The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum

This place was amazing! Definitely something awesome to experience especially if you’re an avid hunter. They have two huge buildings full of different animals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nestled in the gateway to the Adirondacks you will find the Wildlife Sports and Education Museum of Amsterdam, NY. A place that you can not miss, with its 30 plus foot tall frontiersman welcoming you with his hip handed assured stance.
Housed in what looks like a former market whose electric doors thrust you into a world of fur and fury. In these walls you will find a celebration of the relationship between predator and prey, and the inextricably tied energies that bind them together.
You will see animals and their adversaries staged in various states of struggle, locked in their eternal dance of meat and mercilessness. A cathedral of devotion to crouching, clawing and tearing-displaying forms of art that escape easy categorization , synthesizing the carnal ambitions of blue collar life with its rows of snares, weaponry and accouterments and the abstract aesthetic world of the mind.
I would venture to say this is the most interesting place in all of Amsterdam. A place not just for hunters and outdoorsmen but all curiosity seekers and naturalists

This place is awesome and huge. They plan on extending the museum by 2023. I encourage anyone to go there

What an awesome place! Looks are decieving from the outside, but once you get into the showroom it's spectacular. $10 per adult to tour the museum. And nice gift selections in the main area. This establishment is cash only.

THE WHOLE THING WAS AMAZING. Carve out 2 hours for the whole family and enjoy what the owner, manager, and your host, Bob has set up for you to look, see, and learn!!

An unbelievable exhibit! You can encounter an entire world's fauna without leaving upstate. Each item and scene is a masterpiece.
A real hidden treasure.

Wasn't sure when walked in. First room is gift shop and very unorganized and cluttered. Owner came over and talked to us. So glad he did. Museum is amazing and well worth the visit. We will be back when the second building is done.

Very impressed. This museum has a lot of charm and amazing mounts. Very clean. A must see.

Absolutely an awesome place to visit .. It’s huge and very impressive. It’s easy to find and easy to park. So much to see .. My favorite was the gun collection.. wow .. My grandson loved it to.

Great place to visit. Anyone at all interested in wildlife, or the history of the area should visit this museum. My grandson loved it.

Wow what an excellent museum full of exhibits! Fun for all the family. We went because my two girls (under age 10) wanted to go see the "stuffed animals", and we enjoyed it more than we expected to! The man there is very nice, quick to explain anything about the animals, and lets you take all the pictures you want. There are animals everywhere, all kinds, from this continent and beyond. Some of the exhibits also show the history of hunting a fishing with old photos, articles, and tons of historical relics (guns, traps, etc). Worth the visit! Figure about a good hour to 90 minutes or more, depending on your interest.

What a fine exhibit to show your children and teach them so many things. You somehow get lost in a simpler time here strolling through the many isles of different wildlife as well as antique fishing poles, trapping devices. The animals are so beautiful and each have a story if you really think about it.. They lived once and now they are here , preserved eternally for us to be humbled by. There are full size brown bear , grizzlies, moose and wolves which fascinated our whole family. Also, there our countless other wildlife, birds, deer, fish and so much more. The price was reasonable for about an hour spent.. worthwhile... And last but not least, Larry the gentleman at the counter (host) is a real gem.. Will definitely go back anytime we want to feel that peace and that complete humbling amongst these beautifully restored beings ..

I wasn't sure what to expect when pulling up to this place. My family and I were blown away at the number of amazing animals that have been collected here. The gentleman was very kind and full of stories about how these mounts came to him. It is definitely worth a stop and an hour or two of time to get face to face with such amazing creatures.....which you couldn't do without this place.

I agree with others, this is history. we spent a good two hours here amazed at all the displays. Hunting was a major part of our lives. Why don't people see beyond their own views? Very educational. Thanks for keeping this treasure alive.

There's a lot of great local history here as well as a large collection of wildlife preserved. With the soon to open addition it will be even better.