Mounting a taxidermy red fox at home

[@noahlaribee4216]

As a fellow amatuer, I feel your pain going into hour 12, realizing you havent eaten all day, it is now dark outside and feeling like you should have been done 6 hours ago. I also struggle with the ears and tucking the lips without having to pin them down. However i am about to start my first fox this weekend and I'll be really happy if it comes out this good. Awesome work. Thanks for being candid and honest with your struggles.

[@donaldbiden1920]

What an interesting video, I grew up in east Texas where everyone has a few dozen deer heads and bass and catfish mounted on every available surface to show off their relative prowess at hunting, my uncle even had a couple of menacing looking bobcats that did a great job at keeping kids out of his office, but i'd never given a thought to the mounting process itself. Very impressive work, your fearless curiosity and wide ranging creative talents along with your unflappable no nonsense delivery makes this my new favorite channel!

[@Bat_Biologist]

Beautifully done! I'm a zoologist and an artist, and I'm seriously considering learning how to taxidermy. Your video was very inspiring, thank you!

[@Retroyesi]

For being a first time it is admirable , I’m new on this never done Taxidermy so as far as a non expert this look profesional

[@zzKOALAzz]

What a nice-quick video! You're very good despite it being your 3rd time. I have a soft mount but not bendable. Just floppy!

[@kateprice7417]

I've never done taxidermy, but I've had fur coats and stuff. To freshen the fur without washing, I used dry shampoo/mousse and it worked really well. The fur was still soft and fluffy

[@LauraHorrorshow]

He looks beautiful!! 😍 I have always wanted to learn taxidermy and this is really encouraging for me. Thank you for sharing your process!

[@moondrawingsofficial]

Absolutely stunning

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

That turned out pretty good! Great job you worked hard on it!

[@josephf7720]

Very nice video. Your attention to detail is something that can’t be taught. You would make a fine professional taxidermist.

[@christophergentile7464]

Wow. Turned out amazing

[@glennnielsen2508]

Considering you never did one before, it turned out pretty good! And the speaking of what your doing Voice +++

[@rickycaruana8925]

Man that is excellent now thats a fox i have seen other people work but yours is perfect excellent its beautiful like you😍

[@NeonPossum]

Incredible work for your first fox!

[@LaraCroftCP]

Hi, I watched most of your Videos and you seem like a really interesting Person! I really like people like you, i am by my own an autodidact and very versityle interested. You definitly have my greatest respect. many greetings from Germany

[@TonyPirouet-xq4ty]

Very good indeed

[@eternaltale6482]

Beautiful! Can you taxidermy Ed Sheeran, while he is still redhead?!

[@melissacarpenter9471]

Looks beautiful!

[@amitdasgupta8203]

Amazing video , I ever seen....post a small bird texidermy video like this.

[@happylemon1608]

Please do more taxidermy videos! Your videos are the best and your voice is so soothing. Out of all the videos I watched, none compares to yours. Going to mount my first ever red fox next week following your video 😆 Any plans on what your next animal will be?

[@lacrymastory]

Thank you so much! I’m really glad that my video is helpful! I will probably mount a life size raccoon next!

[@nicholas1686]

Nice lol it looks like the raccoon smiling 🙂🧡🦊

[@OakRidgeTaxidirmy.]

Great job

[@philipforsman5226]

Looks great

[@williambartlett8595]

Great video and well done - that Fox looks very impressive and I would like to try this myself. Where did you get the zipper type knife for splitting down its back. Also, the wood base oval please? well done.....

[@lacrymastory]

Thank you! Look for skinning or gutting knives, some of them come with a hook like that. That specific oval base was just a wooden plaque I ordered from Amazon. I have another video where I painted it and added the rock base and moss if you want to check it out!

[@mouslings]

Amazing! 🦊🧡

[@BMiss1217]

i think he looks amazing!!! i would love to get into this but gaaaah the foam molds are so dang expensive!!!!! you did great though!!! i love your accent!!!! ❤️

[@lacrymastory]

Thank you! I agree, the forms are expensive and the shipping costs too. For that reason I have recently tried to wrap my own forms from wood wool (excelsior). I would still suggest starting with a foam form because wrapping is difficult, haha. Squirrel forms are usually around $20-$30 and they are easy to mount in case you get a chance to work with one!

[@CC-gl2pn]

If that's your first fox (maybe you said it at the start but it's 12 am here and had it muted lol) that's fantastic. Ears are a pain I agree, imo it's not worth the extra trouble of painting the insides of them if you're a beginner. Difference it makes is negligible- that is for Irish foxes anyway, not sure about the ones you have across the pond, maybe they've pinker ears! Also avoid the temptation to put too much clay either side of the nose as this is the main culprit for the 'cartoon' look! Not necessary to put caulk on every inch of the form however it's actually really handy for moving skin around. It slides smoothly around like on a living animal and stays put wherever you taxi it. Before sewing your main incision up just squeeze some caulk down into the legs and spread it by feel after. Obviously legs sewn up beforehand. If you really want to get good at taxidermy and have the time you may consider having a go at wrapping your own bodies? Teaches you a heck of a lot about anatomy and how the animal works. Best of luck in future projects!

[@lacrymastory]

Thank you for the tips! This was indeed my first fox and I have received a lot of improvement suggestions which I try to keep in mind next time I work on a fox again. I just finished two squirrels with wrapped wood wool bodies and sculpted foam skulls and they turned out better than any of my previous mounts. Wrapping was definitely educational!

[@CC-gl2pn]

@@lacrymastory great well done! yeah takes twice the time as foam but worth it. So much technology in taxidermy available in last few decades, but some of the most incredible historic taxidermy was wrapped! Like every art its the skill of the individual rather than the tools/ materials used. Keep at it!

[@paddy1382]

Nice work

[@noahlaribee4216]

Just finished mine. I had the same issue with the corner of the mouth and just pinned most of it as well. Sewing the tail was a nightmare! A wet comb helped but wow. Now that time has passed, did the mouth or eyes shrink at all?

[@lacrymastory]

The eyes have stayed the same but the mouth did end up having some shrinkage. I ended up using Apoxie sculpt and airbrushing to conceal the area and build the lips but that solved it!

[@Ihearthaley]

Where can you buy glass eyes?

[@revimurphy1518]

How do you rehydrate the fox pelt?

[@joey4409]

imagine they came back to live

[@becerrasanchezdiegoamir724]

nice video

[@HayleeHorton]

Try dry shampoo next time!

[@waseembirdsfishingtv198]

A1

[@waseembirdsfishingtv198]

Online bird's taxidermy Peshawar

[@alenahanusova3210]

I hate taxidermy. I don't like this kind of attitude towards animals.

[@CC-gl2pn]

Well don't watch the video then.

[@Nvrmalclckr]

Why?

[@Wingd.bl4vk.katzz.]

Its a beautiful way too preserve and honor life