collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.  (Read 2790 times)

Offline cryfowl

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Dec 2010
  • Posts: 235
  • Location: Western Wa
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. 

Offline Gumby98366

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Tracker
  • **
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 37
  • Location: Poulsb, WA
Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2011, 01:41:09 PM »
Very nice!
Thumbs up!

Offline wildmanoutdoors

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2009
  • Posts: 2459
  • Location: Port Orchard
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.

Offline 400out

  • Radio Active YAR
  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2009
  • Posts: 5451
  • Location: in a bunker
  • HA HA! VERY FUNNY!
Re: My first attempt at Mammal Taxidermy.
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2011, 04:52:19 PM »
Good place to start  ;)
Granted the ability to cause a A nuclear explosion that produces a rapid release of energy from a higher power resulting in the sudden and catastrophic demise of a thread.

Confucius say:
A crowded elevator smells different to a midget!
Man that go to bed with itchy butt wake up with stinky fingers!
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

Offline wastickslinger

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2007
  • Posts: 2863
  • Location: pluto
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.


Offline Ballance1

  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 442
  • Location: E. Washington
    • The Shed Taxidermy Studio
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.

Offline BLKBEARKLR

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 4092
  • Location: Roy, Washington
  • Taxidermist
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
22 years 3 months and 4 days, happily retired from the U.S Army.


Offline C-Money

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Sep 2008
  • Posts: 10929
  • Location: Grant County
  • Self proclaimed 3pt master
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!

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

The time clock has started.....and go. by hunter399
[Today at 09:17:25 PM]


Shout out to Talley Manufacturing by spookgus
[Today at 09:05:43 PM]


CVA Optima V2 durasight rail mod by VickGar
[Today at 07:33:17 PM]


Last year putting in… by CarbonHunter
[Today at 05:51:52 PM]


Salvage of roadkilled BT deer now legal in all WA counties by Ghost Hunter
[Today at 05:05:41 PM]


Anybody breeding meat rabbit? by HighlandLofts
[Today at 03:44:48 PM]


Vantage Bridge by jackelope
[Today at 12:49:31 PM]


Wyoming elk who's in? by elkchaser54
[Today at 12:00:50 PM]


Best/Preferred Scouting App by MeepDog
[Today at 11:56:56 AM]


Nevada Results by jae
[Today at 11:25:17 AM]


Drano Lake Springers by metlhead
[Today at 10:00:01 AM]


Knight ridge runner by JakeLand
[Today at 09:54:37 AM]


Desert Sheds by HntnFsh
[Today at 08:29:50 AM]


Oregon spring bear by Boss .300 winmag
[Today at 07:34:52 AM]


1oz cannon balls by GWP
[Today at 07:29:23 AM]


Any info on public land South Dakota pheasant hunts? by follow maggie
[Yesterday at 05:27:14 PM]


Search underway for three missing people after boat sinks near Mukilteo by Platensek-po
[Yesterday at 01:59:06 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal