Mike Magis, age 30. Live outside Cambridge, Ohio on the family farm with my fiance and 4 dogs (10 if you include the pups ). Been doing taxidermy for about 6 or 7 years as a hobby. I take in just enough deer from friends and family to keep me busy during the winter. I also work on other mammals whenever time allows. I design thermoformed returnable packaging for a living, which takes up too much time. Ineed to limit how much work I take in, butwould liketo concentrate on only higher end work. My goal would be to get to where I can competein the Worlds on a regular basis. Spring time hobbies are primarily crappie/saugeye fishing. I spend most summer weekends fishing for trophy flatheads. Fall and winter is all bowhunting whitetails. What little time I have after all this is spent working on the farm or house.
While I work on mostly mammals, I'm getting increasingly interested in other areas of taxidermy. I think birds and fish can be some of themost attractivepieces, though I've not yet ventured too far into those. Molding and casting is something that really interests me, as does customizing/creating forms.