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🐊 What Can You Hunt with Franc Hunting Safaris? The Nile Crocodile
The Nile crocodile is one of Africa’s most impressive predators. It is also the only reptile commonly regarded as game on African hunting safaris. Crocodile hunting is very specific. It is usually conducted as a patient wait near the water. An experienced professional...
🐗 What Can You Hunt with Franc Hunting Safaris? For example, the warthog
🐗 An African classic – a distinctive silhouette, powerful tusks, and unmistakable character. The hunt itself is usually neither complicated nor physically demanding. However, finding a truly old boar with a quality trophy requires experience, time, and proper...
Hippo taxidermy – another fascinating project is taking shape
Our workshop has once again been filled with a massive taxidermy manikin. One of our current projects is not a small trophy — it’s a hippo, an iconic African thick-skinned giant, and at the same time a major taxidermy challenge. In the photos, you can see how the...
Work on the elephant continues – the skin is stretched, the tusks are ready. Now it’s time for the ears!
There are days when our workshop turns into something of a construction site. And that’s exactly the stage we’re in right now with one of the most prestigious projects we’ve worked on in a long time: an elephant mount. At the moment, we’ve completed a crucial step....
CITES CoP20 Conference: When Ideology Overrides Nature Conservation
Nature conservation should protect biological species and landscapes alike, while shaping a responsible relationship between humans and the environment in which they live. Increasingly, however, it is turning into a clash of ideologies, administrative bans, and...
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2026
Dear clients, colleagues, and fellow hunters, thank you for all the time you shared with us throughout this year. On your journeys, in the field, and in the work on your trophies. We truly value your trust and are grateful to be part of your experiences. We wish you a...
Franc & Zugar Taxidermy s. r. o.
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Email: office@taxidermyfz.cz
Address: Doliny 176, 691 67 Šakvice, Czech Republic







