Rigdon unload logs from his wood trailer outside Cave City Thursday morning. The logs are cut and sliced so that he can make backboards for the stuffed animals he works on. He also uses the logs for making frames as well as wood carvings.

Ed Rigdon, a taxidermist in Cave City, gently strokes the head of a goose as he puts a finishing touch to it before giving it to the proudly awaiting owner. 'I checked his work out a week before dropping it off. I liked his work and the price was good, so I decided to have him do it,' said customer Joey Keeling of Bowling Green.

Rigdon waves to a motorist while on his rider mower.

Rigdon and regular customer Alex Miller of Metcalfe County, shares a last laugh for the day as Miller leaves the taxidermy workshop. 'I bring my stuff over here any time I kill something. My dad had his stuff done here and I have always been happy with his work, and that is what it is all about.

Andy Lambirth shows emotion and pride for the animal he shot and is about to bring home, as he backs out of Ed Rigdon's Taxidermy parking lot. 'This is the happiest day of my life.' 'I have been hunting for 17 years, and it took me 15 years to kill the trophy that I want,' Lambirth said. It was the last time he hunted with his father ever, as his father passed away three months later.

Rigdon takes a break as he waits for a friend to unload logs from his wood trailer outside Cave City Thursday morning. The logs are cut and sliced so that he can make backboards for the stuffed animals he works on. He also uses the logs for making frames as well as wood carvings.