What it is
MountChief is a web-based studio management system designed for taxidermy shops that consolidates specimen tracking, tannery coordination, customer updates, and invoicing into a single platform. The system assigns a unique QR code to each specimen so clients can scan to view real-time progress information and reduce status inquiries. It captures intake details, photographic documentation at intake, during progress, and in a completion gallery, and records shipment movements to and from tanneries.
The product incorporates machine learning to generate estimated completion dates based on species, mount type, and a shop’s historical pace. It also visualizes the production pipeline to help staff identify bottlenecks and monitor specimens from intake through pickup.
MountChief is aimed at taxidermists, shop owners, and office managers who handle multiple mounts and coordinate with external tanneries, providing a centralized operational tool for tracking work and administrative tasks.
Key features
MountChief provides QR specimen tracking that links each mount to a scan-accessible status view for clients and staff. This feature is coupled with photo documentation that stores intake photos, progress shots, and final galleries for each specimen.
Tannery coordination tools track shipments to and from tanneries and generate automatic alerts when hides return, so shops can follow external workflows without manual logging. The production pipeline visualization displays each specimen’s stage from intake to pickup and highlights potential bottlenecks.
Financial features include automatic deposit calculation, balance tracking, and the ability to send payment reminders. The platform also offers machine learning time estimates and a set of free calculators and generators for pricing, intake checklists, tanning turnaround estimation, and invoice creation. Pricing is offered as a flat monthly fee with no per-specimen charges.
Use cases
A shop owner managing dozens or hundreds of mounts can use MountChief to centralize intake records, track progress visually, and reduce lost or forgotten specimens by monitoring pipeline status and tannery returns.
An office manager can reduce routine customer calls by directing clients to QR-scanned progress views and by using automated payment reminders and balance tracking to manage deposits and outstanding payments.
A taxidermist coordinating with external tanneries can use shipment tracking and return alerts to maintain workflow continuity and plan shop schedules based on AI-generated completion estimates derived from past production data.
