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ok. i’m going to do a standing mount of a rooster pheasant. when i’m dome where should i card it at and how lonf=g do i have to let it dry out? All you need to do is just let it sit for a couple of weeks in a cool dry place. At this time of year, fall/winter, there is less humidity in the air and the air is generally cool anyways. So, a basement or attic might be just fine. With a pheasant mount, I used to wrap them in yarn (or other soft string-like material) and also use "pins" like you get with shirts and so forth…to hold it in the pose that you want. In some cases, you have to push the pins all the way into the body (through the wings and into the body) covering them with the feathers, in order to keep the wings to "stay up" close to the body. It usually takes a few tries, but you will get the hang of it after you mount more birds. They key ingrediant to doing good Taxidermy work is to…take…your…time. Never rush the process.
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4 Comments posted on "after i taxidermy a pheasant do i have to let it sit out and dry??? and if so for how long?"
ERIC on December 10th, 2011 at 5:10 am #
It should be all set once the taxidermist is done with it. Also this should be a non issue since the large majority of people display their taxidermy in the open anyway
Ranger J on December 10th, 2011 at 5:39 am #
Do you mean "mounting" a pheasant yourself? Yes you have to let it dry, which could take a couple of days. It should be carded during the drying process. It would be helpful to know more about what you are trying to do with the pheasant, ie….skin mount, flying mount, standing mount, do-it-yourself or professional.
dca2003311@yahoo.com on December 10th, 2011 at 6:01 am #
* No, not really *
pagamenews on December 10th, 2011 at 6:06 am #
Zach, I used to do taxidermy in my spare time…long ago. I’ve mounted all sort of game birds and mamals as well. All you need to do is just let it sit for a couple of weeks in a cool dry place. At this time of year, fall/winter, there is less humidity in the air and the air is generally cool anyways. So, a basement or attic might be just fine. With a pheasant mount, I used to wrap them in yarn (or other soft string-like material) and also use "pins" like you get with shirts and so forth…to hold it in the pose that you want. In some cases, you have to push the pins all the way into the body (through the wings and into the body) covering them with the feathers, in order to keep the wings to "stay up" close to the body. It usually takes a few tries, but you will get the hang of it after you mount more birds. They key ingrediant to doing good taxidermy work is to…take…your…time. Never rush the process. Post a comment
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