taxidermy

Andy and Madison Nimmons stand with an assortment of their entries at the North Carolina Taxidermist’s Association summer show. They won ribbons and medals for fish, birds and various mammals. (Submitted Photo)

Andy and Madison Nimmons stand with an assortment of their entries at the North Carolina Taxidermist’s Association summer show. They won ribbons and medals for fish, birds and various mammals. (Submitted Photo)

Kangaroo helps father, daughter dominate N.C. taxidermy show

Madison Nimmons found her passion for taxidermy after initially pursuing a career in agriculture education and learning how to mount a duck her junior year of college.  “I just fell in love with mounting birds,” she said. “Teaching, you don’t really make a lot of money.