Meet The Crew!

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Sam  grew up just outside the Adirondack Park in Upstate New York, where hunting, fishing, and weekends at her family’s hunting camps shaped her lifelong connection to wildlife and the outdoors.

After moving to Alaska in 2009, Sam turned her artistic background and love of wildlife into a career, founding Naturally Wild Taxidermy in 2015. Over the years, she has built extensive experience with whitetail and Adirondack wildlife, Alaska big game, African trophies, and exotic species.

Her time in Alaska also led her into traditional fur work, where she developed skills in fur sewing and expanded her craftsmanship into garments and handmade pieces.

Sam’s work and expertise have been featured in Hunt Alaska Magazine, the Anchorage Daily News, and The Adirondack Explorer, and she has spoken on public radio about taxidermy techniques and the industry. She has also organized taxidermy exhibitions in the Adirondacks and contributed her expertise to the interpretation of historic wildlife art.

Today, Sam and Josh divide their time between Coffman Cove, Alaska, and Queensbury, New York, with the outdoors continuing to shape both their work and way of life.

Josh  is an avid trapper and outdoorsman whose life has always revolved around hunting, fishing, trapping, and time spent in the woods. For Josh, the outdoors isn’t just a hobby—it’s a way of life.

A mechanic and welder by trade, Josh brings a strong mechanical mind and hands-on problem-solving ability into the Naturally Wild Taxidermy studio. He joined Sam in the shop by putting his trapping experience to work skinning, fleshing, and preparing hides for the tannery, while continuing to expand his skills in fur work and sewing.

Josh has become an excellent fur sewer and an important part of the creative side of the business. His background in fabrication, welding, and mechanics allows him to help build custom structures, supports, and out-of-the-box ideas that turn challenging concepts into finished pieces.

That combination of trapping knowledge, craftsmanship, and fabrication gives Josh a unique role in the studio—helping bring ambitious ideas to life and contributing to the one-of-a-kind pieces that leave the studio.