2 Roe Heads Done For Me
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Cracking old boys
Freeforester
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He deserved it - hope the trophy was all right though…Nice clean job that
I’ve just done one and the F#### dog knocked it of my bench where I left it to dry out.
Smashed the nose to bits
EMcC
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I notice the lower jaw bone is missing, is that standard procedure ?
I have always done my own and when required for mounting for myself I have always cut the long nose through the eye socket and discarded the jaw bones. However when I did some for a German friend he insisted that I keep the lower jaw bone to enable anybody to inspect the third pre molar to compare wear against the size of the antler to give a better idea of age.
I didn't fancy doing any myself recently so got a Taxidermist to do four heads for me. I asked him to do the heads, no other instruction but assumed the jaw bones would be part of the head so I could pass them to my German friend.
When I collected them the jaw bones were missing and was told i didn't ask for them so I ended up with four lovely white clean skulls, no good for the German market so ended up cutting them long nose for my shields and have given them to a farmer friend.
This them before cutting.
I have always done my own and when required for mounting for myself I have always cut the long nose through the eye socket and discarded the jaw bones. However when I did some for a German friend he insisted that I keep the lower jaw bone to enable anybody to inspect the third pre molar to compare wear against the size of the antler to give a better idea of age.
I didn't fancy doing any myself recently so got a Taxidermist to do four heads for me. I asked him to do the heads, no other instruction but assumed the jaw bones would be part of the head so I could pass them to my German friend.
When I collected them the jaw bones were missing and was told i didn't ask for them so I ended up with four lovely white clean skulls, no good for the German market so ended up cutting them long nose for my shields and have given them to a farmer friend.
This them before cutting.
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HonestJohn
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There are many others still on legs to replace it out there. One thing I’ve learned, don’t get emotional about dead things.Nice clean job that
I’ve just done one and the F#### dog knocked it of my bench where I left it to dry out.
Smashed the nose to bits
HonestJohn
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I’d never expect a taxidermist here to keep the jaw, but back home in Denmark where I grew up, it was often done.
On a separate note, don’t use that taxidermist again, they submerged the heads too far into the boiling water, with likely some hydrogen peroxide added, visible on the bleached coroners. That’s a no no in my book
I did wonder - only 5 points and a "nub" though.
Yes you are right but with mine they were the last two from home where I'd been and I had watched them for a couple of years....so sentimental....not emotional!
Yes, it'll probably lose a few points for that. Huge mass though!
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