The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum

The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum is one of the most unique museums you can see! They have lots of taxidermy mounts of animals from all around the world! Their displays of animals are comparable or better than displays seen in much larger and well known museums. On top of that they also have a bow and arrow from the 1600's, a bear trap that was set over 120 years ago and never tripped, a stuffed passenger pigeon, a nice display of historic fishing equipment, and the biggest pike ever pulled from the Sacandaga Lake! The museum also some displays that are like something from a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum. These displays include an albino deer, a two headed calf, and several deer with abnormal antler formations. I liked seeing all this for sure, however some displays could use some background and explanation. I think that are some good stories that go with these displays that are not being presented. If you are an outdoorsman of any kind this museum is a must see. Do not overlook this place stop by and take a look.

5 stars 100 % recommend going with your family on Saturdays from 10:30 to 4 PM & they just opened a HUGE new exhibit 2 weeks ago and the owner is a sweet, elderly man who has a very great customer service & is so very sweet to children!! This museum is 100% kid-friendly!! The animals are so well preserved the place was super clean and neat, and the gift shop was very cute with a lot of selections of children’s toys & different types of animal skins/fur and Foxtails, animal night lights Decorative hunting knives, fish filet knives, etc. Please keep this older man, booked and busy as his establishment is very beautiful and well taken care of. you can learn a lot from coming here and teach your kids about all the different types of animals The Indians and all the cool hunting weapons, and about a lot of wildlife.

Brought my boys here (8 and 5) and they loved it. Had just about any animal you could think of from every continent (minus Antarctica) . Also some impressive fishing/hunting displays. I'd HIGHLY recommend this place if you have kids of ANY age or if you're just looking for something to do to kill some time if you're in the area. The kids will love it and so will you. Inexpensive too. For the 3 of us, only paid $15 (kids under 6 free). Great memories , I know they'll remember this place for the rest of their lives BUT thankfully we will be back. I heard they're also expanding the museum into an adjacent area of the building as well this summer (2023) so we will go back for that also.

Amazing place. Very worth checking out. So much to see.

This definitely a unique Wildlife Museum. Meet Bob the gentleman in my photo posing at the bird display that holds a precious memory of his brother and a squirrel from college and a bird his brother caught with a unique addition to the taxidermy prize possession memory. When you enter through the unused front door and will be in the gift shop then you will be asked if you want to visit the museum, of course you do. There are plenty of donated prize mounted deer or is it considered buck mount. Anyways, you find Wildlife posed in action in battle or prowling. Bob tells us he has been a taxidermist 75 years and approximately 66 displays are his personal work. I might be off a few possibly, oh well. The painted display in the rear to the right near the restrooms, it was painted by Bob and took him 7 days. Lovely painting, he is proud of it and rightfully so. If you show up late near closing just keep in mind you better move along quickly, Bob will still close on time...lol I did not have enough time to browse the gift shop because you guessed it, showed up 30 minutes prior to closing...lol I will return to visit his gift shop. Thank you, Bob for a pleasant insight to a few of your displays.