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I wouldn't take anything Dan Rinehart did as being correct, unless you want your noses end up looking like his. I want mine to look like that second reference picture.

The second pic of the live deer nose is an excellent example of a deer nose NOT being black. They are dark, and if you saw a mount w/ a grey nose that stood out it was obviously too light. Not only are they not jet black, if you look closely you will see they are lighter between the nodules (bumps) than the nodules themselves. Often they are more smooth on top than they are near the lip line, and as you can see in the pics, most of the time a whitetails nose is wet from the constant licking. These subtleties are what quality taxidermists are trying to replicate, but if you don't get it right, they can look bad-wrong!

I disagree, there is an endless number of things you can do with a hen mount.

What's wrong with fish? They are my favorite.

Here's a melanistic one I did.

I suppose Krowtann would probably be the easiest, but without a large tumbler your hide is going to dry hard. If you want a nice soft tan you will want to have it professionally done. JMO

Drill a hole in the cap, then use a screw or nail.

You really need to wait until you have the deer you are mounting in hand, that way you can take the needed measurements and order the appropriate manikin.

I disagree. Just because someone is doing a bunch of deer, doesn't mean they are doing them properly. If they look good to you then it is money well spent, but I would guess they would not look so good to a more scrutinizing eye. As someone that demands the best I wouldn't consider dry preserving a deer head. Sure it's quicker and cheaper, but you get what you pay for most of the time.

McKenzie Supply sells solid oak or walnut arrowhead panels.

I charge 450.00 for deer. Yes, turkeys are harder. Hazel Creek does do a nice job, but last I heard Cally was over 750.00. I could be wrong, but I belive that's close.

Yes there are guys that specalize in birds, and I would ship it to one of them. A couple of guys I would reccomend would be: Todd huffman http://www.birdmanstudios.com/Untitled-4.html Kail Shumaker PH# 573-696-0290. Shane Smith http://www.waterfowltaxidermy.com/ All of these guys are world class

200.00 is robbery for that. I thought maybe you had done that yourself. As for the lifesize prices: 300.00 each??? I'd find a different turkey taxidermist. I've yet to see a quality turkey done for 300.00. I charge 595.00 and I'm neither the most expensive, nor the best. Your guy has some whacked out prices.

2 in one shot isn't legal here in MO so you are right. These birds were actually a customer's.

Here's my idea of a double turkey, lol