cutter10x Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 most taxidermists use a fake head...not the real one.......never heard of a caped turkey..........not saying it cant be done though........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Re: caping a turkey Do you mean to make a turkey rug out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Re: caping a turkey None of the turkey I ever shot were wearing a cape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Re: caping a turkey [ QUOTE ] None of the turkey I ever shot were wearing a cape [/ QUOTE ] I was wondering how long it would take someone to go there Personally I cant run fast enough to put the cape on them!!! Seriously, I did my own this past spring. As of yet I have no idea what they look like...they are still under salt. I skinned the entire turkey(except for the head) and nailed it out on plywood in the garage. The wings look awesome though...I was very careful and kept them whole and have them in full flight position. My intentions were good though...LOL I figured that if it did not look good enough to do something with....I had a very long supply of feathers for my other addiction...tying fishing flys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Re: caping a turkey Yeah, frikkin smarta$$es.......... hey, wait a minute lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Re: caping a turkey I took the whole bird to the taxidermist and had him cape it out... I may try my own this year. I really like how yours turned out Turkey Sniper.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Re: caping a turkey Turkey Sniper - How did you preserve the wings? What I mean is, how difficult was it to get all the meat out and what was the process like? I've been doing my own tail mounts for years and keep wanting to try one like yours or even wiskeyswamp's. But the wings have scared me. Also, how did you preserve the cape. I assume 100% removal of the flesh would be good enough and then use a borax type material like when doing tail mounts. Thanks for any info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt19 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Re: caping a turkey Sniper if Im lucky enough to get a bird , Ill just have to mail it to ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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