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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Michelle_Nelson on July 31, 2009, 09:52:00 PM

Title: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on July 31, 2009, 09:52:00 PM: Just finnished him out this evening. Just in time for him to get back from Iraq.

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Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: couesbitten on July 31, 2009, 10:43:29 PM: Thats a good lookin' bull. Nice job Michelle, and congrats to you LT.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on July 31, 2009, 11:48:21 PM: Sent you a PM. Will talk to you later.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: bow4elk on August 01, 2009, 12:00:12 AM: Nice work Michelle! Great bull Longtat!
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: bowhunterforever on August 01, 2009, 12:26:43 AM: Congrats! :tup: Nice looking mount and bull.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: elksnout on August 02, 2009, 03:04:20 PM: Hi Michelle. Just was looking at your website on proper field care of trophy. You say not to get hide wet. What's a guy to do hunting the west side as it is known to be wet ? What then ? Thanks.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: saylean on August 02, 2009, 03:08:42 PM: Fine looking animal guys. Good work and congrats
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 02, 2009, 08:21:44 PM: I understand that the West side is wet. Heat and Moisture do not play nice with each other when it comes to Capes and Hides. It makes the hide a bacteria feeding ground pretty much and bacteria is what causes the hair to slip.

Best thing you can do is get the hide off the animal ASAP. Get it hung up or spread out in the shade so it cools faster. I have no objections to dunking it in a creek to keep it cool. Just get it to a freezer or to the taxidermist ASAP.

You donlt want to dunk the hide into the creek and than ride it around in the back of a hot bed of your truck for several hours. Or leave it laying in the sun.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: WCTaxidermy on August 02, 2009, 10:08:32 PM: Michelle, great looking mount. Good job!!!!! John
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 02, 2009, 11:26:23 PM: Here are a few beter pic's for you LTL.

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Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Slider on August 03, 2009, 02:03:17 PM: It looks Very Nice!!! Congrats
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Turkeyman on August 04, 2009, 08:20:46 PM: Nice work Michelle
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: tlbradford on August 05, 2009, 09:39:58 AM: :tup: Nice work Michelle.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: bowsandhose on August 05, 2009, 12:07:22 PM: nice work
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 05, 2009, 09:24:30 AM: Thanks for the compliments guys.
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: boneaddict on September 05, 2009, 09:27:10 AM: I missed this one....people are going to think I am going out to the truck to smoke. LOL (Every break I run out and try to see pics I can't while at work.)
Title: Re: Longtatlaws First Elk (Archery)
Post by: bow4elk on September 05, 2009, 09:27:38 AM: Nice work Michelle!! Love the form you used. I'm sure he'll be quite pleased.