HOW THE DREAM BEGAN

Artistic Antler’s roots started in the 1980’s, by artist and whitetail enthusiast Klaus Lebrecht in western Wisconsin .  At the time, Klaus was a free lance artist and an aspiring taxidermist looking to improve his skills and opportunities in the taxidermy business.  He turned to master taxidermist, Joe Meder in Iowa for instruction.  While under Joe’s tutelage, Klaus was introduced to the world of antler reproductions.  It was love at first sight!  Here was the perfect opportunity to combine Klaus’s two great passions in life, art and antlers. 

The process of making antler replicas was still in its infancy.  Klaus knew that he needed to make improvements in order to achieve the level of quality that would be acceptable to his artistic eye.  It took over six months of trials with new materials and processes until he produced a replica that achieved the realistic look that he has become famous for.  He launched his new venture under the name of Awesome Antlers.

Clients soon came in droves after seeing the life-like realism of these quality antler reproductions.  The client list included Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops, NRA and the National Turkey Federation. Awesome Antler replicas were commissioned for Whitetail World, a whitetail museum in Arkansas .  In addition, Awesome Antlers was featured on a TV program sponsored by “North American Hunting Club”.

While the success of Awesome Antlers continued to climb, but unfortunately not so for Klaus.  Due to a serious illness, he was forced to sell Awesome Antlers. While his business may have left him, his heart never left the business. Years later, sufficiently recovered, he and his wife Nola were able to buy back Awesome Antlers and another antler replicating company.  Combining the two companies together created the largest trophy antler replicating company in the United States today-Artistic Antlers!

But quantity never surpasses quality at Artistic Antlers. Every antler product is handcrafted and examined for quality standards prior to shipment. The high quality standards set forth by our founder, Klaus Lebrecht in the beginning are still in place today.  While being the largest offers your customers the opportunity to find what they are looking for, Artistic Antler’s real goal is to offer them the finest!