Second Nature Taxidermy School!

[bowtech721]

Well I just rolled into where im staying here in missoula mt for my taxidermy school and im getting excited for class tomorrow! Just wanted to say thanks to bucklucky for hooking me up with one of my specimens  Im gonna try to take some pictures along the way while im here and post them up!

[LittleJohn]

Have a great time. I LOVE Montana. Keep us posted on your progress!!! I'll try to keep the river company while your gone.

[bowtech721]

ya it should be pretty cool... the school will take i think 6 or 8 people per session but i found out theres only gonna be 3 in my class and there are three instructors so maybe ill learn something 

[rasbo]

thats really cool..enjoy and have a blast

[NWBREW]

Awesome. Good luck buddy. I know you'll enjoy it.

[Elkstuffer]

Take lots of notes and video if you can. Have fun!

[bucklucky]

Right on man!! Have a good time.

[bowhunterforever]

Thats awsome,Good luck Let us know how good the school is?

[bowtech721]

Well so far so good... one guy didnt make it so its just two of us with two instructors  Just in my first day ive learned that there is a lot of hide prepping to do for a good mount, I wish i wouldve learned to sew before i got here!  I figured out that theres a lot of different ways to potentially cut/poke yourself doing taxidermy 

[bucklucky]

Well so far so good... one guy didnt make it so its just two of us with two instructors  Just in my first day ive learned that there is a lot of hide prepping to do for a good mount, I wish i wouldve learned to sew before i got here!  I figured out that theres a lot of different ways to potentially cut/poke yourself doing taxidermy 

You'll figure out how not to poke yourself eventually...........NOT  Your prep work can make or break your mount. Did you wet up that Blacktail cape yet?

[bowtech721]

ya I did that today and am gonna mess with it tommorrow although it didnt have like really anything to fix on it unlike the bull im doing which i sewed on all day today I didnt know there could be so many little holes on an the ear seams! which forms did you say you liked the best for blacktails? i couldnt remember...

[bucklucky]

Id use a lancaster blacktail form out of reaserch. I think that cape will go on the 220 series if I remember right.That cape would probably fit one of the McKenzie 6 3/4 blacktail forms also. Thats a nice form . 

[bowtech721]

ya my instructor is really high on mckenzie and there is one it will fit but there was limited poses... like only a basic left and right if i remember right... If he hasnt ordered the one we looked at for it today ill check out research... thanks

[bucklucky]

Thats all your gona get with a descent blacktail form, left or right semi sneak  . The other reasearch form are junk. The only one worth a darn in Research is the lancaster and it is just OK. Id go with the McKenzie on that cape, especially for a first mount 

[bowtech721]

first shoulder mount