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Offline cryfowl

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My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« on: May 10, 2011, 12:41:42 PM »
I had intended for one of our local taxidermists to mount this Bobcat, but after emailing him a couple times and not getting a response, I decided to give it a try myself.  My wife is not a big fan of mounts, but she took an interest in the cat and insisted on a shoulder mount.  I am no stranger to Taxidermy as I have mounted birds for the last 10+ years, but I have NEVER mounted a mammal before.  I ordered a How too video for mounting a Life size Bobcat.  It didn't look all that hard so ordered a kit with everything I needed.  All I can say is that I learned what tools will be on my X-mas list this year to make things easier.  I could not get my fleshing knife sharp enough to do what I needed it to do, so did a lot of it with just a razor blade.  Overall, I am not dissappointed at all.  Made a few mistakes here and there but I learned from them.  Next project,  the Corssican Ram  I have had in the freezer for the past 8 years. 

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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2011, 01:41:09 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2011, 03:08:15 PM »
Great for a first timer! the eyes make it look like the people from the movie Avatar.

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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2011, 04:52:19 PM »
Good place to start  ;)
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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011, 10:06:40 PM »
I cant give you a hard time cause if I tried to mount my own It would look more like a gremlin Im sure.


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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2011, 08:56:01 AM »
Back brush that cat and get him all fluffed up. not bad for your first.

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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2011, 06:50:26 PM »
Use a air dryer when back brushing to fluff the hair more
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Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2011, 08:15:12 AM »
Turned out pretty darn good! You have a bright furure!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

 


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