Dan's passion is the sport of hunting. Whether it is deer, turkey, bear or mountain lion, from his youngest years he has loved the outdoors and the adventure it brings. The oldest of 5 brothers who all love hunting, Dan has spent many, many hours in the outdoors.

Dan was blessed with his talent for art.  He has always loved wildlife and would spend hours creating pen and ink drawings of deer, turkey or Western game. It only seemed natural that upon graduation, he should attend Community College of the Finger Lakes majoring in Taxidermy. He graduated from CCFL in 1989 and then began doing taxidermy part time while working construction full time.

Upon moving to Ohio in 1994 he then started attending taxidermy competitions and continued learning new techniques to improve his already obvious talent. In 1996 he opened Dan Clark's Taxidermy full time. He has continued competing at the Ohio State Taxidermy Competition bringing home ribbons and trophies. Among these are Best of Category, People's Choice, Judges' Choice Best Game Head, Judges' Choice Best of Show, and Judges' Choice Most Artistic.

Dan's goal in doing taxidermy is not to just mount an animal, but to create a life like interpretation of your trophy. Whether it be a Dall sheep climbing down a rock or a turkey gobbling from a roost, he wants you to see his creation and remember what it was like to "be there."

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