I think it depends on alot of factors if schooling makes sense for you. If you have plenty of money and it isn't an issue, plenty of free time to attend, and want to go full time with taxidermyright away, then school would make sense. The problem in the real world is that most of us who would like to get into taxidermy have full time jobs, little spare money, families to provide for ,etc.Most in my position usually start at home doing it as a hobby, reading manuals, asking questions and when good enough, take the test to get licensed and start doing mounts for friends and slowly build it up that way. It would take quite some time to do it. Analyze your particular position and do what makes sense. The Taxidermy school near me costs about $18,000 to go to. I think that if you truly have a talent for it, you could do fine on your own.