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Todd Adams
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« on: December 08, 2009, 08:06:11 AM »
Hey everyone! I have a customer this year that brought in a Whitetail for a shoulder mount. The issue is, is that there is a Hemclock branch that was stuck in his antlers. I am just trying to figure out which method would be best to preserve the branch from the needles falling out. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Todd

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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 08:16:24 AM »
here is a another pic.

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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 08:42:45 AM »
I do not think you can preserve needles at all.  You may need to find an artificial.
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 09:49:20 AM »
I was worried about that...havent been able to find any artificial hemlock branches either...WTH
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 12:16:51 PM »
I haven't seen hemlock branches but there are some pretty convincing firs and spruces out there. Maybe you could trim them down a little bit to simulate hemlock.
You can save the woody part of the branch and wire some different needles to it. It won't be 100% exact, but it would be pretty close.

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