When do you order your forms????

[DavidB]

Just wondering. I have done it both ways but was curious on how others do it.

Thanks for voting .

[Suprdave]

I measure the raw skin and order forms, I order in bulk though at the end of season and always order a few extra.

[Bill Yox]

I measure both times, but wait till tanning is back before checking and ordering.

[mr.T aka mr. friendly]

I am a after tan man, raw skin lets out after skinning, and gives a false over inflated size. imo.

[antlerman]

after tanning.

[Kevin M.]

   I measure green and freeze.  Order in bulk to get the discount. Then pull out and tan and mount .

[cheapguy]

I measure the meat and order the form. Usually have the form ready by the time the cape gets back from the tannery.

[dsbragg]

With Bill on this. In woodworking I always measure twice before the cut and do the same in taxi work.

[Trotax]

Same as Bill.

[gunner62]

I measure after tanning, I tan up 25 or so measure and send out for forms. I do measure the meat and record those measurements while the customer is there to leave out any doubt that ( my neck was bigger than that ).

[whitetail94(Michael L)]

I take a meat measurement but I order forms after checking the tanned cape.

[michael p.]

I wait till I get a few thousand dollars in deposits, order a LOT of forms and when they bring in their deer, look at what I have in stock that will fit their deer and proceed to "sell" them that style of form and turn

[John Bellucci]

The way I have done it for decades.  I take many facial measurements over the skin, then measure the neck meat, and compensate a bit for the flatness of the muscles after death.  I mark these measurements on my chart for that Deer, then order the correct size headform. 

After the cape returns from the Tannery, I soak it up, relax it, remove ear cartilages, trim up the face, and it always fits the form to a "T."  Any minor alterations for size - adjusting the face to match or adding to or taking away form the neck - is accomplished, and the Deer head is mounted. 

So, I order the headform after measuring the Deer.  Easy peasy!

John.

[Curt]

I measure before and after just to see how much shrink there is and if I am Getting it all back. I order forms after tan.

[cwt]

I measure like John does and when I get a few deer in I order forms. I will be mounting deer next week from this season. i dont wait to get a whole bunch in before I order, cause I only take in about 15 deer a year and that will be spread out through Feb. So I order them when I get a few.