| BILL ALLEN'S POCONO INSTITUTE OF
TAXIDERMY 1100 FOSTER AVE (Route 940 1 mile west of White Haven) WHITE HAVEN PA 18661 PHONE (570) 443-9166 email: poconoinstitute@poconoinstitute.com |
ART OF TAXIDERMY - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
| 2 Hours ~ ORIENTATION Introductions, your future in Taxidermy, laws, explanation of how our course is operated, explanation of equipment, precautions. |
120 Hours ~ FISH COURSE Skinning, scraping, patter making, body carving, mounting, finish work, airbrush painting techniques and displaying. |
| 78 Hours ~ BIRD COURSE Skinning, body making, mounting, finish work, and displaying. |
158 Hours ~ FUR COURSE Skinning, fleshing, eye setting, mounting, finish work, natural habitat bases, and displaying. Demonstrations and hands-on sculpting. |
| 2 Hours ~ BUSINESS COURSE Setting up a business, pricing and overhead, targeted marketing, doing displays, advertising, taking in work, receipts, licensing, and State and Federal regulations. |
360 TOTAL HOURS
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| PARTIAL COURSE OPTIONS ~ Fish Course 2 weeks………….$3,400.00 Bird Course 3
weeks………….$2,900.00 Fur Course 4
weeks…………..$5,300.00 ** The 40 hours , or 12th week not included in the list above, is combination of sorting, tagging, and specimen preparation for each course. A business course is included in each course. A certificate will be awarded to all students who complete the course in a satisfactory manner. |