Born and raised here in Newburg, my love of hunting, fishing, and the outdoors was ingrained at a very early age and a very old taxidermy course, of dad's, from The Northwestern School of Taxidermy planted the seed for my current profession.  After high school, a career in the U.S. Navy kept me moving around, until I ended up in Alaska, with my wife Lisa and two boys, Jonas and Dakota.  While on Adak, I learned taxidermy from my good friend and mentor, Jack Hodnick, and Tonneson's Taxidermy was born. I'll always be grateful, Jack!!!

Retirement found us back here in good old Newburg, where the hunting and fishing just seemed to have gotten better than I'd ever remembered.  Guiding seemed the best way to be able to spend most of my time outdoors during my favorite time of the year, so, we became Tonneson's Taxidermy and Guide Service.

The whole family loves to bow hunt and the look on our boys faces at the ages of 10 and 12 when they harvested their first bucks was priceless.  They especially like to brag about their first bow kill because I was 30 years old before I got my first deer and Lisa has yet to score with her bow.  She's waiting for "The 'Turdy' Point Buck".

One of my fondest wishes for our guide service is to promote youth archery hunts and introduce our kids to this great sport.  Please consider us for your kids first hunt.

Taxidermy instruction is a fairly new addition to our services and has been a great success.

If you have any questions please call 701-272-6360 or e-mail us.