Care of a horned animal (deer) for a taxidermist .How to

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Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:12 PM Last Edited By: rgswildlife
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This is a little info on how to cape out a deer if you can't get to your taxidermist after shooting your trophy. Most of the deer that come into my shop are brought in with about 2-3 inches of meat behind the skull and most of the cape. Always leave more cape that you think is necessary. I need at least 3 inches behind the front legs. “Now what?” Caping out the delicate skin on a deer’s face is beyond most hunters’ capabilities, but if you want a trophy mount that looks good enough to hang on the living-room wall, you’re going to have to get the neck skin and head to the taxidermist as quickly as you can, and in the best shape possible. This caping technique, which should be done before field dressing to avoid bloodying the hair and making invasive cuts that will be difficult for the taxidermist to conceal, leaves enough hide for a shoulder mount. Step One Slit the hide in a complete circle at the midpoint of the rib cage, 1 foot behind the shoulders. Then cut around both forelegs above the knee. Step Two Make twin cuts under the chest. Start from the first circular cut around the rib cage and continue along the back of one leg to join the cut you made above the knee. Then do the other leg. Step Three: Peel the skin forward up to the back of the ears, using your knife as little as possible to avoid nicks. Holding the skin out of the way, cut through the neck 3 inches behind the head-neck junction. Twist off the head, complete with antlers and cape, and get it to the taxidermist as quickly as possible (freeze it if the weather is warm and you can’t get to the taxidermist for several days). Don’t attempt to cape out the head itself unless you’re an expert. One mistake and you could ruin your mount. First off when you first receive the deer you have got to cape it off the skull. I use a "7" Incision for this on all my deer. Their are a few other ways of making your incision. One is a "T" and “Y” Incision and very few taxidermists like to make a "V" Incision and chisel the skull plate off the skull. "7" Incision "Y" Incision "T" Incision "V" Incision Before you make your incisions you will need to measure the cape. You will take 2 measurements "A”, and "C", Your "A" measurement will be from the tip of the nose to the front corner on the eye. Your "C" measurement will be around the neck right behind the ears and tight under the chin. For this post we will use the following measurements A=7 1/2" x C=21". The "Y" Incision and the "T" Incision are almost identical. The only difference is the cuts. Basically what you do with both incisions is once you have made the incision work the skin around the antler bur either with a knife, scalpel blade or a screwdriver. Now sever the ear butts from the skull. Hold the front of the ear but as you cut the ear butt free from the skull making sure you keep this knife as close to the skull as possible. This will hopefully help you from cutting a hole through the cape. Now work the cape down to the eyes. Put your finger into the back corner of the eye. Now pull the skin outward while you continue to skin the cape off the skull. This will keep you from cutting the delicate eye skin while skinning the cape off the skull. Before you get to the mouth flip the deer over so you can see the mouth. Now grab the lip and roll it up. Work your knife around the jaw line. Keep in mind you want at least 1/4" to 1/2" of inner lip skin left on the cape. You will use this skin later. Turn the head upside down so you can skin out the neck. Work the cape all the way down to the head and neck junction and sever the spine at the skull this will free the meat. You should only have the skull left now you can finish taking the skin off the skull. Once you have completed that you can now cut the horns off of the skull. Make your cut straight down on the forehead about 2 inches in front of the horns. On the back of the skull make your cut parallel with the eyes. Once you get the cape off the skull you need to turn the eyes, ears, nose, and lips. Be careful not to cut through the skin on either of these areas because they are very thin and a pain in the rear to fix if you are not experienced. Also remove all the meat and membrane off the face. Now you have to flesh the main body of the cape. Get all the red meat and membrane off of the cape. It doesn't have to be perfect if you are going to tan the cape. If there is a little membrane left that is all right. Now shave the cape down with a draw knife or fleshing machine. When I am done with the fleshing I like to wash it in kemol-4, which will keep the Ph at 1, then rinse. For this next step you are going to need 25 lbs of salt. Best place to get this is at a feed store. It might run you $5.00 a 50lbs bag. Remember you can never really use too much salt on a cape. Now rub salt all over the cape. Make sure to get it into the creases. If you don't get it in all the creases than it could cause hair slippage in those spots. Now lay the cape out flat and put a thin layer of salt on it. Now roll the cape up and put in on an incline over night to allow it to drain. Next day shake off all the old salt and rub some new salt onto the hide. Lay the hide out flat on an incline and let it set for 2 more days. If the salt is wet however the next day change the salt with new salt. Again if you have any questions call before the problem stage is reached. Good luck Rich 732-449-5950 Here is the photo page from my web site on shoulder mounts: http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com/rgs_taxidermy_NA_MOUNTS.html __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Awesome stuff!

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:09 PM
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Some mounts drying. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:17 PM
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Nice Buck. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 23 Aug 2007 4:30 PM
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Wall of famous Howell Bucks from 2004 bow season second week. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 23 Aug 2007 4:32 PM
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Double droptine 12 point shot in 1920s __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Posted: 27 Aug 2007 6:50 AM
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If anybody has any questions before or after the hunt or trip, post them here or call me at the phone, number in my signature below. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Elk, Kudo, and deer __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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nice mounts __________________ CHANGE BECAUSE THATS ALL YOU HAVE WHEN OBAMAS DONE

Posted: 11 Oct 2007 7:02 PM
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price for a full body mount of a 178 pounnd buck __________________ CHANGE BECAUSE THATS ALL YOU HAVE WHEN OBAMAS DONE

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Quote: price for a full body mount of a 178 pounnd buck $2200.00 __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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How much do you get for (Whitetail) European mount? __________________ Quote: If you wanta down'em use a Browning

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Quote: Double droptine 12 point shot in 1920s Is that the original mount? It's in great shape. It had to have been redone.

Posted: 19 Oct 2007 6:38 AM
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Quote: How much do you get for (Whitetail) European mount? $210 plus plaque. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Quote: Is that the original mount? It's in great shape. It had to have been redone. That is a remount. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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How do you do your European mounts? Boil or Beetles Or do you ship them out? __________________ Quote: If you wanta down'em use a Browning

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Quote: How do you do your European mounts? Boil or Beetles Or do you ship them out? European skull mounts In my shop I use 35% peroxide. First take off most of the meat and brains, cover the skull not the horns with the peroxide, use rags around the base of the horns so the peroxide can leech up to the underside of the burr. After a week or two (depends on how well you cleaned it) rinse it in dawn dish detergent and water till it comes out clean, place it in the sun to dry. If it is the way you want it, then cover it with modge-podge high gloss and it will be sealed and stay clean forever. If you used bleach the modge-podge will seal the skull and stop the flaking that can go on forever. You can put the skull back into the peroxide as many times as you like, but if you notice the skull is falling apart take it out, you have left it in too long. You will have to glue the teeth into the skull. Never use bleach because it will continue to breakdown the bone forever. We do not boil the skull as most of the time it will fall apart if kept in too long. Rich __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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If anybody has any questions before or after the hunt or trip, post them here or call me at the phone, number in my signature below. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Rocky Mountain Ram. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Caribou. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Big Horn sheep. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Caribou in velvet. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Moose. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 11:44 AM Last Edited By: rgswildlife
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A couple of Mule deer. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Fallow deer. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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Corscian ram. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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If anybody has any questions, please ask away. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.