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T h e pro p e r care of tro phy sk i ns and scal ps i n th e f i e l d is th e f i rst ste p – and a most i mpo r tant o n e –
i n th e pro ducti o n of f i n e mounte d tro phi es. N o sp e ci al to o ls o r e qui pm e nt are n e c essary. A g o o d hunti n g
o r sk i nni n g k nife, o reve n a po cket k nife, wi l l do. S alt is n e c essary fo r th e prese r vati o n of any g re e n sk i n
and shoul d b e apar t of eve ry out f it. Pro mptacti o n and co nsci e nti ous at te nti o n are most i mpo r tant.
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c a re fu l l y a ro u n d t h e h o rn s o r a nt l e rs a n d c u t t h e s k i n a wa y fro m t h e b a s e. O n a nt l e re d
g a m e, a h e a v y s c rewd ri ve r i s u s e fu l i n p ry i n g s k i n l o o s e a ro u n d t h e a nt l e rs.
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E A D S – Cu t e a r c a r t i l a g e fro m s k u l l o n t h e I n s i d e a n d c l e a n m e at a wa y fro m t h e b a s e
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of t h e e d g e s.) S k i n d ow n t h e s k u l l, b e i n g c a re fu l o ot to c u t t h ro u g h t h e s k i n, e s p e c i a l l y
a ro u n d t h e e y e s. P re s e r ve t h e e y e l i d s. U s e t h e f i n g e rs of t h e fre e h a n d a s a g u i d e o n t h e
o u ts i d e to b e c e r ta i n y o u a re n ot c u t t i n g i nto t h e I i d s.
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T h e I n s i d e of t h e l i p s s h o u l d t h e n b e s l i t.
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A L P S – M a ke s u re s c a l p s a re·c u t l o n g e n o u g h fo r t h e t y p e of m o u nt d e s i re d. S h o u l d e r
m o u nts s h ow m o re of t h e t ru e fo rm a n d c h a ra c te r of t h e a n i m a l. S c a l p s fo r t h e s e m o u nts
s h o u l d b e c u t at t h e fo re l e g s i n o rd e r to i n c l u d e e n o u g h of t h e b ri s ke t fo r a fu l l s h o u l d e r
m o u nt. l t i s n ot n e c e s s a ry to c l e a n t h e s k u l l. T h e to p of t h e s k u l l w i t h h o rn s o r a nt l e rs
at ta c h e d i s a l l t h at i s n e e d e d. M e re l y s a w of f t h e to p of t h e s k u l l t h ro u g h c e nt e r of e y e s
a f te r s k i n n i n g i s c o m p l e te d.
L I F E- S I Z E A N T L E R E D M O U N T S – T h e p re p a rat i o n of s k i n s. fo r l i fe - s ize m o u nt i n g re q u i re s c o n s i d e ra b l e c a re a n d e f fo r t. T h e f i rst c u t o n h o r n e d
o r a nt l e re d a n i m a l s s h o u l d b e fro m t h e b ri s ke t to t h e e n d o f t h e ta i l a s s h ow n i n t h e d i a g ra m. T h e c u ts o n t h e l e g s s h o u l d b e at t h e re a r of t h e
l i m b s fro m t h e h o o fs to t h e c e nte r l i n e c u t a s s h ow n i n t h e d i a g ra m s. T h e h e a d s h o u l d b e s k l n n e d i n t h e s a m e m a n n e r a s fo r a h e a d m o u nt,
b u t d o n o t d e t a c h t h e s c a l p fro m t h e re st o f t h e h i d e. I n o t h e r wo rd s, o n h o rn e d o r a nt l e re d g a m e c u t fro m t h e to p of t h e s h o u l d e r to b e t we e n
t h e h o r n s o r a nt l e rs. T h e n m a ke „T “ c u t a s s h ow n i n d i a g ra m 1. o n t h i s p a g e. S k i n o u t t h e b o d y. S k i n t h e l e g s o u t to t h e h o ofs a n d re m ove
t h e b o n e s, b u t l e a ve t h e h o o fs at ta c h e d to t h e s k i n.
R U G S O R L I F E·S I Z E M O U N T S – B e a rs, L i o n s, B o b c ats, C o y ote s, a n d ot h e r s i m i l a r a n i m a l s s h o u l d b e s k i n n e d i n t h e s a m e wa y w h e t h e r t h e
s k i n i s i nte n d e d fo r a r u g o r a l i fe - s lze m o u nt i n g. Cu t t h ro at to a p p ro x i m ate l y t h re e i n c h e s fro m b ot to m of j a w a n d p e e l h e a d s k i n of f. N e ve r
c u t t h ro u g h t h e l i p l i n e. Fro m t h e c e nte r of t h e t h ro at, c o nt i n u e to c u tst ra i g ht o u t to t h e e n d of t h e ta i l. L e g c u ts a re m a d e fro m t h e c e nt e r of
t h e p a d s u p t h e b a c k o f t h e l e g s to t h e c e nte r c u t. S k i n o u t t h e fe e t to t h e l a st j o i nts l e a v i n g t h e c l a ws at ta c h e d to t h e h i d e. T h e s k i n n i n g of
t h e h e a d re q u i re s t h e s a m e c a re fu l at te nt i o n to l i p s, e y e s, a n d e a rs a s ot h e r g a m e h e a d s. B e s u re n ot to re m ove t h e p a d s o n t h e fe e t i f t h e
a n i m a l s i s to b e m o u nt e d l i fe - s ize.
S M A L L A N I M A L S – A n i m a l s s m a l l e r t h a n a fo x n e e d n ot b e s k i n n e d i f y o u h a ve a c c e s s to a fre eze r. T h e a n i m a l i t m a y b e w ra p p e d i n b u r l a p
o r c l o t h a n d p l a c e d i n a fre eze r. A f te r froze n, i t s h o u l d t h e n b e s h i p p e d a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e to p reve nt fre eze r b u rn. P l e a s e p a c k w i t h d ry i c e
a n d s h i p s o i t a r r i ve s d u r i n g t h e m i d d l e of t h e we e k rat h e r t h a n o n a we e ke n d.
S A LT I N G – S a l t i n g a n d d ry i n g h i d e s i s of u t m o st i m p o r ta n c e. T h e f i rst ste p i s to re m ove a l l e x c e s s f l e s h a n d fat fro m s c a l p s o r s k i n s o t h at
t h e s a l t m a y p e n e t rat e t h e p o re s. T h e s k i n m a y b e f l e s h e d w i t h a t wo - h a n d l e d k n i fe o r a h u nt i n g k n i f e. l n c a m p o r i n t h e f i e l d, t h i s wo r k m a y
b e m a d e e a s i e r b y l a y i n g t h e s k i n ove r a s m o ot h l o g w h e re i t m a y b e h e l d f i rm l y i n p l a c e w i t h t h e b o d y w h i l e s u rp l u s t i s s u e i s p a re d of t w i t h
a d ow nwa rd a n d to r wa rd m ove m e nt. A f te r f l e s h i n g, t h e s k i n s h o u l d b e l a i d f l at a n d s a l te d t h o ro u g h l y. T h e e a rs s h o u l d b e t u rn e d i n s i d e o u t
a n d s a l te d, a n d c a re t a ke n to d re s s t h e s l i t i n s i d e l i p swe l l w i t h s a l t. M a ke s u re t h e re a re n o fo l d s o r w ri n k l e s i n t h e s k i n. W h e re s k i n fo l d s a n d
re m a i n s u n s a l t e d, i t w i l l d e c a y c a u s i n g h a i rs l i p. B e s u re to u s e s u t f i c i e nt s a l t. R u b b i n g i t i nto t h e s k i n w i t h t h e h a n d s i s t h e b e st wa y to b e
s u re o f g e t t i n g i t ove r t h e e nt i re s k i n. T h e e d g e s o r f l a n ks o f s k i n s m u st n ot b e n e g l e c te d a s u n s a l te d a re a s w i l l d e c a y.
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