Tips for getting the best mount possible
When gutting, never go past the chest bone, and never cut the throat.
Get the animal cooled as soon as possible. Its tempting to go show it off but preserving the mount is most important.
After the animal has been caped, keep it cold. If you have to use a cooler, always keep the skin dry and it is best not to let it sit in water of any kind. Even ice water is not good for it. Allowing the skin to get wet speeds up bacteria growth and it could cause hair slippage.
Don't let your animal sit in the processor's cooler longer than a few days. A week at most. Ears, lips and eyes start to freezer burn when not properly cared for.
Get the animal cooled as soon as possible. Its tempting to go show it off but preserving the mount is most important.
After the animal has been caped, keep it cold. If you have to use a cooler, always keep the skin dry and it is best not to let it sit in water of any kind. Even ice water is not good for it. Allowing the skin to get wet speeds up bacteria growth and it could cause hair slippage.
Don't let your animal sit in the processor's cooler longer than a few days. A week at most. Ears, lips and eyes start to freezer burn when not properly cared for.
Caping
Figure 2A shows how much of the shoulder and back skin is needed for a basic shoulder mount. I prefer to take about half of the deer's skin, as some poses use more shoulder and back skin on offset mounts.
Figure 2B shows that you always stop the gut incision just before the sternum. It also shows that you cut on the back of each leg to the knee junction.
Figure 3 Leave 3-6 inches of the neck before the neck junction. Some of the neck is needed to order the proper size form for the animal.
Figure 2B shows that you always stop the gut incision just before the sternum. It also shows that you cut on the back of each leg to the knee junction.
Figure 3 Leave 3-6 inches of the neck before the neck junction. Some of the neck is needed to order the proper size form for the animal.
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