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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: blindluck on February 15, 2025, 07:54:57 AM

Title: Raw frozen cape
Post by: blindluck on February 15, 2025, 07:54:57 AM: I have a mule deer cape that’s been froze 5 years, thawed out it looks good except that the ears are kinda cardboard like. I’ve read it can be rehydrated with ammonia water or other method. Anyone with this experience that can verify?
Title: Re: Raw frozen cape
Post by: spookgus on February 15, 2025, 08:14:34 AM: I would probably try hydrating in a pickle, but I’ve been out of that game for quite some time.
Title: Re: Raw frozen cape
Post by: spookgus on February 15, 2025, 08:17:42 AM: Hides can pickle quite a bit with maintaining PH