Welcome to River's Edge Taxidermy, where dreams of a magnificent trophy mount become reality. At River's Edge we strive to create the life like mounts you desire. The taxidermist working on your trophy is Chris Kreiner. Chris is an avid outdoorsman, with a great passion for anything to do with the outdoors.

Chris was fortunate enough to harvest this beautiful 136" whitetail on November 10th, 2005 which ultimately pushed his desire to become a taxidermist. After shooting this buck Chris found himself in a nightmare trying to locate a high quality taxidermist. However during this endevor Chris found a local taxidermist who had 25 years experiance and was willing to teach the basics of taxidermy.

So it began, In the summer of 2006 Chris became a State Licensed Taxidermist and a Member of the Michigan Taxidermy Association in the Spring of 2007. His first year competing he was awarded three 3rd Place professional ribbons. One of those ribbons were on his first ever full body mount coyote, which was later purchased by Cabela's to be used in one of their stores. With competition and seminars Chris learned many more details and qualities that should be included in todays commercial mounts.

Please check out our endorsement from Hondo Carpenter below!!

"As a TV personality that spends a large amount of time hunting and enjoying the great outdoors that God has so graciously given us.  I can tell you that Rivers Edge and Chris Kreiner is my taxidermist.

Their speed is incredible and the quality is unsurpassed.  If you want the best, and you don’t have an ego that makes you want to overpay, Chris is your choice. 

One of the many things that I admire about him is that he is an outdoorsmen.  The painstaking effort he took to make my mounts look real and gorgeous, demonstrated to me integrity to the animal that I harvested and sport we all cherish.  He is an artist.  The rainy night I brought him my latest animals; he spent painstaking detail asking me questions about the animal and any nuances that I had noticed.  I personally like that he is one of us.  He is an outdoorsmen.  He acted like my mounts were his and I am thankful for that.

You will not be disappointed when one of not only Michigan’s, but also America’s most prominent young taxidermists mounts your animal that will become a family heirloom.

I trust Chris and encourage you to also.  I will see you sometime when I bring my next mount to Rivers Edge.

Best wishes and shoot straight! Go State!"

Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr.
WLAJ Sports Director/Anchor
www.SpartanNation.com