My Wyoming Antelope

bigtex · Oct 26, 2015

Sorry for the double post. I posted earlier in the Taxidermy forum but thought I would post again here.
Finished my Antelope mount today and put him on the wall. This is the first Antelope mount i've ever attempted, challenging to say the least!! I did everything possible to keep the hair on this critter, had him field dressed and in a cooler within two hours after the shot, fully caped and in the freezer within 24 hrs. Still had some hair slippage problems. But overall i'm ok with the way he came out. Not a competition mount for sure, but hopefully i'll do better on the next one.

Buzzard Breath · Oct 26, 2015

Looks good. It's gotta be tough to save the capes from some of these western hunts.

AT Hiker · Oct 26, 2015

Nice! The hair just falls out of those things just by looking at them.

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bigtex · Oct 27, 2015

BB, I don't know how in the world anyone could salvage a Pronghorn cape if it was taken in a remote area. Lots of salt I would imagine. Then you would still probably have hair slippage problems. As AT Hiker mentioned the hair just falls out if you look at it the wrong way.
Thanks for the compliments from the both of ya, mounting Pronghorn is not my forte, it was a challenge, hopefully now with a little experience i'll do better on the next one.