ROLETTE, N.D. — Trace Armstrong originally went to school to become a lineman but decided that was not the profession he wanted to pursue. After thinking about what career he wanted, he landed on what some may call an unusual one: taxidermy.

“I told my parents that I wanted to go to taxidermy school, and they told me that that probably isn't the most practical job,” Armstrong said. “I started doing it, and it turned out to be way busier than we ever imagined.”

Eight years later, Armstrong’s shop is lined with mountain lions, bears, bobcats, moose, countless deer and many other four legged creatures, patiently waiting to be completed and sent back to the hunter who shot them. While Armstrong’s business, Tall Tines Taxidermy Studio, is an undisputed success, he originally planned to do tax

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