What old barn inc. does

Old Barn Inc. is a privately held, vertically integrated taxidermy and wild game meat processing company headquartered in Fort Madison, Iowa, with 11–50 employees. Its core operations encompass on-site wet tanning of deer capes, custom taxidermy mounting (shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts, turkey mounts via "The Strut Zone," and bear ruggery), and per-pound wild game processing into cuts, sausages, and snack sticks. The firm serves individual hunters and sportsmen across the Midwest, plus a smaller secondary segment of professional taxidermists and DIY hobbyists who purchase graded tanned hides online.

The business is monetized through five distinct revenue streams: (1) professional taxidermy services on a custom-quote basis, (2) per-pound wild game processing fees (ranging from $1/lb for straight venison grind to $8.25/lb for snack sticks), (3) wholesale tanned cape sales priced $300–$400+ per graded hide, (4) branded CPG products including Old Barn Seasoning ($12–$30) and the Water Feather Boat ($1,199, pickup only), and (5) resale of overstock taxidermy supplies. Distribution combines a physical retail/processing facility with 24/7 drop-off capability, a second Colorado taxidermy location (Old Barn Open Country Taxidermy), and a Shopify e-commerce storefront shipping hides and consumables nationwide.

Go-to-market leans on direct-to-consumer acquisition through local/regional reputation, a weekly VLOG, YouTube field-care tutorials, TikTok, a Facebook community, and referral partnerships with the Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri Departments of Natural Resources and Food Bank Iowa via the HUSH (Help Us Stop Hunger) venison donation program. There is no disclosed external funding, management team, or institutional investor involvement; the company appears independently owned and operated.

Name

old barn inc.

Legal name

Old Barn Inc.

Website

https://oldbarninc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Barn Inc. is a Fort Madison, Iowa–based, vertically integrated taxidermy and wild game meat processing company serving Midwest hunters with on-site tanning, custom mounts, per-pound processing, and e-commerce sale of tanned hides, seasonings, and a proprietary marsh boat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Taxidermy and Wild Game Processing Services

NAICS

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

Keywords

• Taxidermy services
• Wild game processing
• Deer cape tanning
• Wild game meat processing
• Tanned hide sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Taxidermy Services: Custom taxidermy mounting services for deer, turkey, bear, and other game animals. Includes consultation, cape preparation, mounting, and finishing. Revenue generated through service fees for shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts, and ruggery work.
2. Wild Game Processing: Processing of hunter-harvested venison and wild game into consumer-ready products including basic cuts, ground venison, gourmet burger, breakfast sausage, summer sausage, and snack sticks. Revenue generated per-pound processing fees.
3. Tanned Hides Sales: Sale of tanned deer capes and hides to taxidermists and hunters. Products are graded (Economy through Premium) and sold online with prices ranging from $300-$400+ per cape. Ships to customers nationwide via USPS.
4. Seasoning Products: Sale of All Purpose Seasoning and Blazin' Blend seasonings. Products sold in 8-ounce sizes with pricing from $12-$30. One-time purchase of food products.
5. Water Feather Boat Sales: Sale of the Water Feather Boat - a specialized marsh hunting watercraft priced at $1,199. This is a one-time hardware sale with local pickup required (not shipped).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Old Barn Inc. provides custom taxidermy mounting services (shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts, turkey mounts, and bear ruggery), wild game meat processing (deer carcass processing into cuts, ground venison, sausages, and snack sticks), and wholesale tanned deer capes and hides processed on-site at their Fort Madison, Iowa tannery. The company also sells complementary products including branded seasonings and a proprietary Water Feather Boat for marsh hunting.

Product overview

Old Barn Inc. is a taxidermy and wild game meat processing business operating from Fort Madison, Iowa. The company offers a unified portfolio combining two core service lines: (1) Taxidermy services including shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts, turkey mounts (The Strut Zone), ruggery/bear rugs, and caping, plus sale of tanned deer capes/hides with grading; and (2) Wild game processing including deer processing with 24/7 drop-off, the Iowa HUSH food bank donation program, and smokehouse specialties. The business also sells complementary products including Old Barn Seasoning culinary blends and the Water Feather Boat—a lightweight marsh-access watercraft. A secondary Colorado taxidermy location (Old Barn Open Country Taxidermy in Frederick/Longmont) was referenced in historical blog posts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Old Barn Seasoning: All-purpose seasoning products including Blazin' Blend All Purpose Seasoning
• The Strut Zone
• Water Feather Boat
• Old Barn Gourmet Burger
• Old Barn Country Breakfast Sausage

Products and services

• Taxidermy Services Full-service taxidermy for individual hunters, including shoulder mounts, lifesize mounts (bears, deer), turkey mounts (The Strut Zone), and ruggery (bear rugs with closed/open mouth options, double felt border, padding, hand-sewn backing and hangers). Caping services available separately for $75.00.
• Wild Game Processing Wild game meat processing service for hunter-harvested deer and other game, including basic cuts, steaks, ground venison, gourmet burger, breakfast sausage, summer sausage, and snack sticks. Includes 24/7 drop-off capability and participation in the Iowa HUSH food bank donation program.
• Tanned Hides / Tanned Deer Capes Tanned deer capes and hides sourced from Midwestern Whitetail Deer and Western game, wet tanned on-site at Old Barn Tannery. Each cape is measured, photographed, and recorded on video, then graded on a strict scale (Economy, Commercial, Commercial Plus, Premium). Sold online to taxidermists and DIY hunters, $300–$400+ per cape.
• Old Barn Seasoning Branded all-purpose seasoning blends for wild game and culinary use, including standard All Purpose Seasoning and Blazin' Blend variety. Available in 8-ounce packages, priced $12–$30.
• Water Feather Boat Proprietary lightweight marsh hunting watercraft (9' L x 3'9" W x 1'1" D, 58 lbs, 320 lb load capacity, US Coast Guard compliant). Priced at $1,199.00 with local pickup only at Fort Madison, Iowa.
• Overstock Taxidermy Supplies Overstock mannikins, forms, and habitat supplies purchased but not used in the taxidermy shop, available for resale to other taxidermists and hobbyists.

Quantifiable outcome

• HUSH Program - thousands of pounds of venison donated to Iowa food banks annually

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Food Bank IowaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOld Barn participates in the HUSH (Help Us Stop Hunger) program, a collaborative effort between Iowa deer hunters, Food Bank Iowa, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Hunters donate legally harvested deer to food banks at no cost, and Old Barn processes these donations as part of the program.
• Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIowa DNR is referenced as a partner organization on Old Barn's About page. The HUSH program is administered in collaboration with Iowa DNR. DNR website features hunting regulations and connects hunters to processors like Old Barn.
• Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIllinois DNR is listed as a partner/recommended resource on Old Barn's website. Provides regulatory guidance for Illinois hunters who may use Old Barn's services.
• Missouri Department of Natural ResourcesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMissouri DNR is listed as a partner/recommended resource on Old Barn's website. Provides regulatory guidance for Missouri hunters who may use Old Barn's services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bass Pro Shops: Largest U.S. outdoor/hunting retailer operating big-box stores, e-commerce, and hospitality, including processing and taxidermy-adjacent services through partners. Overlaps with Old Barn on the hunter customer base and hunting-adjacent commerce, though at vastly greater scale.
• Cabela's (Bass Pro): National hunting/outdoor retailer (now part of Bass Pro) selling gear, processing supplies, and taxidermy-adjacent merchandise. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same hunter demographic as Old Barn.

Direct peers

• Broken Arrow Ranch: Texas-based ranch and specialty processor that raises and processes wild/exotic game into consumer-ready meat products shipped nationwide. Closely comparable to Old Barn's wild game processing and DTC meat sales (sausage, ground venison, finished cuts).
• Van Dyke's Taxidermy Supply: Major taxidermy supply retailer with tanning services, capes, mannikins, and finished-mount sales. Comparable to Old Barn's combination of cape/tanned-hide sales, taxidermy supply reselling (Old Barn's overstock mannikins), and mount services for sport hunters.
• McKenzie Taxidermy Supply: Long-established taxidermy supplier and tannery serving taxidermists and DIY hobbyists nationwide. Highly comparable because McKenzie operates both a tanning/processing capability and a wholesale catalog of capes, supplies, and forms — directly overlapping with Old Barn's hides, tanning, and taxidermy supply lines.
• North American Taxidermy: Taxidermy competition organization and trade resource serving professional taxidermists. Adjacent to Old Barn's taxidermy service and content/community efforts in the same professional hunter-taxidermist ecosystem.
• WASCO Taxidermy Supply: Taxidermy supply retailer offering tanning products, forms, and reference materials to the taxidermy community. Comparable as another cape/supply source for Old Barn's B2B and DIY customer segments.
• Knobloch's Taxidermy: Taxidermy supply and education company selling tanning chemicals, mannikins, and supplies to taxidermists worldwide. Overlaps with Old Barn's wholesale cape/supply resale business and its content/educational positioning toward hunters and DIY taxidermists.

Emerging players

• D'Artagnan: Specialty meat company selling game, organic poultry, and charcuterie to chefs and consumers nationwide. Comparable on the processed/specialty wild-game meat product line that Old Barn produces (summer sausage, snack sticks, gourmet burger).
• Wild Idea Buffalo: South Dakota ranch and DTC processor of bison and other wild game meats sold direct to consumers. Comparable business model to Old Barn's — ranch/source + custom processing + DTC specialty meat — though focused on bison rather than whitetail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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