My taxidermist loves me


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So, I am taking another bird in to get mounted. I just got my wood duck back, which looks awesome. My mallard is going to be finished this week and should be hanging on the wall by Friday. Tomorrow I am taking him my Pintail I killed today on the last day of the season.

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And I am going to have him mounted as close to this as possible, unless someone else has any pics of mounts that look good.

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Clue me in here, as I am clueless about this type of mount, what is the first pic of?

The first pic is of the bird that I actually killed. It's head is tucked under its wing to protect it. The second picture is one I found only of the same bird that I killed in a pose that I liked. The pose that I actually picked is a little different but mostly the same. The wings will be a little farther back so it looks like a downstroke in mid flight instead of a cupped up post like its landing.

My mallard comes home Friday, cant wait!!

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So the white part is feathers......ok......I see it now. Thanks.

Yes Sir, its the side neck feathers. Look in the second picture and you will see where they are located. Think of the first picture of you sticking your head under your right arm pit if you neck was long enough. Its a way to protect them as well as condense the size to place it in a freezable (sp) bag.

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