From Field To Mount (Taxidermy) with William Platell artwork
Becoming a Bowhunter

From Field To Mount (Taxidermy) with William Platell

  • S1E128
  • 1:48:22
  • June 22nd 2024

This week Matty is joined By William Platell from Riverleigh Taxidermy.

William has been tinkering with Taxidermy for the past 16 years. After suffering a nasty shoulder injury in the army, he decided to turn his passion into a full-time gig.

As you’ll see and feel throughout the episode will is an absolute lover of animals and obsessive with mastering his craft.

Will Loves the fact that he gets to preserve not only the animal… BUT also the adventure and story of the hunt for the hunter to hold onto for the rest of their days.

Podcast Topics Include:

  • Hunting or taxidermy, what came first 
  • Soulders, who needs them anyway?
  • Picking the bow back up after many years
  • Quick turnaround for big outcomes 
  • Obsessed is an understatement 
  • The one that got away 
  • Bring me the boars baby!
  • Full body mount Camel you say? 
  • Next steps for Riverleigh

And much more.

Find William Platell :

@riverleigh_taxidermy

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Host: @mattyafter

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