How to Make A TURKEY TAIL PLAQUE | EASY DIY

How to turn your Turkey fan into a tail plaque. A Step by step, walkthrough we even cover to keep the feet and turkey beard. This is the best and cleanest method to keep your turkey tail looking great for years. GIVE IT A GO! Good luck and thanks for watching!
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EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED:
- Turkey Fan
- Desired Plaque
- Feet and Turkey Beard (optional)
- Hair Dryer
- Knife
- Soap
- Warm Water
- Scissors
- Cardboard
- Stapler
- Mixing implement (popsicle stick, paint stirrer)
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[@plmmlp9052]

Thank you! Just finished my first fan. Your steps were so easy to follow. Much appreciated.

[@lauraandersen7959]

After trying to get a turkey for seven years, I finally succeeded this past spring with a nice Tom and a bearded hen. I have watched your video at least 15 times because I’ve never worked with Bondo and doing my first turkey tail mount. I think you are a great instructor. I want you to know how much this video has been appreciated!!

[@ryanjones3043]

7 yrs!!! Good lord where you hunting??

[@BradleyNellis]

Great video, I have found before putting the bondo on at 11:10, it is best to drizzle hot glue over the base of the feathers, this just helps the feathers keep their place when applying the bondo.

[@brucemaatta5859]

You are a great instructor. Because of you, I have started taxidermy and learn from your how tos everytime. I know it isn't the focus of your channel but I would love to see more videos on your taxidermy process as each one is so helpful. This one has given a starting point for a Turkey I will be starting soon. Thanks so much!

[@TheFaithfulfil]

Only person I have seen that fully removes the feathers. Looks amazing and no meat to dry out.

[@dannybyrdjr919]

Yesterday i did my fan like the other videos by leaving on some flesh and bondo it and then my ocd kicked in lol about flesh rotting and oils and bugs and i saw your video and took it completely apart and followed your video and my turkey turned out great! Thanks you're the best! Keep em coming! God bless

[@daveadkins2976]

That is the best Turkey Tail mounting I've ever seen, you make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing...

[@lauraweinmeister9894]

Great video. So informative and easy to follow. Not to mention, these steps produce a perfect product. I watched this video last year before we mounted my son’s first turkey fan, and came back for another view before we do mine this year.

[@mikedarr1521]

Just finished my 10 year old sons first turkey, awesome video and instructions! His tail fan looks incredible, thank you so much

[@LanceHanlonOutdoors]

It's like watching a Bob Ross painting video... You need one of his painting knifes LOL. Great video

[@patrickstewartsoutdooradve7632]

I just watched your video the other day and used it to do my Turkey fan. It turned out fantastic. Thank you for sharing

[@troycartrayvick]

That was a great video. Thank you

[@michaelderespino5827]

Thanks. Great video. Very detailed and easy to understand. My dad was a taxidermist in Maine many years ago. I miss hanging out in his shop.

[@loupuleff571]

Nice job Rodney thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@TheRidgerunner1961]

Awesome video! Can’t wait to try this on pheasant tails this fall. Really enjoy your channel.

[@ariesryker3981]

A tip: you can watch series at Flixzone. Been using them for watching loads of movies recently.

[@ryanmatthias728]

@Aries Ryker yup, have been watching on flixzone for since december myself :)

[@corymacneil3206]

Great video Rodney! I used your lesson to do a Grouse fan yesterday. So much fun!!!

[@SvenDepennis]

Thanks for the great instructional video. I'll be trying this method on my next tail fan.

[@themashmakerchallenge9578]

Just did my first fan. Thanks for doing the video and offering the great advice. I have two more fans to mount. Getting plenty of practice

[@wesmccorkle4163]

The absolute best video for the DIY turkey fan mount! Thanks!

[@kylesmithvt]

Great tips thanks! I tried to do my own jake fan. Wish I could seen this before I started.

[@saroocolibaba]

Thanks for sharing! I shot my first Tom turkey this spring and I plan to do the fan mount. The family loves all your videos and values. Keep them coming! Thank you all so much and God bless.

[@mtndeer]

Congrats!! 👍🦃

[@patrickfredrick1975]

Thanks for sharing, very informative and interesting !

[@karvtek]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I’ve only done half dozen or so and not as thorough as this removing ALL of the meat and fat. I just carved what I could, boraxed it and pinned it in place to cardboard until it cured. If I ever do another I’ll try this way. Love your vids.

[@danielmastin3606]

Beautiful job, I will try it next year! I didn't get one this spring 🥺 thanks for sharing.

[@stevesoulfish5007]

Do you have a video of painting the feet ? Ty this is the best turkey tail mount Instructions out there! Everyone else keeps the skin on and takes the easy way out.

[@skirkey26]

I'll be traveling to Vermont for a couple days this season on a deer hunting/tracking trip. I'm trying to expand my hunting experience to other states. I live in Central NY an hour south of Syracuse. I hunt the Adirondacks for one week each year. Your tips and tricks have been FANTASTIC! I haven't been successful YET but I'm hoping this year is the year. I will be in the Groton Wilderness area VT for 4 days this season, i would absolutely LOVE to swing by your shop and meet all of you if possible!

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Great work Rodney you guys have a Great Summer Thank you The Vermonter

[@danielfisher4687]

Awesome job. Thanks.

[@robertsnoes3050]

Thanks for your video I've watched it 5 times changed how I was going to do it at first boraxed fan next day took it Part and decided to do it your way first time and first turkey hunt enjoyed doing it and hope it turns out

[@jackcottrell3891]

Very informative thanks!

[@stevegraves2968]

Very good. I have never used this method, but will. I have harvested 21 birds and cleaned washed and used borax, pined to rigid foam. Thank you for sharing, great information and presentation.

[@jimbellinghiri8771]

Awesome job

[@north6481]

Thanks for sharing 😁👍

[@bigbuck2720]

Very close to how I did a fan for a decoy. The difference between yours and what I did is that I used a hot glue gun. I cleaned the feathers next day after harvest, glued them to a small piece of plywood, then spray painted plywood and end of feathers black. Worked great for decoy, then I started making fans with all feathers in similar to what you did. I have made about 10 for myself and a hunting buddy. Might have to try bondo on next one. Great video, very well presented. After having a taxidermist friend of mine do so many deer and turkeys for me and hanging around his shop a couple of days a week I should have learned the trade years ago. Again well presented

[@jodisoeltner5879]

cool video, I'm going to give it a try,,,thanks

[@troymintz1101]

GREAT JOB and GREAT VIDEO !!!

[@justpassinthrough7]

Very cool, i will try that next year

[@roberthikade9759]

Great video Rodney, did my this year and used the bondo technique but didn't take all the feathers apart. i just cleaned all the fat and tissue and coated it with borax. I will try your technique next time by the dismantling the tail. Loved the content and have a great summer.

[@aaronbelden8894]

Rod you must be able to frost cupcakes like a boss

[@mtndeer]

😂😂

[@jerrycomer8512]

Awesome

[@brycasey22]

Excellent video! Starting my mount right now! Where can I find that plaque you have? Thx so much 👍🏼

[@MrXHeadShotX]

I did it for the first time yesterday and it turned out fantastic only down side is that it took 5 hours of Patients

[@karenattaway949]

Great video. How exactly do you paint the legs?

[@mtndeer]

Air brush , Gill red , slightly diluted with flesh tone to pep-to Bismal color’ ish

[@onewithnature8435]

Thank you for this informative video. What's your opinion on using hot glue?

[@mtndeer]

It would work but it would have some flex to it. But it will stick to everything and it can make a bit of a mess. If you can make it without cooling, or touching it, it should work.

[@onewithnature8435]

@@mtndeer I determined the glue will dry to fast, I will use the bondo, thanks-

[@Vinros80]

Where can I buy that plaque

[@wayneo1082]

How do you get your bondo to stay soft? I put a little bit of hardener on the main bondo and nope it don’t work

[@mtndeer]

You need everything ready to go as possible the video demonstrates the exact amount of time you have or Like one comment suggested pour hot glue on it first then make some for your Bondo over the top after.

[@matthewadkisson99]

Does the type of bondo matter? I just realized mine is the all purpose and i see a lot of videos using the auto filler

[@mtndeer]

No doesn’t matter just use regular body filler and not fiber glass 🦌

[@goose45015]

If you bondo and mess up is there away to get the bondo off or are you sol

[@mtndeer]

FYI bothering you have trouble as soon as the Bondo starts to kick in Harden go ahead and just break it apart with your hands and gently pull each feather out in rearrange things and start over before it hardens a real solid

[@goose45015]

@@mtndeer thank you

[@justme4172]

What do you paint the feet with? Or how do you preserve the feet??

[@mtndeer]

They can be sprayed with an airbrush. I use a Pepto-Bismol color of pink darkening it or making it a little redder with Gil read. You can mix flesh tone and bright red to achieve the color you’re looking for. Spray the side and the top after covering the toenails. The spur will also need to be covered. Position the feed and let them dry. I often use water-based colors so if I messed up it can be removed and start over. The feet have no actual meat in them so they generally don’t rot. There are some solutions that can be injected with a needle found in McKenzie taxidermy supply

[@justme4172]

@@mtndeer Excellent!!! Thank you for such good information!! Much appreciated!

[@Offshorefishing123]

Where can I buy that plaque that you have

[@mtndeer]

McKenzie taxidermy supply

[@JakubFiltz-nk8hu]

That takes so much time. I preferred to just use the skin and it never goes bad and always looks great, but Hat off to you for doing all that work. I would just stick to stretching it and salting the base.