Ruined Buck
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Ruined Buck
I shot a really nice 10 pointer 15+ years ago, and I had him in the basement for a while and it got too damp and he lost a lot of hair. Am I able to get him remounted? I would really like to have him on the wall again. Can I assume I can just shoot another deer and have a taxidermist use that hide with these antlers?
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Re: Ruined Buck
Octang wrote:I shot a really nice 10 pointer 15+ years ago, and I had him in the basement for a while and it got too damp and he lost a lot of hair. Am I able to get him remounted? I would really like to have him on the wall again. Can I assume I can just shoot another deer and have a taxidermist use that hide with these antlers?
Yes.
You can buy a cape from your taxidermist as well.
Bob
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Re: Ruined Buck
Horizontal Hunter wrote:Octang wrote:I shot a really nice 10 pointer 15+ years ago, and I had him in the basement for a while and it got too damp and he lost a lot of hair. Am I able to get him remounted? I would really like to have him on the wall again. Can I assume I can just shoot another deer and have a taxidermist use that hide with these antlers?
Yes.
You can buy a cape from your taxidermist as well.
Bob
Oh perfect, that is even easier. Quite honestly, I was slightly disappointed with the original mount because the neck was a lot skinnier than how the deer looked when I shot him, so I always wanted to have that changed.
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Re: Ruined Buck
Getting a cape like that and getting it remounted on a new form really is the easy way to go. While it is a bummer that your mount got ruined it looks like it might turn out for the best in the end.
Just check it for insects. There are a variety of insects that will cause it to drop hair as well.
http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/articles/bugs/
Bob
Just check it for insects. There are a variety of insects that will cause it to drop hair as well.
http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/articles/bugs/
Bob
Vegetarian: vejiˈte(ə)rēən/noun: old Indian word for lousy hunter.
Excalibur Exocet, GT Laser II, 2" Bhoning Blazers 125g NAP Spitfire
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