Siegfried “Ziggy” Dühring is an experienced taxidermist and hunter with abundant knowledge of African and North American animal characteristics, natural habitat, and proper field preparation to ensure preservation of trophy quality.

Born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa, he holds a dangerous game professional hunters license and outfitters license in several provinces of the country and has been involved in the hunting and trophy exporting industry since his youth.

In 2010 he moved to the USA and began studying at Southwest Texas Junior College, graduating in 2012 with an Associates of Wildlife Management degree. Throughout this time, he was introduced to the art of Taxidermy. Over the next 6 years in both the USA and South Africa, he worked alongside a variety of professionals in the taxidermy trade industry further learning about the entire trophy finalization process including: wet and soft tanning, leather processes, sculpting, mannequin molding and modifying, and mounting techniques and styles on species from White-Tailed Deer and Crocodiles, to Giraffe and Cape Buffalo.

Ziggy now permanently resides with his wife Victoria in her hometown of Uvalde, Texas; Together they are the proud parents of two little Texan boys, 3 years old and 3 months old.

Ziggy’s Taxidermy is ready to ensure that your trophy is handled with the upmost care and detail, making your mount a proud and accurate portrayal of the species and your hunt, for years to come.

We take in limited quantities per year – giving us the ability to focus on individual mount quality, instead of mass quantity.