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  • Step-by-step Duck Taxidermy on this episode of DU Nation with Feathered Arts Taxidermy. Learn how to taxidermy your duck from start to finish in this extensive tutorial.
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:10 Step One: Skinning the Ducks
    10:02 Step Two: Building the Structure
    16:07 Step Three: Washing and Drying
    22:18 Step Four: Final Mounting
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  • @wittyfpv
    @wittyfpv Рік тому +37

    One of the best duck mounting vids iv seen! Very well put together thankyou for sharing

  • @gixxerrider9305
    @gixxerrider9305 Рік тому +9

    One thing i've learned from watching a bunch of taxidermy videos is taxidermists don't charge near enough for their work

  • @jonister1767
    @jonister1767 Рік тому +18

    I taxidermied a hooded merganzer once. Very fun project. The cat got to it and made it look like a Pterodactyl from hell. Used it as a white elephant gift that year. Great hobby!

  • @iyajangir3440
    @iyajangir3440 Рік тому +9

    i like how i know nothing about this but understood everything , true fascination

  • @_TSC_46
    @_TSC_46 Рік тому +14

    I’ve always been very fascinated by death and biology/zoology. Learning taxidermy has been a recent wish of mine. Thank you so much for the educational video! So many people don’t understand how important this artistry is

    • @sarenab7856
      @sarenab7856 6 місяців тому

      Amy’s animal arts is another amazing taxidermist who makes great videos on UA-cam

  • @rhondasibley7679
    @rhondasibley7679 Рік тому +3

    Gladly pay your taxidermist, lots of details and hard work.

  • @codycanterbury420
    @codycanterbury420 Рік тому +8

    Micah mounted my 1st wood duck drake. Took a bird with a bad busted wing and fixed it to make me as a customer happy with the flying mount that I wanted. Looks exactly how it did when I shot it, he is a true artist!

  • @deanrodenbeck7102
    @deanrodenbeck7102 Рік тому +10

    It is an amazing job on both birds, and so rewarding to watch that two artist can work together, I am assuming as husband and wife having fun together while providing income as a team!

  • @scotmhead
    @scotmhead Рік тому +1

    My first duck was a Gadwall drake and my second a Widgeon drake, so this was like a walk down memory lane. Thanks!

  • @stevezerr4539
    @stevezerr4539 Рік тому +3

    Outstanding job on both birds ,Thank you for sharing

  • @patrickstewartsoutdooradve7632

    This is by far the best video from start to finish I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing

  • @GrammaTuesday
    @GrammaTuesday Рік тому +1

    Y’all this is fantastic!! I know absolutely nothing about this kind of stuff but I feel very informed and supportive of what you’re doing!

  • @michaelbias3438
    @michaelbias3438 Рік тому +1

    Outstanding!

  • @TIMWILLIAMSON-po5me
    @TIMWILLIAMSON-po5me Рік тому +1

    Absolutely amazing!!!!!! I look forward to the next video.

  • @danwhitehead4913
    @danwhitehead4913 Рік тому +1

    Cool thank you for showing the effort that goes into a mount

  • @jeanlong4285
    @jeanlong4285 7 місяців тому +1

    Very cool watching you handle the duck.

  • @blackops.bowhunter559
    @blackops.bowhunter559 6 місяців тому +1

    Amazing work, true artistry.

  • @charleswhit2390
    @charleswhit2390 Рік тому +3

    That's was very informative and inspiring for new people wanting to get into it. Thank you guys

  • @tommycash9
    @tommycash9 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful!

  • @alexgil852
    @alexgil852 Рік тому +2

    You guys did a amazing job on both birds!

  • @drew_de8990
    @drew_de8990 Рік тому +1

    Just finished up my first duck with this vid and supplies from matuska. Turned out real nice

  • @douglasdeweese2665
    @douglasdeweese2665 Рік тому +1

    Great job!

  • @josephsawicki9335
    @josephsawicki9335 Рік тому +1

    WOW That is really beautiful great work!

  • @joseluisbarquero7472
    @joseluisbarquero7472 Рік тому +1

    Espectacular trabajo. Gracias.

  • @llucq1
    @llucq1 8 місяців тому +1

    Sure has changed since I mounted birds with excelsior 40 years ago. Great work!

  • @millenium3100
    @millenium3100 Рік тому +2

    You guys do amazing work! Thanks for sharing your process. Your Instagram page is equally awesome. I've always wanted to try this myself but don't have the patients or attention to detail you guys have obviously mastered and I'd happily pay for the service.

  • @paulk6077
    @paulk6077 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent !

  • @owlfnfan548
    @owlfnfan548 Рік тому +1

    Thank you been wanting to try some duck mounts.

  • @adamhiday9822
    @adamhiday9822 Рік тому

    Fantastic job, and wow is she gorgeous 😍

  • @gpmike02
    @gpmike02 Рік тому +1

    Hell of a craft! And damn nice job

  • @brettheary
    @brettheary Рік тому +2

    Had to watch this 4 times. Kept getting distracted. Marrying a taxidermist would save a lot of money

  • @christiancrocker7528
    @christiancrocker7528 Рік тому +2

    Whoop! That’s my Taxidermist!!! Gig ‘Em Alyssa

  • @Tenpennycustoms4958
    @Tenpennycustoms4958 Рік тому +1

    Great video I am wanting to start learning how to mount birds. Thanks

  • @lancelamb8491
    @lancelamb8491 Рік тому +1

    Loved the video thank you!

  • @mathewh3766
    @mathewh3766 7 місяців тому +1

    This is beautiful. I kinda want to do taxidermy now😂

  • @wayneharley7233
    @wayneharley7233 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video

  • @mattreynolds792
    @mattreynolds792 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video, learned a lot from this.

  • @emmabbbb2555
    @emmabbbb2555 Рік тому +1

    Wow it sure has changed from the day when I used to do it.

  • @wildernesswonders
    @wildernesswonders Рік тому

    Awesome… Thank You!!!

  • @yim5682
    @yim5682 Рік тому +1

    Super travail c'est magnifique 👍👍💓

  • @hogslayer2559
    @hogslayer2559 Рік тому

    that's a good looking taxidermist right there!

  • @timleviness9836
    @timleviness9836 Рік тому

    Awesome job congratulations

  • @fatazz3177
    @fatazz3177 Рік тому

    Good job!!!!

  • @Outdoorsnmotors
    @Outdoorsnmotors 5 місяців тому

    I just had a gentleman mount 3 birds for me, only charged me 120 per bird and only took 3 weeks. Other people were charging 360 a bird and it was a year and a half turn-around. I was curious of the process. Asked my taxidermist why he wasn’t charging very much. He said honestly, I’m retired, and I’ve been doing birds since I was 10 years old, I just love doing them and seeing people happy. Great older gentleman.

    • @jeffthomas5332
      @jeffthomas5332 5 місяців тому

      care to share his info? I have 3 birds and have quote from 400-750 per bird!!

    • @Outdoorsnmotors
      @Outdoorsnmotors 5 місяців тому

      @@jeffthomas5332 haha I live in Oregon, not sure where you’re at

    • @jeffthomas5332
      @jeffthomas5332 5 місяців тому

      I'm in TX but would be happy to ship and provide return shipping. These guys about here are crazy expensive!!

  • @kelseylloyd234
    @kelseylloyd234 Рік тому

    i want to get in to bird taxidermy not many in my state so thanks for posing awesome video!

  • @savingprvtryan
    @savingprvtryan Рік тому

    Amazing job to you two and the camera man for not laughing about the caulk situation
    I would have been on the floor 😂

  • @nicholdas
    @nicholdas 6 місяців тому

    The best video I’ve seen on this

  • @wyntonvisser429
    @wyntonvisser429 Рік тому

    Wow. I've always wondered how this was done. Thanks! P.S: If Alyssa's Duck Vids don't make her famous, then her fitness vids sure will. Gal's got Guns! 💪🏻

  • @marioquiroz5114
    @marioquiroz5114 Рік тому

    Featherd arts for the win!

  • @Sharpp01
    @Sharpp01 Рік тому +20

    Please add more of these how to taxidermy videos please, I'm sure it would look repetitive but it's excellent learning

    • @mrswray
      @mrswray 5 місяців тому

      Agreed!

    • @jackiep448
      @jackiep448 21 день тому

      Yes i have been having a hard time with a fresh mallard. A how to more detailed would be helpful. I am a beginner self taught so I def need some more direction step by step

  • @curtiscalhoun885
    @curtiscalhoun885 Рік тому

    Very Nice yall. Great video

  • @mouripecheur3304
    @mouripecheur3304 Рік тому +1

    nice work

  • @matthiaskozur9179
    @matthiaskozur9179 Рік тому

    Super !!! Danke !!!

  • @timspeaks1887
    @timspeaks1887 Рік тому +1

    Wow, you are one lucky man.

  • @nathanbollinger2594
    @nathanbollinger2594 Рік тому

    Interesting…..thanks. Well done.

  • @deanhamilton1908
    @deanhamilton1908 Рік тому +1

    You two are phenomenal artists!!! The instruction is well thought out and presented. Also, if Alyssa decided to model skin products she'd be working 24 hours a day.......

  • @markmorgan3091
    @markmorgan3091 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video,this is an art form,takes lots of practice to get really good I'm sure

    • @markmorgan3091
      @markmorgan3091 Рік тому

      Always wanted to give it a try,can't rush perfection

  • @yeahno1413
    @yeahno1413 5 місяців тому

    I always wondered how in the heck they mounted birds/ducks. Mystery solved! Really amazing process.

  • @FishermanClay8108
    @FishermanClay8108 2 місяці тому

    Holyshit what a great video 😅 They make it look so easy.

  • @brendanturner243
    @brendanturner243 5 місяців тому

    Great video,loved watching you two work.
    Never knew Jennifer Aniston was so good at taxidermy 😂

  • @PIRO04584
    @PIRO04584 7 місяців тому +1

    🥰I love your great work🪿🦆🦅🦢🪽🫡. I congratulate you. 🤗 my
    🗽NYC,🇺🇲EEUU

  • @stevebishop-xg9hp
    @stevebishop-xg9hp Рік тому +1

    Great videos!!! Thank you for taking the time to do these as it really helps! At what point to do you patch up any holes either by pellets or done during the fleshing process? thank you!

  • @robertmirmow6307
    @robertmirmow6307 Рік тому +1

    The pride of Orangeburg. Go Micah

  • @huntinginsweaden57
    @huntinginsweaden57 Рік тому

    Crazy nice video.for me biginer its very nice leson

  • @andychambers3621
    @andychambers3621 Рік тому

    Hope one day I'll find one like her!

  • @OBOYTREY
    @OBOYTREY Рік тому +1

    Eeeeeeeyooooo I know these two folks! Lol

  • @j.m.k.3406
    @j.m.k.3406 Рік тому

    You guys make it look so easy...I so wanna do this but I don't know where to start

  • @a-perfectcleanwaterdamager6061

    My first bird I mounted in life, was a ringneck pheasant, she was a young 19 year old taxidermist, but she looked nothing as good as what I'm watching now......smoken attractive can't stop watching this beauty....my God she is omg.......perfect 10......Merry Christmas

  • @josephdiesing8506
    @josephdiesing8506 Рік тому

    The irony of using dawn soap (with the baby duck) to wash the the duck carcass is hilarious

  • @Gatorraider
    @Gatorraider Рік тому +1

    Where do the heads with eyes, and musculature already on the head come from ! Great video!

  • @user-dy8pe3ow4f
    @user-dy8pe3ow4f Рік тому

    Исскуство!

  • @noagro3278
    @noagro3278 Рік тому +1

    Great video! As an european taxidermist where this mounting method is not very common, I am very thankful for a tutorial! Just one point I couldn't really get was on the flying mount : the feet were mount to the body on the podest from the very beginning, how did you get the skin on it, did you cut the leg skin open and put it around or did you detach the legs and attached them after you put them through the skin again like on the standing duck? Hope the question is clear ( trying my best in English :D) Would be happy to get an answer to that! Thank you so much!

  • @bizzylife2140
    @bizzylife2140 Рік тому

    U guys should offer a live workshop for ppl who learn better with hands on experiences

  • @jayfranco9969
    @jayfranco9969 Рік тому +1

    What do you do if you accidentally pluck a chunk of feather when you’re pulling the skin? Or does that never happen? Super cool vid!! 🔥

  • @thelifeofreed5367
    @thelifeofreed5367 Рік тому

    Awesome video! Both turned out so good! Anyone willing to offer some friendly advice? What gauge of wire do you use for the legs to support a standing duck? What gauge of wire for wings in a flying mount? Thanks guys!

  • @paulfarrell1976
    @paulfarrell1976 2 місяці тому +1

    Clearly you both have a passion for this type of work and you enjoy it so much. It shows through the end project.

  • @ambermartin7535
    @ambermartin7535 4 місяці тому

    Im gonna be that weird person and say, this helps me sleep.

  • @usnchief1339
    @usnchief1339 Рік тому +1

    My goodness that young lady is beautiful! Wonderful job with that duck. It's good for people to see the amount of work that goes into mounting an animal. That way the cost is easier to accept. :)

  • @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy
    @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy Рік тому +1

    So there’s this big debate on wether to strip the secondary quills off the wing bone… I saw were you strip them. Can you elaborate the advantages or disadvantages of each process, and since you do strip them. What steps do you take to get them back in place?

  • @christinagordon2351
    @christinagordon2351 18 днів тому +1

    I would love tk do rhis one time . But I just cant handle the styrofoam sound

  • @justinmizell3363
    @justinmizell3363 8 місяців тому

    as someone who has never had anything mounted before or ever duck hunted. what do you recommend first timers do when we bring you something to mount. do's and dont's please

  • @tombishop8083
    @tombishop8083 Рік тому +1

    Very nice work. The widgeon is terrific. I have several mounted birds and now better understand what was involved in the process. I now know why the feet on a nice cinnamon teal mounted in the 80's have shrunk. When I kill another Quill Lakes Canada goose it is going to these folks.

  • @mochibadger2564
    @mochibadger2564 Місяць тому

    What do you do with the left over gas? How do you dispose of it properly?

  • @lancelamb8491
    @lancelamb8491 Рік тому

    One question is , I’ve tried to flesh ducks and I have over fleshed all three and torn the skin trying to get every bit of fat off, is there a small bit that basically gets turned to leather/tan ? Especially like around the tail and base of wings?

  • @DancinFool
    @DancinFool Рік тому

    Fascinating. Birds look hard. Who is she?

  • @ru5720
    @ru5720 Рік тому +1

    What brand duck heads you use

  • @marcelbelanger6681
    @marcelbelanger6681 Місяць тому

    jolie

  • @austinallen8467
    @austinallen8467 4 місяці тому

    What size backer rod are you using for the necks??

  • @willblender
    @willblender Рік тому

    Is the gas part something you absolutely need or does it just help

  • @jonathonyoung6268
    @jonathonyoung6268 Рік тому +1

    I’ll never gripe about how much a taxidermist charges for a duck again!

  • @mrswray
    @mrswray 5 місяців тому

    Does anyone know state the duck has to be in to start skinning it.. Refrigerated? Freshly shot? Do you need to freeze it first?

  • @midok55
    @midok55 Рік тому

    33:20 профи с большой буквы. но голова во время полета не взъерошена, а отпекаемая должна быть. молодцы хочу учиться у вас

  • @slabbslasher9656
    @slabbslasher9656 Рік тому

    How do you guys learn to mount animals, is there trade school?

  • @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy
    @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy Рік тому

    What size scalpel blades do you use?

  • @tequiluna
    @tequiluna Рік тому

    What kind of disk you used to clean de leather? ?

  • @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy
    @Hickory_Ridge_Taxidermy Рік тому

    Do you always detach the feet?

  • @justinbeavers9484
    @justinbeavers9484 Рік тому

    Can anyone pls help me I need help I have the body spot on but how do you mount the skin on the head with ripping feathers because there so fragile should I make the neck thinner or not use as much play or is there a way to pull the skin up without using my fingers

  • @kaceyminguez3331
    @kaceyminguez3331 7 місяців тому

    Is the gas bad for the feathers?? Is that a good way to tan is i suppose?? Can it be used on other small animals??

  • @joedirt8222
    @joedirt8222 Рік тому

    Do you tan the duck hide?

  • @user-bh1wr6iu7f
    @user-bh1wr6iu7f Рік тому +2

    👍🇺🇦