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How to mount a Whitetail Deer
Michelle_Nelson:
Once you have completed all these steps set the mount aside and let it dry for 2 weeks!
Michelle_Nelson:
Now that the mount has set aside for 2 weeks it should be ready to finnish out. I use an airbrush to paint my mounts. Befor I paint however i use my air compressor to blow the mount off and anything that has colocted on the hair like dust durring the drying process.
I also do any epoxie work needed and let it dry befor i paint.
I will use Flesh, Superhide White, Bass Belly White, Black, and Burnt Umber. I mix my own colors when i paint deer. I don't use what comes streight out of the bottle. It's close but not close enough for me.
For the Inside of the nose I use Flesh, Bass Belly White, and a few brops of Black.
For the Ears I start with Flesh and lightly spray the inside of the ears. i let that dry and come back with a tooth brush and brush any over spray off the inside ear hair. Than I lightly spray a 50/50 mix of Superhide White and Bass Belly White over the flesh so it hase a light flesh tone to the ear.
For the eyes I use 50/50 mix of Burnt Umber and Laquer Thinner.
For the out side of the nose I dot it with modge Podge and paint it with Black. he modge podge adds texture to the nose.
This is the finnished Product.
Choclab:
Wow.......great pics!
Ray:
Great write up!
wannahunt:
Thats' alot of good information. I have always thought it would be fun to learn to do my own game mounts. So it sounds like you this this for a living? Do you have a Taxidermy shop? If so where at and do you do lessons?
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