Championship whitetail taxidermy forms,hand sculpted in Mississippi.
A family legacy cast in clay and foam. Every form is a work of art, built to honor the animal and the memory it carries for generations.
The Art of Taxidermy & Working for Turkeys
Ben, Hunter, and Cole Mears talk championship taxidermy, award-winning forms, and turning 700 acres into a turkey sanctuary.
Behind the Scenes with the Mears Family
A quick look at the conversation — straight from the Mossy Oak GameKeepers Instagram.
The Art of Taxidermy & Working for Turkeys
Catch the full video interview with the Mears family on the Mossy Oak GameKeeper YouTube channel.
One Form At A Time.
Mears Whitetail Forms is highly regarded in the taxidermy and wildlife art industry. Their competition-grade whitetail forms are heavily utilized by taxidermists across the country seeking real-world validation.
Ben Mears has worked the taxidermy bench since the age of twelve and began sculpting his own forms in 1989. His son Cole Mears is recognized as a two-time National Champion in high-level taxidermy competition, carrying the family standard onto the national stage. To them, taxidermy is an art form, and every form is an heirloom meant to preserve a family's legacy for generations.
Heirloom forms. Family legacy.
Ben Mears began sculpting his own forms in 1989. His sons Cole and Hunter grew up at that same bench in Mantachie — raised in the deer woods and on the water. That lifelong love of the outdoors and hunting is what shapes every form: studied from the wild, built by a family that lives it.
Sculpting championship whitetail forms since 1989.
Two-Time National Champion. Gold medals from the National Taxidermists Association, earned on Mears forms.
Ben's son and lifelong bowhunter. Passionate hunter and outdoorsman.
The Mears Brothers: proudly raised in the heart of the South. Their love for the outdoors, hunting, and family's craft is poured into every form.
With all four grandkids — Tripp, Creed, Chayni and Libby.
Coyote hunting and trapping — another outdoor passion the boys share with Ben.
Her first buck this year. She loves deer and turkey hunting with her daddy.
An evening hunt together in the woods.
Growing up around taxidermy and the outdoors.
Ben Mears, on camera with Mossy Oak.
Featured segments with Mossy Oak — Ben talking taxidermy, whitetails and the craft behind Mears forms.
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