Formanek Taxidermy Designs

How would you taxidermy a rat?

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:12 +0000

I volunteer at a birds of prey center and have a fresh supply of rats. Only comment if you actually Taxidermy.

Call Chuck Testa in Ojai Valley.

fish

genglish — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:48:12 +0000

fish

Duration : 2 hrs 2 min 37 sec

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SCI SHOW 2013 RENO NEVADA

genglish — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:29:38 +0000

SCI’s Convention is the most dynamic and diverse hunting show today. You will find it to be the most powerful buying and selling environment in the outdoor industry. Mark your calendars and please join us for the 2013 Convention January 23 – 26, 2013 in Reno, Nevada.

Duration : 1 min 29 sec

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How to Hunt Whitetail

genglish — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:40:24 +0000

The Secrets to Locate Pattern and Harvest Monster Bucks Anywhere in the Countryâ¦ GUARANTEED

http://www.thewhitetailblueprint.com/

Duration : 59 sec

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How to Filet a Flat Fish

genglish — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:22:20 +0000

http://greekculinary.com Chef George Kringas, Executive Chef and Partner at Niko's Greek Taverna in White Plains, New York shows you how to filet a flat fish such as a flounder or skate. Chef Kringas is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan.

Duration : 5 min 30 sec

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Atlantis Resort: fish bigger than the kids, Paradise Island Bahamas

genglish — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:25:28 +0000

http://ourvideosite.com/View/V2507 The Dig; fish bigger than kids.

Duration : 2 min 7 sec

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Macro-genetics

genglish — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:25:15 +0000

Duck

Duration : 29 min 41 sec

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Pheasant Taxidermy Questions?

genglish — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:59:35 +0000

I shot my first pheasant and i was wondering if it will ruin the bird if i store it in a vacume sealed bag i am getting it stuffed in the next 2 weeks. Is it a bad way to store it?

Cogratulations on shooting your first pheasant. And…congrutulations on having enough brains to know how to ask questions when you have any doubt.

I used to practice Taxidermy myself. I probably would have taken it up as a profession, but I just didn’t feel like dealing with "dead things" all year long. Plus a taxidermist’s busiest time of the year is hunting season – when I’d rather be in the woods hunting.

Ok, so this is what you do my friend…

1) Take some cotton. Any kind of cotton balls or whatever. Like the kind the stuff they put in some asprin or vitamin bottles. Just some old discarded cotton or new cotton. Gently open the bird’s mouth and stuff the cotton into it’s mouth and possibly down it’s throat. Don’t overdo it. But do it.

2) Make CERTAIN you do not have blood on your hands. Then, smooth-out the feathers on the bird. Make a sort of "tube" out of some old newspapers. You don’t need a lot, but you need some.

First, wrap the bird gently in some paper towels. Take care to wrap the a bit of paper towel around the body and under the wings.

Next, place the bird head-first into the tube. Take another sheet of newspapers and wrap it around the body of the bird, and fold the wings over that. You basically want to cover the entire bird in newspaper.

The end result will be a pheasant that looks like it’s ready to be placed in King Tut’s tomb. Yes, a bit of a loosely fit newspaper mummy.

3) Place pheasant mummy into a sealed bag. Then place this gently into your freezer.

What are we trying to accomplish here?

By placing cotton inside the mouth/throat AND using paper towels and newspaper around the body, we are trying to make sure that any BLOOD from the bird will not soil/damage the plummage. The cotton and newspapers will prevent the blood from ruining the feathers. Blood on the feathers is very very hard to get out.

Also, by wrapping the bird in newspapers first, it gives it an extra layer of padding before it goes into the freezer. The bird will, of course, freeze solid. But with the newspapers in place, this will keep the body in a more "correct" position rather than "flattening-out" when it is placed in the freezer.

This all goes without saying – don’t place anything atop the bird while it’s in the freezer.

NOTE! Pheasant tail feathers are generally very long. Take extra care that you don’t break the tail feathers when removing the frozen bird from the freezer. Frozen animal parts are more brittle when handling.

Dan McKie & Fish Dont Dance – Blow @ Egg, London

genglish — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:44:19 +0000

Dan McKie headlining Blow @ Egg, London. Later joined behind the deck by Lloyd Chapman for a Fish Dont Dance DJs Set. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Duration : 1 min 12 sec

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What genus of dermestid beetle is widely used for taxidermy?

genglish — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:35:09 +0000

I googled it and I found that most of them are considered pests but can also be useful for preserving bone specimens. I’m considering it as a subject for our synthesis paper.

Dermestes maculatus is usually the best to clean flesh from bones as it is easy to keep colonies in captivity. You can just use Bluebottle maggots – they do a good job at cleaning bones.