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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
I am Josh Gustad. My dad, Mark, and I own Elk Creek Taxidermy in Newcastle in western Colorado. Our whole family is pretty much involved in our shop. My wife, Robbyn, has recently started helping us out one day a week or more. We have two beautiful little girls, Ridley age 4, and Shelby age 2. They have been helping too, mostly making messes around the shop since they were about two months old. I was about the same age when my dad started taking me to work with him too.
The bobcat pictured is a large female that I trapped last winter. This is special to me because my daughter Ridley was my trapping helper. We spent many trips together hiking up to check the trap. When we caught that bobcat, she was so excited.
I’m honored to have been contacted about this bobcat, especially since it has special memories with my daughter. As a father and taxidermist, I am proud that she sees the beauty in taxidermy as my own father and I do.
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