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Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:52 am

Have heard of many different ways. What is the preferred method to preserve a bird to take to taxidermist later?
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Olly » Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:57 am

I recently did this, I took the bird and tucked the head next to the body then double bagged it in zip lock bags removing all the air I could. Then I put it in a box and packed newspaper in the voids to stop it from moving around.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby JGUN » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:08 pm

Ziploc like Olly said and get to the taxidermist as soon as possible. Frost free freezers are horrible, dries them out.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:12 pm

Threw him in pantie hose and sealed it in a vac bag. Not vacuumed. Fine?
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby JGUN » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:15 pm

Sure. Biggest thing is to take them in sooner than later. After a year in the freezer they get dried out and hard to work with.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby JGUN » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:16 pm

What did you get?
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:18 pm

Drake wood. Pups first big duck and made a long retrieve across the river. Good enough for me
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 pm

Decent bird

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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby JGUN » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:20 pm

Nice! Cool birds.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:21 pm

Skip the pantyhose next time.


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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:41 pm

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Skip the pantyhose next time.


Nice bird.


Worth cutting it out and re-sealing?

Not much chestnut to be accounted for at all on the belly but of course it wasn't as much looks I was going for with this one.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:24 pm

If its not frozen, I would. If its frozen, just leave it.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:29 pm

Done, thanks fellas
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Bad17 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:36 pm

Nice bird FS
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:39 pm

Thanks man. How'd the game go?
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby jehler » Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:54 pm

Make sure ya put it in pantyhose, be screwed otherwise
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby blackrhino » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:32 pm

Throw it in the Yeti with the beers. When your Cold Snacks start tasting gamey time to take it to the Taxi.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:52 pm

jehler wrote:Make sure ya put it in pantyhose, be screwed otherwise


Was waiting for that chit :lol:
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby assateague » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:57 pm

jehler wrote:Make sure ya put it in pantyhose, be screwed otherwise


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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:50 am

About the pantyhose.

You should wear them when you take the bird to the taxi.

Make sure you let him know you have them on.
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:24 am

DeadEye_Dan wrote:About the pantyhose.

You should wear them when you take the bird to the taxi.

Make sure you let him know you have them on.


The cut that's in them now will be a nice touch. Still classy but says I'm here to party.




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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby assateague » Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:00 am

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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:03 pm

I put the first swan I killed in hose.



There was a gigantic African American female working at the dollar store in BFE NC the day I walked in and bought them.
Walked all over the store looking for them and finally asked her "where do you have the pantyhose at"...she waddles out from her spot at the register and heads over to a rack and says "what size and color?" Says I "color isn't important, but they have to be big enough to fit a swan"...she give me a WTF look, so I added, "and where do you keep your condoms"
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:11 pm

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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:51 pm

DeadEye_Dan wrote:I put the first swan I killed in hose.



There was a gigantic African American female working at the dollar store in BFE NC the day I walked in and bought them.
Walked all over the store looking for them and finally asked her "where do you have the pantyhose at"...she waddles out from her spot at the register and heads over to a rack and says "what size and color?" Says I "color isn't important, but they have to be big enough to fit a swan"...she give me a WTF look, so I added, "and where do you keep your condoms"

Shoulda told her, "Whatever size you wear should be good enough".
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby obxbufflehead » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:47 am

DeadEye_Dan wrote:I put the first swan I killed in hose.



There was a gigantic African American female working at the dollar store in BFE NC the day I walked in and bought them.
Walked all over the store looking for them and finally asked her "where do you have the pantyhose at"...she waddles out from her spot at the register and heads over to a rack and says "what size and color?" Says I "color isn't important, but they have to be big enough to fit a swan"...she give me a WTF look, so I added, "and where do you keep your condoms"

BFE?
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Flightstopper » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:56 am

Guys we really need to get OX a book to cover these types of questions. Killing me smalls :lol: :lol:
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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:57 am

obxbufflehead wrote:
DeadEye_Dan wrote:I put the first swan I killed in hose.



There was a gigantic African American female working at the dollar store in BFE NC the day I walked in and bought them.
Walked all over the store looking for them and finally asked her "where do you have the pantyhose at"...she waddles out from her spot at the register and heads over to a rack and says "what size and color?" Says I "color isn't important, but they have to be big enough to fit a swan"...she give me a WTF look, so I added, "and where do you keep your condoms"

BFE?


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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby jarbo03 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:02 am

http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=BFE

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Re: Storing a bird to mount

Postby Goldfish » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:08 am

jarbo03 wrote:http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=BFE

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I was just going to suggest urban dictionary. OBX, just set aside a whole day to start learning new terms. You won't even scratch that site, but you'll have a start.
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