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Are you still a licensed taxidermist dynamicdave ? Do you have pics of your work so we can see ?

FYI: A woodcock is a migratory game bird. Do you have a migratory bird permit issued through the dept of interior ? Which is federal law and is required for any taxidermist in the U.S.

Also the cotton in the mouth and the newspaper cone is a text book procedure for proper game care written in the mid 1900's. The way I told him to do it will do just fine. The tight sock around the bird will keep the feathers down and smooth and the material will soak up any fluid leaking from the bird before it freeze's.

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but if you did that the absorbent material may soil the feathers.

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And the newspaper does a better job in this ? The feathers do not soil because the fabric wicks the moisture away. The feathers would already be soiled if blood and or other fluids leaked from the gun shot as in most cases does as soon as the bird is shot. I havent seen any bird not wash out yet when properly prepared for mounting.

Anyhow as long as the bird is frozen asap. That is priority in game care until a taxidermist can handle it.

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