Hahaha this is so true.

My dad was a taxidermist in the 70s and 80s...I really love the videos...I think I could do it

I hate it when that happens

Annnnnd??

Did that opening day 3/4 of a mile with a huge buck and my only helpers were my twin 9 year old boys. I called my buddy and told him he could hunt my stand if he would come help me out. He shot a nontypical the next Saturday morning from my blind.

The Jackass music now makes this “ EPIC” 😂

Been there done that.

Is your cape frame homemade or did you order it from somewhere? I have a local hunting / trapping distributor that had no idea where I could find one.

Hey Dan, I do a lot of musky fishing. I use 80 lb braid line. It does not have any stretch, especially needed to set the hook in those toothy critters. I recycle that braided line to use as thread for hides. Holds up great and i get to reuse the line withouth throwing away when i respool my rods👍

I get not having the meat of a deer because of regulations, but if the cape was caped out clean with barely any meat i have double checked my measurements from the cape and matched them to the actual neck as a reference. And youre spot on trying to find a mount that fits exactly. I just stumbled onto your videos. I too am self taught from about 20 plus years ago. I wish i had your videos to have followed then. You do a fantastic job. I will be constantly watching your videos to help out with my process. Thank you very much for putting out such great content

that rotating stand /turntable set up you have must really increase production so your doing similar tasks to a group of deer at one time! Great set up.

That very thing happened to my sons deer years ago. He shot a big 10 point and we got it to the taxidermist and paid a 200 deposit. Then, 12 months later we asked for an update and he wouldn't return calls. Then he moved. Luckily another acquaintance who is a taxidermist told me what town he was in and his address. he let me know that he still had lots of customer racks and frozen capes but felt bad and wasn't calling customers because he couldn't mount the deer due to health issues and couldn't afford to give people their money back. We went there unannounced and were able to get my sons rack back, but the cape was destroyed. I was out 700 bucks total to get my sons deer mounted (200 lost and another 500 to get it completed YEARS later with a replacement cape). He also had my wife's first bobcat cape which was completely destroyed. We lost another 200 on that deposit, and no mount to be had for that. Very sad, but at least we got my boys deer back in the end.

Was this before you started using the Cary Cochran earliners?

Happy Thanksgiving. I shot a small buck this morning and tried to get the cape off for practice. I hadnt seen this video but watched a handful of others. I tried their technique starting with the nose and lips first from the tip. Then turned it around and basically did the same thing you did here in this video. But your method for working around the eyes looked way easier than the hack job I was trying to do...>LOL. Unfortunately I may have messed up at the back of the lips because my cuts didnt come together and I may have screwed up that area of the lips not leaving skin to tuck on a mount. The lips separated from the surrounding skin if that makes sense...not sure how I managed that. Question, there was a lot of blood on the cape but I just rolled it and put it into the freezer so I can practice lip turning later. Would it be better to rinse the hide off with water, or is that a bad idea that introduces more freezer burn?

Man you are my favorite taxadermist. I've learned so much from watching your videos. You're a genuinly good person. No other taxadermist shares they're tradesman ship.i realy enjoy watching you work. It really gives me cofadince.i have a nice 8 pt im gonna do after Christmas. My work will slow down and alow me too go for it. Keep up the good work. You're friend should really be thankful to have a friend like you. Stay safe. Happy Thanksgiving. Jason from Arkansas.

Hay! It happens to the best of us.😂

Did you ever try car bondo for ears?

I don't have a fleshing machine. Just starting out. I've tanned/fleshed hides before, but not due a shoulder mount. What's the best way to thin the tanned hide by hand without having to buy a fleshing tool?

Awesome hunt and congrats on a great buck! Love your content!

What tucking tool are you using for the eyes?

Can you use dry preservatives on a pack mount?

Help me calm my nerves. I should have cape my own deer. I don't Know why I didn't figured the butcher would do a better job. I should have knew better! Well they cut down the chest of my buck right in front of me!!! I was answering questions about how i wanted the meat back some young kid comes in and electric jigsaw my bucks chest!!!! uuhhhhh I was soo mad. I left, came back took it to my tax right away. He said good thing they cut it straight he said its should turn out okay. What has your experience been on these miss cuts on chests? Thanks This was my first buck. 145+ class buck now I'm stuck waiting a year worrying about it.

good info

Done it😂

What point of the eye on the cape to what point on the cape for the antler needs to be measured to determine where to place the antlers on the form? Hopefully you can understand my question.

Looks good brother !! And have you ever had your ears start to yellow over time from using white in the ears ?

What is that hide striping tool you used. It looks like a metal cut-off tool I used to use.

Congrats on the nice buck my friend! You're going to be busy this year! Thank you for sharing and Good luck with everything!

WE WILL ONLY SEE THAT ONCE IN THIS LIFE!!!

Proper soft bless him

You and amy are my favorite taxidermist, didn’t know either don’t do fish, I like doing bass/ deer, thanks for the pro tips!

Of course the deer ran as far from the road as he could before he died

Been their done that more than once!😂😂😂

It’s not boring I’ve got 2 bass mounted and a wild duck

Are these made in China? Should say inside the tounge, thanks!

Lo que pasa que tengo un venado con ese problema y no se donde conseguir ese molde para marcarle la nariz

Donde consigo ese molde para marcarle la nariz

Sure makes appreciate NATURE, when can take some time in Woods for Unplugging n rejuvenate Enjoy God Creation and Opportunities thar we r give in The Whitetail Woods, Thx for Sharing, My Friend

I heard your interview on Southern Outdoorsman. It was great. Can you do a detailed video on your scouting and camera technique? I would like to hear about why wait for a complete buck loop. Also, I would like to hear about where on the loop you put a camera. Thank you for all your knowledge sharing.

Yep we have to take a little time for ourselves now and then. Keep on hunting 💪🏻🙏🏻

I was just telling my wife I wanted to start taxidermy and you popped up. I like to claim I’m fairly artistic so I think that’ll help. You’ve made me super confident about getting into it!

I am doing my first deer this week. I was wondering about power washing the flesh. If you have any tips, could you inlight me. I’m also in college so it’s constantly stop and go. So when I get to the salting step, could I let it sit more than 2 days? After tanning, could I rap it up in a bag for more than a night before I put it on the form?

😄😄 k Nackered!! Know how that feels!

Any concern about having the nose pad come out looking the same way on every mount? Also, would you recommend using the colored epoxy instead of the original?

I’ve watched a bunch of your how to videos on shoulder mounts. I’m give it a try on a 10 I killed this year. Thanks for the great content

Im only 10 minutes into this video but THIS is exactly the type of video ive been looking for. Great way to learn how to DIY a deer mount. Thank you SO much!! Im going to watch this one a few times. Great detailed instructions on how we should be doing each step.

Are you saying your only taking in a total of 100 deer heads for the year, if so what do you tell your customers after the 100th head is taken in, do you just tell people that's it your not taking in any more business till the following year, just curious?

Idk what that is but it looks painfull

Just bought a mount and have to do the nose…it looks exactly like yours…great video! I feel confident now!! Haha

Recently found your channel because im trying to self teach on how to do a deer mount. Ive watched a few other channels and noticing differences between processes. My question is this; Looks like you have caped the animal and are now doing all the fleshing prior to salting or pickling, is that correct? Any concerns with the hair starting to slip ? IM guessing it will take me longer to flesh being new to it. So if I harvest a deer this year and want to freeze cape for taxidermy, can I cape and then immediately freeze. When it thaws, should I salt and pickle then flesh? Or does it get harder to flesh after salting/rinsing/ pickling?