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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: bow4elk on November 05, 2010, 05:28:06 PM

Title: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: bow4elk on November 05, 2010, 05:28:06 PM: For entry into the B&C, P&Y record books the animals must meet the 60-day drying period requirement. I get asked all the time what this means. Let me explain it here in the simplest way.

For antlered game, the 60-day drying period begins on the day the skull plate (or entire skull if a European mount will be done) is free from hide, meat, all tissue. If you remove the hide and cut the skull plate from the skull, then remove any remaining tissue, you're good to go.

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Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: WDFW-SUX on November 05, 2010, 05:30:16 PM: Are pets eligible for boon and Crockett?

:chuckle:

;) I started drinking early sorry...
Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: bow4elk on November 05, 2010, 05:33:37 PM: Um...what are you drinking? And what kind of pet? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: billythekidrock on November 05, 2010, 06:17:37 PM: When I had a bear skull measured the guy told me that I should have placed it in a plastic bag with a spritz or two of water. He said I would have had a higher score. :dunno:
Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: bow4elk on November 05, 2010, 08:11:43 PM: Really? Not a legit practice. Rehydrating a skull would require another 60 drying period and/or it might subject to disqualification by the Records Office.
Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: billythekidrock on November 06, 2010, 05:50:07 AM: Yeah, it about floored me. He said I should have left it in the bag for the 60 days instead of letting it sit by the fireplace for 2 years. He was measuring for the WA book and told me that as he was calling over a B&C measurer to verify the score for B&C.
Title: Re: Drying Period Instructions
Post by: lewy on December 14, 2010, 01:24:04 PM: oh boy, here we go.