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Velvet antler hunt prep
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<blockquote data-quote="AT Hiker" data-source="post: 4627789" data-attributes="member: 10019"><p>First thing I would do is call your taxidermist; make sure they will do them, what the cost is and how they want you to handle them. </p><p></p><p>My thoughts are; </p><p>-treat the velvet antlers like they are a nuclear bomb, be very careful with them, dont grab them and drag (game cart or tarp if you cannot get a truck/quad to it).</p><p>-get it skinned out asap (tube the skin all the way up the neck to the base of the skull, ask your taxidermist about cuts around the legs, etc). Skinning it up to the base of the neck will allow more room in the freezer and the cape will thaw quicker and lessen the chance of anything going wrong. Besieds, neck roast briased in coconut milk is delicious. </p><p>-Clean up any blood on the mount and be very careful skinning. Cuts on a short haired summer deer are a lot harder to fix vs a fluffy winter coat</p><p>-Get to your taxidermist pronto or</p><p>-Use heavy duty trash bags to freeze, this will prevent the velvet from sticking to the freezer </p><p>- as already mentioned watch for ticks, they will be crawling all over the place</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AT Hiker, post: 4627789, member: 10019"] First thing I would do is call your taxidermist; make sure they will do them, what the cost is and how they want you to handle them. My thoughts are; -treat the velvet antlers like they are a nuclear bomb, be very careful with them, dont grab them and drag (game cart or tarp if you cannot get a truck/quad to it). -get it skinned out asap (tube the skin all the way up the neck to the base of the skull, ask your taxidermist about cuts around the legs, etc). Skinning it up to the base of the neck will allow more room in the freezer and the cape will thaw quicker and lessen the chance of anything going wrong. Besieds, neck roast briased in coconut milk is delicious. -Clean up any blood on the mount and be very careful skinning. Cuts on a short haired summer deer are a lot harder to fix vs a fluffy winter coat -Get to your taxidermist pronto or -Use heavy duty trash bags to freeze, this will prevent the velvet from sticking to the freezer - as already mentioned watch for ticks, they will be crawling all over the place [/QUOTE]
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