Howdy-
i been a bit busy of late, bit of hunting, but dabbling with Taxidermy for my trophies , as i cant afford a taxidermy bill, i thought i would have a go at doing them myself.
i began with this Fallow. i shot him in the 2013 rut with a 270 from about 40m in a tight gulley as he fed with his harem of does before going to bed up for the day.
i caught him on camera the year before an noted his well palmated main beam from the bey tine up to the palm itself. hard to tell here, will add photos later once finished up.
the above fallow i paid a 'professional' Bloke who was guiding and taxi'n , was never happy with the ears and eyes in full alert..... but anyway, mine is the one still pegged an pinned as about 10 days into drying (mid wintr, difficult)
Me fairly stoked with my deer, will need to do minor things once dry *
and im about to pull a Red stag cape from the Tan and prep the Form, an start it this week
and have a Sambar cape ready to go once i get that Red started..... see how they turn out- as my old sambar are busting apart at the ears but old mate appears to have used Bog or what u guys call Bondo? , type stuff..... whereas im not.
fingers crossed
i been a bit busy of late, bit of hunting, but dabbling with Taxidermy for my trophies , as i cant afford a taxidermy bill, i thought i would have a go at doing them myself.
i began with this Fallow. i shot him in the 2013 rut with a 270 from about 40m in a tight gulley as he fed with his harem of does before going to bed up for the day.
i caught him on camera the year before an noted his well palmated main beam from the bey tine up to the palm itself. hard to tell here, will add photos later once finished up.
the above fallow i paid a 'professional' Bloke who was guiding and taxi'n , was never happy with the ears and eyes in full alert..... but anyway, mine is the one still pegged an pinned as about 10 days into drying (mid wintr, difficult)
Me fairly stoked with my deer, will need to do minor things once dry *
and im about to pull a Red stag cape from the Tan and prep the Form, an start it this week
and have a Sambar cape ready to go once i get that Red started..... see how they turn out- as my old sambar are busting apart at the ears but old mate appears to have used Bog or what u guys call Bondo? , type stuff..... whereas im not.
fingers crossed
