Welcome to the largest, best selling, most affordable, professionally produced & proven Avian Taxidermy Library ever offered to the public!
These courses are now offered exclusively ONLINE ONLY which REPLACES the DVD format, allowing you to conveniently view the information on your iPhone or iPad wherever you may be in the World! ~ All my best, Matt
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Mallard Methods
In this online course, Matt walks you through both a traditional banking pose as well as an extreme incoming mallard in flight. The 4 stages of Skinning, Wheeling/Washing, Assembly, and Posing are all demonstrated in a detailed, step-by-step fashion.
BONUS Feature: An easy-to-follow hands-on tutorial on how to build your very own professional Wire Wheel.
A Game Plan for Geese
When it’s time to step up to the Big Birds, these Goose Superset trainings – both STANDING & FLYING Mounts explained and demonstrated by Matt while being filmed up close and in detail – will help you get the job done!
This online course includes multiple hard-hitting BONUS segments, including how to successfully mount waterfowl with those frustrating tight fitting heads.
“A Game Plan for Geese” is a must-have when mounting Geese & will absolutely help you mount a better, bigger bird.
Rockin' Red on Reeds
- Follow along as Matt wheels a Redhead Drake skin completely clean in less than 11 minutes.
- Understanding & recreating the muscles on the top of a Redhead’s Cast Head.
- Leg Band considerations and why they are important in your shop.
- Matt mounts this waterfowl using a “No Gas/No Solvents” procedure.
- See Open mouth, removable tongue techniques, including in-depth painting.
- Painting your own Custom Eyes
- New BONUS FEATURE includes building your very own DIY Metal Reeds WITHOUT the need for a welding torch.
First Class Pheasant
In this start to finish, online course, you will see and learn “A to Z”, new skinning techniques, view an up close demonstration of skin prep, splitting and rebuilding the wattles, how to remove and rebuild the tail, wiring the wrist, adding action to the wings, use of caulk, internal sewing, the upland eye set and much, much more.
Hooded Merganser
This online course will show you how to recreate the difficult “Hood Display” on a standing Hooded Merganser. You’ll find 25 more Top Tips, an up-close wheeling demonstration, understanding the 80/20 rule when mounting waterfowl, the 4 stages, as well as how to solve real-world taxidermy problems.
BONUS Feature: Includes an easy to follow, yet detailed tutorial on creating a convincing water habitat that will increase both profits and customer satisfaction.
Wood Duck Secrets
In this online course, you will learn to mount a standing Wood Duck from start to finish. Skinning, Wheeling, Washing, Assembly, Posing, and Grooming are all covered. Although Matt’s techniques in this set can be used on ANY standing waterfowl he also demonstrates his original, specific techniques to recreate the difficult Head and Sidepockets of the Wood Duck Drake. You’ll find 25 Top Tips to mount a better bird as well as a BONUS Feature on how to mount a dead hang Pintail.
The Next Level
Whether you want to win big in the taxidermy competition arena, are competing with the taxidermist on the other side of town or simply trying to challenge yourself to make your work a higher quality, “The Next Level” will propel you forward and help you achieve success.
As an instructor, veteran competitor and Nationally Certified Judge, Matt explains the mental game, the technical aspects and the 30 most common mistakes to avoid. *This online course includes never-before-seen LIVE Judging segments you won’t want to miss.
25 Top Tips
This former bonus-feature is now available on its own. Get Matt’s 25 top tips to mount a better bird. Fine-tune your taxidermy skills and learn tips and tricks to bring your mount to life.
DIY Fleshing Wheel
Here’s another former bonus feature now available as a stand alone tutorial. Learn how to build your own professional Wire Wheel with this hands-on lesson. An easy-to-follow tutorial will guide you through the DIY process.
Are you ready for some hands-on 1 on 1 training?
Matt will show you his secrets and teach you how to turn waterfowl and upland birds into beautiful, award-winning art via his step-by-step system. His ability to explain the “how” and the “why” will help propel the beginner or veteran alike to new levels of satisfaction and accomplishment.
Learn step-by-step how to create award-winning works of art from a veteran taxidermist as Matt shares his 40 + years of experience with you, in your home…and at your own pace.
Now, you can set yourself above the competition with this amazing collection of secret taxidermy tips, tricks, and award-winning techniques from one of the most experienced taxidermy teachers in the country.
Contact Matt at
msmith5222@hotmail.com or
Text 817-691-2625
Matt mounted his first bird at age 12…and was hooked. Mounting birds on his mother’s kitchen table he became proficient enough at the art to earn extra money through his high school and college years.
Having mounted several thousand birds over his lifetime, winning a National Title and producing a library of instructional avian taxidermy DVD’s, he is most proud of the students that he has trained over the last decade. Above all else, Matt enjoys teaching the art of Bird Taxidermy to the next generation of avian artists.
He resides in Glen Rose, Texas.