I am not into taxidermy at all, but I decided to look up a video on it on a whim and I have to say this was very fascinating. I knew it took a lot of skill but I underestimated just how much work goes into skinning, mounting, preserving, and everything. Really informative.
I'm getting into doing taxidermy myself and this video was helpful. I was a little distracted by the wearing of only one sock though! lol ;) Great job and I hope you are safe wherever you are and thank you for fighting for our country! *hugs*
i've been really into taxidermy lately and have been looking at a lot of videos and how to do it but it still looks hard, im just afraid if i do it i'll mess it up, lmao
It can be tricky depending on the mount but if you move slowly and take your time you should be fine. Just like anything else you have to expect some trial and error :)
Marlyn Espinoza Try starting out with smaller animals like squirrels and rabbits. they give more room for error and they help to enhance your attention to detail.
I just tried it with a beautiful roadkilled grey fox, and completely ruined the skin. I also learned so many things I would never have thought of, to do differently for next time :)
aww. thats not very nice. & not funny. Shes just a lil girl . Being a little girl. How sad people have to try and be mean or TRY to be funny like that.
Goodbee Hunter yea.. awww. and thats what lil sisiters do.. I remember, and loved my jammies too. Keep being a good Bother. right on. I wish i could do the taxidermy thing, but i can't. ( nothing bad ) I do have a huge snapper i buried tho.( i found it hit by a car, and it died) I want to dig up and put together the skeleton. But i may wait for 2-3 years. lol.
Hello! I was wondering, if an animal had a wound (bullet wound, scar, etc), what do you do? Do you stitch it up, do nothing, or is there some other solution that I don’t know of? I don’t think I want to try taxidermy, but I was just wondering ^^
Very strange to go through all that work and buy extra chemicals for injecting it instead of just putting a little bit more effort into it and tanning it the right way
Did you use clay around the mouth to form it then place the pins? Good video. I'm a beginner. Doing my 1st coon. Just with you had more detail about clay and fleshing the face and why you replaced the nose.
This is not to criticize the young taxidermist in this video,but to inform. Upon mounting any piece, I suggest that you purchase hide paste to ensure no hide slippage on the manikin. The drying process takes far longer than it seems to, and hide paste will ensure that when natural shrinkage occurs, there will be no spots in which the hide moves out of place. With the severing of the manikin's head, bondo makes a good sort of glue to hold it in place and is stronger than wire, but would also be great with wire. The ears need to be carded as well for at least 30 days. You can look up videos on carding your piece, as I fear I would not be able to explain the process well enough. I understand ear liners are being used, but carding them gives extra insurance so they will not curl i any way. These methods I mentioned are not just my own, they are the basic methods of many professional taxidermists (of which I do not claim to be, and acknowledge I have much to learn as well). I hope these tips help you in your future pursuits.
It's frustrating that you tell him to use something that he talks about using within the first minute of the video. Good intentions can still be frustrating.
He used the molding paste you mentioned in the feet. Remember, talking about filling the feet and obviously all the work he did on the eyes too. He however, didn't mention anything about adding any paste to the form itself like Caroline was referring to. Everyone has their own methods. I watched a video w/ 3 experienced taxidermists do a squirrel and none of them did it the same way from the fields they came from.
Yea... Don't start your post with "This is not to criticize...." That statement should be banned from the human language. I think a better approach is "Great job kid!... Here are some things I've done that really worked nice for me... " Don't assume he didn't do something because it's not on the video. Good grief... capturing what he did had to be a ton of work. Taxidermy has a billion solutions, processes and methods as well. With that being said carding ears is something I do as well! It really sharpens those ears up nice after drying. Thanks for the reminder!
Just finished watching both parts of this raccoon video. The face came out really nicely! I know it's several years old at this point, but thank you for posting this educational instructional.
the one thing he didn't do was to prep the form....you can see its still slick and shiny....glue won't stick to this type of surface.....and whats with the girl in her jammy's?
ahnnamarie1 i also noticed he didn't prep it, also he never said what kind of stich he used. I use a baseball stitch. I also prefer to cut down the spine instead of the stomach. it helps get around the problem he had with the hide not fitting over the head to get to the legs. if your stitch is good you can't tell, also you have to part the fur just right. he did really well for a beginner though.
Jesse Pork no rot is what makes it not smell rotten. When you remove all of the flesh and wash it thoroughly, you get rid of both the natural bacteria and the "food" for the bacteria. Then you use the injections in the end (I forgot the name, sorry) for the last bits of flesh that could not be removed, both in order to keep it from rotting and in order to keep the "fresh" look. The toes would end up curly and thin because of the natural mummification that happens when there are no bacteria present; natural mummification also makes the corpse smell rotten.
legitedits I have plenty of friends who aren't white that hunt, fish, trap, etc. It's more of a rural thing though. You don't see many people from metropolitan areas that are outdoorsy, unless they grew up in the country. This is, of course, my observations in my area (NW Arkansas)
yeah, that would be cool. just watch a lot of small mammal mounting videos, it can't be too much different tan a raccoon. the only pafrt I wouldn't exactly known how to do is the tail, but I'm sure you could find more info online
Going back I would have done things a little differently. I haven't done any taxidermy projects since then. I was just experimenting a little but do plan to work with taxidermy more in the future.
I am not into taxidermy at all, but I decided to look up a video on it on a whim and I have to say this was very fascinating. I knew it took a lot of skill but I underestimated just how much work goes into skinning, mounting, preserving, and everything. Really informative.
Nice job, leaned a lot about taxidermy from your video.
+Bradley Coles thankyou, im glad I could help
I thought the fact that it was mounted on the barrel was adorable. It gives reference to their close proximity to humans.
Young and skilled
Thank you sir!
I'm getting into doing taxidermy myself and this video was helpful. I was a little distracted by the wearing of only one sock though! lol ;) Great job and I hope you are safe wherever you are and thank you for fighting for our country! *hugs*
i've been really into taxidermy lately and have been looking at a lot of videos and how to do it but it still looks hard, im just afraid if i do it i'll mess it up, lmao
+Marlyn Espinoza Marlyn, you will mess up, but that's part of the learning process. Don't let it stop you:) Just strive to make each project better.
It can be tricky depending on the mount but if you move slowly and take your time you should be fine. Just like anything else you have to expect some trial and error :)
Marlyn Espinoza Try starting out with smaller animals like squirrels and rabbits. they give more room for error and they help to enhance your attention to detail.
I just tried it with a beautiful roadkilled grey fox, and completely ruined the skin. I also learned so many things I would never have thought of, to do differently for next time :)
Nice, I was curious about the whole taxidermy process... this is all I needed!
If i didn't see the whole video, i would say the racoon still alive. nice work
i would recommend dorsal cuts when mounting a medium size animal. very easy to mount that way, just like putting on a pair of pants when mounting
Amazing work! Thank you,you're videos were very informative!
great job keep up the great work i think you have a future in taxidermy and i wish you the best of luck never quit trying never quit learning
Awwww how cute, good job giving new beauty to a lifeless creature
Rose Gold Storm they killed the animal to do this
What kind of paste do you use when you're putting the hide onto the foam body?
I don't hunt and do this stuff, but it's really interesting, in a good way of course
The girl with the pink thing at the beginning of the video gave me nightmares
yes
aww. thats not very nice. & not funny. Shes just a lil girl . Being a little girl. How sad people have to try and be mean or TRY to be funny like that.
TheFoxandTheRabbit
thank you for that. it was just my little sister trying to hang out with her older brother in her pajamas haha
Goodbee Hunter yea.. awww. and thats what lil sisiters do.. I remember, and loved my jammies too. Keep being a good Bother. right on.
I wish i could do the taxidermy thing, but i can't. ( nothing bad ) I do have a huge snapper i buried tho.( i found it hit by a car, and it died) I want to dig up and put together the skeleton. But i may wait for 2-3 years. lol.
haha yea, if you wait 2-3 years those bones will probably be mostly deteriorated haha
Hello! I was wondering, if an animal had a wound (bullet wound, scar, etc), what do you do? Do you stitch it up, do nothing, or is there some other solution that I don’t know of? I don’t think I want to try taxidermy, but I was just wondering ^^
Thank you, I’m a new to taxidermy so this really helped!
It's really neat seeing people still benefiting from my old video lol. I learned myself from UA-cam and glad I could help someone else out as well!
Excellent videos! Will be sharing them!
Thanks Man!
Great vid man. They look amazing. Great job.
+rsanchez7111 Thank You
This is so good! And your bobcat looks super good to
Very strange to go through all that work and buy extra chemicals for injecting it instead of just putting a little bit more effort into it and tanning it the right way
Great job! I can tell you’re careful and skilled
How long would you say this whole process takes, from skinning to mounting?
Good looking work!!
Great job!
Did you use clay around the mouth to form it then place the pins?
Good video. I'm a beginner. Doing my 1st coon. Just with you had more detail about clay and fleshing the face and why you replaced the nose.
Hey, could you possibly mount a raccoon for me? If so, how much would you charge?
Hey, I'm trying to learn some taxidermy- why do you not flesh a raccoon when doing a mount- yet you do when making a pelt? Thanks.
what can you use to form/make a body if you cant get a shape as the one you used?
great Job.
I know you probably look way different 4 years later but
You are so cute😊
Nice job young man:) I took a few pointers however I don't know how you worked on the floor. LOL... Young bones I guess! LOL
Awesome video very educational i never really new how people did this but its pretty cool
hi!! The balmex is like formalin???
Loved your video you did a great job well done
thanks!
Awesome video.... Very talented
Thank you for the well made videos of your process!
Well done Admin.
Idk if its just my fucked up sense of humor but i gound it hilarious when you put the mannequin in without the head
This is not to criticize the young taxidermist in this video,but to inform. Upon mounting any piece, I suggest that you purchase hide paste to ensure no hide slippage on the manikin. The drying process takes far longer than it seems to, and hide paste will ensure that when natural shrinkage occurs, there will be no spots in which the hide moves out of place. With the severing of the manikin's head, bondo makes a good sort of glue to hold it in place and is stronger than wire, but would also be great with wire. The ears need to be carded as well for at least 30 days. You can look up videos on carding your piece, as I fear I would not be able to explain the process well enough. I understand ear liners are being used, but carding them gives extra insurance so they will not curl i any way. These methods I mentioned are not just my own, they are the basic methods of many professional taxidermists (of which I do not claim to be, and acknowledge I have much to learn as well). I hope these tips help you in your future pursuits.
He did put hide paste he said it at 00:31
It's frustrating that you tell him to use something that he talks about using within the first minute of the video. Good intentions can still be frustrating.
Jarod Morris Thanks man for pointing that out
He used the molding paste you mentioned in the feet. Remember, talking about filling the feet and obviously all the work he did on the eyes too. He however, didn't mention anything about adding any paste to the form itself like Caroline was referring to. Everyone has their own methods. I watched a video w/ 3 experienced taxidermists do a squirrel and none of them did it the same way from the fields they came from.
Yea... Don't start your post with "This is not to criticize...." That statement should be banned from the human language. I think a better approach is "Great job kid!... Here are some things I've done that really worked nice for me... " Don't assume he didn't do something because it's not on the video. Good grief... capturing what he did had to be a ton of work. Taxidermy has a billion solutions, processes and methods as well. With that being said carding ears is something I do as well! It really sharpens those ears up nice after drying. Thanks for the reminder!
nice job, bet you can't wait to get a "real" work area to do this, the bedroom floor has to be a pain to work on.
I really like that bobcat, it looks amazing
That's a raccoon
KutznerD, I belive he means the bobcat showcased at the end of the video.
Just finished watching both parts of this raccoon video. The face came out really nicely! I know it's several years old at this point, but thank you for posting this educational instructional.
Thank you for your input!
I have a question, why do you have to cut out the original nose and replace it with a fake one?
very good taxidermy! I am going to stuff a marten next week, and I dont know about tanning... is borax enough ?
Do I have to tan the hide? Or should I just preserve it?
I just preserved it and it held up just fine
What was the music you used in this video? Pretty cool!
great video and info
This looks amazing!!
This is amazing!
Wow, nice job...
yee yee brother!!!! great job
Why remove the nose and replace with an artificial?
from were you get the base to put the skin on?
Dr.Danny Lahav van dyke taxidermy sells them ... just google taxidermy supply
Out of genuine curiosity how dud you get into taxidermy
I just love the outdoors and have been fascinated watching other taxidermy videos on youtube and thought id give it a try
wooow ! that raccoon still alive ! good job men
the one thing he didn't do was to prep the form....you can see its still slick and shiny....glue won't stick to this type of surface.....and whats with the girl in her jammy's?
ahnnamarie1 i also noticed he didn't prep it, also he never said what kind of stich he used. I use a baseball stitch. I also prefer to cut down the spine instead of the stomach. it helps get around the problem he had with the hide not fitting over the head to get to the legs. if your stitch is good you can't tell, also you have to part the fur just right. he did really well for a beginner though.
That little girl has the dragon..
I HAVE THAT DRAGON TOO
Hay great job it was amazing keep up the great work 🇺🇸
Great job wish you could do my bob cat I live im Louisiana
WILL GREENE thanks man, I actually would if I was still in Louisiana. I left for the Army and am now currently in colorado
Thank you for servings for our great country
Do you go to school to do this? Where?
R u selling
cute and talented
why not use the real nose?
It'll rot.
Not if you do this procedure the correct way.
did you make raccoon burgers
Excelente
I didn't think you had to replace the nose??
It'll rot.
What makes it not smell rotten.?
Jesse Pork no rot is what makes it not smell rotten. When you remove all of the flesh and wash it thoroughly, you get rid of both the natural bacteria and the "food" for the bacteria. Then you use the injections in the end (I forgot the name, sorry) for the last bits of flesh that could not be removed, both in order to keep it from rotting and in order to keep the "fresh" look. The toes would end up curly and thin because of the natural mummification that happens when there are no bacteria present; natural mummification also makes the corpse smell rotten.
Why replace the real nose ?
Because that’s flesh and it would eventually start to stink
next time you should list the tools you use in the video in your description.
Lol your sock
is hunting a white person thing? can a mixed black and white person hunt?
Anyone can hunt! It doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, black, white, Asian, anyone can do it! :)
+finalcutprohelp anyone can hunt no matter the race, age, gender, etc
legitedits I have plenty of friends who aren't white that hunt, fish, trap, etc. It's more of a rural thing though. You don't see many people from metropolitan areas that are outdoorsy, unless they grew up in the country. This is, of course, my observations in my area (NW Arkansas)
Dude you should do a beaver
That would be cool, but I haven't even seen a beaver in person in the wild before
Haha i see them a lot duck hunting and I've always wanted a reason to shoot one but there's no good videos on UA-cam on how to taxidermy a beaver.
yeah, that would be cool. just watch a lot of small mammal mounting videos, it can't be too much different tan a raccoon. the only pafrt I wouldn't exactly known how to do is the tail, but I'm sure you could find more info online
Okay, thanks!
This must be how Cabelas gets their animals
I think I've found the man of my dreams...
I just wish he put a curve to the tail to look more natural
Going back I would have done things a little differently. I haven't done any taxidermy projects since then. I was just experimenting a little but do plan to work with taxidermy more in the future.
Norman bates sent me here
video would have been a better learning experiance if it had been slower
* balsam = clothes softener
This vid is much too fast ! Can't see what you do exactly, didn't learn anything ... shame
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