Yesterday evening, Victoria, a new aquaintance, recounted to me, “There was some ladies passin by here just yesterday n poked their heads in. The one said to another, ‘ best get on, this is one of them witche’s shops.’ Don’t know why.”

Pointing to the set of mounted 8 point stags, I mused, “Maybe it was the taxidermy?”

“You know, Ted says they’re twins, but I thinks just that all deer look the same. Nowh, I don’t think it was them deer. You see, the deers outnumbered by the clothes. Aint no one gonna make that mistake, numbers be hard to mistake – it’s thinkin that messes people up. You know, decisions n all.”

“Maybe the two decided they wanted to go to Salem and visit. Maybe they were expecting witches but fucked up.” I reasoned.

“Maybe.”

excerpt from a fictional conversation inspired by visiting Warf St. Portland, Maine.

And heres a nift-ridden & related how-to list, via:  http://www.wikihow.com/Perform-Taxidermy-on-Animals

Steps:

1. Start by catching and killing an animal. You can follow the WikiHow guide to catching a small to medium sized animal, or obtain a game license and kill the animal with a rifle. You can also do this on a pet or other animal that has recently died of natural causes.
2. Solution Based Mounting
   • Most animals preserved in solution originate from the sea. Because it is not feasible to gut a squid, many scientists preserve them in glycol ethers or ethanol. Especially in the first few months, the salt gradient will often cause fluids to leech from within the creature’s body. It is important to keep changing the fluid so that it remains clear. Over time it will have to be changed less and less often.
   • Even animals that did not originate from the sea can be preserved in ethanol. Small pets like hamster or gerbils that you wish to live eternally, yet do not have enough time to invest in fleshing and mounting can by put in preservation jars. If done correctly, the fur will retain is soft look and it will be just as cute.
3. Fleshing and Mounting
4. Use a Scaple, or sharp knife to gently remove the skin of the dead animal take special care around the eyes,ears, and nose. Take precautions to make sure that it is not ripped.
5. Dip the carcass into a Plaster of Paris solution to make a mold of it. DO NOT COOK OR EAT THE MEAT AFTER PUTTING IT IN PLASTER OF PARIS
6. Use the mold to create a fiberglass sculpture of the animal.
7. Put the skin onto the sculpture adding marbles for eyes and the original teeth from the animal.
8. Enjoy your preserved animal; it will last for many years with good care.