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| Author: | TooTall [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Mounting a frozen duck |
This last season I killed a drake widgeon and he had a snowy white head. It was solid white unlike the usually speckled white on their head and was really a beautiful duck. I was too busy during the season with school and all. So I want to know is it possible to mount a duck that has been fror upwards of 6 months? I know it's okay to freeze them for a little while but I didn't know if extended freezing would make it unable to be mounted. If so I'll just throw it away |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Yea. Long as it's not horribly freezer burnt, it will be fine. Our taxi takes forever, sometimes a two year wait. Those birds stay frozen until he's ready to work on them.. |
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| Author: | TooTall [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Thank you! But I don't think it should be. the day I killed it I put it in the freezer up on a rack all by itself so nothing got damaged on it. |
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| Author: | Frog [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Best to put them head first into pantyhose, they keep for a long time for mounting |
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| Author: | DmaxHunter [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
I tuck the head under a wing and either wrap in newspaper or a couple plastic bags. Make sure bird is dry before putting in, but yes that is no problem. I had one mounted all together was frozen over a year and a half |
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| Author: | TooTall [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Dmax that's exactly what I did. I just put the head under the wing and it's in a giant ziplock bag so the feathers wouldn't get messed up. Gonna call the taxi this week and try to get it mounted! |
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| Author: | DmaxHunter [ Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Here is the one that I talked about |
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| Author: | Frog [ Sun Jun 28, 2015 5:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
^^ that's a cool mount |
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| Author: | ibfishin [ Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Never wrap in newspaper... when I was hot and heavy into taxidermy, birds wrapped in newspaper were typically very dried out. I preferred zip lock or in panty hose then ziplocked. |
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| Author: | DmaxHunter [ Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mounting a frozen duck |
Yeah I have never tried the newspaper, I just wrap in a couple bags, make sure they are sealed. Thanks frog, the guy I use is awesome, but a lil over year wait |
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