Category: taxidermy

Taxidermy Lessons I

A few things I learned from a hunter and a taxidermist today.

African porcupines are much gnarlier than their New World counterparts.
African porcupines are much gnarlier than their New World counterparts.

Their skulls, though, are about the same. Eyeless, like.
Their skulls, though, are about the same. Eyeless, like.

A musk ox is a beautiful animal.
A musk ox is a beautiful animal.

Go ahead and kick the head off a manikin lying on the floor. You can always reattach it.
Go ahead and kick the head off a manikin lying on the floor. You can always reattach it.

Turkey heads can cost $80 each to freeze-dry. Then there's painting.
Turkey heads can cost $80 each to freeze-dry. Then there's painting.

These belong to a not-impossible number of deer to mount between seasons.
These belong to a not-impossible number of deer to mount between seasons.