I would like to try my hand at taxidermy. I would like to get a book or DVD to learn the basics of taxidermy, the tools needed, and how to get started. What are the best books/DVDs to learn these basics?

Depends. What do you want to learn? What species?

I plan on starting with a raccoon and a coyote next.

there is a great site called how to anything you need is there

the site is called "how to"

Check out http://www.taxidermy.net They have a beginner section and you can learn quite a bit from reading everthing you can. Good Luck

I have some videos for sale. If interested I can find out exactly what they are and give you a price.