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McKenzie's Trophy Field Care Guide
.
Don't cut your cape too short! BEHIND the front legs gives us enough to work with and helps to avoid additional costs for form alteration.
Many trophies are ruined in the first few hours after kill, as bacteria attack the carcass. Treat your hide as you would your meat. Keep it moist and cold and get it to us immediately. Waiting too long can cause slippage (hair loss) that can be irreparable.
Try to leave caping to us. Skinning delicate areas like the nose, mouth, eyes and ears can mean the difference between a quality mount and a patch job! Repairs may add to the cost of your mount, and sometimes damage to a hide can be irreparable.
When you are hunting in
remote areas
, and time will not allow for proper preservation,
call us prior to your trip
for techniques to skin out the entire cape. This may be the only way to preserve your hide for mounting if you are not able to bring it in immediately. Hides must have all the meat and especially the fat removed before salting with non-iodized salt (
never
rock-salt), which may be purchased at most tack and feed stores.
Always bring the appropriate
taxidermy tags
with your trophies.
Don’t skin or gut a
small mammal
(coyote or smaller)! Call us to arrange to bring it in immediately. If you can’t get it to us immediately, wait for the carcass to cool completely, put it in a plastic bag, and freeze it. Be sure to use rubber or latex gloves and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water after handling.
A photograph of your
fish
right after capture is an invaluable tool that helps us truly recreate its colors. Don’t gut your fish! Call us to arrange to bring it in to freeze it immediately. If you can’t get it to us immediately, wrap it in a wet towel, making sure all the fins are flat against the body to prevent breakage. Place it in a plastic bag and freeze it immediately. All freshwater fish come on a drift wood back.
Don't gut your
bird
! Rinse it with water to remove any blood on the feathers. Call us to arrange to bring it in to freeze it right away. If you can't get it to us immediately, KEEP IT DRY. If you can, place it in a nylon stocking being careful not to damage the feathers, then in a plastic bag. If the tail feathers don't fit in the bag, let them stick out and tie the bag loosely. Freeze it immediately, again keeping it DRY.
We do not mount songbirds, eagles, hawks, or owls which are protected by federal law.