 2004 I enrolled at the Colorado Institute of Taxidermy.  While I was completing my courses, my taxidermy shop was being built.  Mesa Taxidermy, LLC was opened in the fall of 2005.  During the first 2 years I worked closely with Jen. Together we perfected our methods of doing commercial taxidermy.  In 2008 I turned the mounting over to Jen and I have ran the business part of the shop.  I never knew how hard it would be to coordinate the ordering of supplies, tanneries, shipping of the mounts and the day to day operations of a shop.  As a team we make it all work.  I think the better we get the more we have to do and we strive to do our best on every mount we complete.  I know that without Jen and Joy’s hard work we would not be where we are today.   I love to see kids bring in their first kill, big or small, we strive to treat all equally.  “The trophy is in the eye of the beholder.“  Taxidermy to me is a way to preserve memories for our customers for many years to come.  Working with Hunt of a Lifetime and other similar organizations who sponsor kids who are terminally ill or mobile impaired is a honor for our shop.  Both Jen and I are committed to preserving animals with our own special artistic touches.  We hope that over the next few years our small company will continue to growing and prosper.  I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the great members of the NTA that I have met who have shared their knowledge with both Jen and I.  We have really enjoyed the seminars and the sharing of ideas at the conventions.

Thank you for the opportunity to spotlight  Mesa Taxidermy LLC

Rodney Hood
Mesa Taxidermy LLC
Springer, NM