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Acres Taxidermy Field Care Tips
Small
Mammmals:
Small mammals should
not be skinned or gutted. If you can't get your animal to a taxidermist
immediately, allow to cool completely. Place the small mammal in
two plastic bags a freeze until you can get it to a taxidermist.
Birds:
Please, do not gut
your birds. Rinse any blood that might be onthe feathers. Place
the bird in a plastic bag and freeze. If the tail feathers are too
big for the bag, cut a hole big enough for them to stick out. Do
not bend.
Fish:
Please, do not gut
your fish. Wrap it in a wet towel and place in a plastic bag to freeze.
Fish will lose their coloration quickly. A good photo immediately
after catching can help your taxidermist with your fish's natural color
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For Shoulder
Mounts:
If you can get the
animal to the taxidermist whole, that is best. There, you can most likely
let your taxidermist do the skinning. If not, follow these important steps:
First cut around
chest (A) about 4 to 5 inches above the front legs (always better to have
too much skin).
Next, cut around
legs at wrist (B) and up the back of leg where the brown and white hair
meet on whitetails.
Come straight up
the leg (C) thru to cut (A).
Skin capes down towards head and neck, leave about 4 inches of neck for
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cuts are around at A, around at B and up the back of legs at C. Stop
your upward cut between front legs if at all possible. Leave as much
cape as possible on legs. |
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