brad dryden Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Was wondering how hard is it to mount just the turkey tail fethers and beard. I know about drying them out but how is it assembled to the plaque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Turkey mounts The biggest mistake most folks make mounting tail feathers is NOT removing all the meat from the base of the tail. Many guys cast a "tail hub" on the tail feathers out of Bondo or Epoxy. Drill holes in the hub and mount to that. You can squeeze the tail in place with a backing board but I've found sealing the hub area with bondo or epoxy helps it last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Turkey mounts What I do is remove all the meat I can from the tail feathers.Then I'll spread the feathers out on a piece of cardboard and use pins to position the feathers where they need to be. Then I cover all the meat I couldnt get off with salt. Then I'll usually put a heavy book or something similar ontop of it to flatten the fan out so it hangs flush on the wall. I will put fresh salt on it everyday and it usually takes a week and a half for it to completely dry out. For the beard, I do the same thing. Just remove as much meat as possible and salt it down. I like to take a piece of heavy fishing line and tie it around the base so I dont loose any beard strands as well. Then make yourself a plaque and secure the feathers and beard to it. When I get time, I'll take some pictures of some of my mounts I've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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