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Few Whitetail Mounts
Michelle_Nelson:
I'll get that stuff sent out to you. I will try and get it out this week for you. Do you use any referance photos when setting the eyes, lips, and nose, antlers, ears, etc, etc?
You can use Borax to mount Birds but I use Dry Preserve because of the bug proofing agents added to it. I use to tie flies befor I moved to Georgia. Still have all my stuff but it is still in Oregon.
boneaddict:
Mostly just what looks right to me versus what doesn't. I have complied a ton of reference stuff. I cut out all of the deer/elk pictures etc out of all of my old hunting mags and put them into photo alblums. Still.....I usually just look at it. I try to use what I know from my time in the woods. Cool that you used to Tie flies. Better get tthat stuff back into action when you move back. I'm excited to try out your stuff. Thanks again.
Michelle_Nelson:
Referance photos are a KEY to any taxidermy work. Especially when it comes to facial features and line up hair patterns. I never use other peoples mounts as a referance. In taxidermy you are trying to recreate Nature not other Taxidermist interpretation of nature.
boneaddict:
I agree, I think you misunderstood me a bit though. I mean photographs of animals, not like mounts in a magazine. I'm still guilty of using what looks right to me. I woul definately need them for animals I am unfamiliar with such as Antelope.
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