hellos! ok now for the big drum roll, the first deer is ready to hang on the wall ,with all his imperfections ! but o well got to start somewhere. soooooooooo i didnt put any hanger system on him before i hooked on the engine stand,,, sooooooooo what do you all suggest? and i know i should have done this way before now opps
and he is semi right , 9 point,,, so will he try to list one way or another ? where do you either drill holes or attach hangers....
heheh i know shame on me should have annalized this part long long time ago.
thank you kindly for any imput :)
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Its cheap and works very well. Using a drill and a one inch spade bit, drill out the hole and screw the Noose on. Hang on a drywall screw set in a wall stud.
Get your work stool out, put a couple of nice thick terry cloth towels down on the floor for padding in front of your stool. Turn your deer nose to the ground, strateeeegically placing nose on terry cloth padding. Sit on your stool, stick the shoulders of your deer between your legs, drill your hole, I like using one of those drill bits called a hole saw (I think) the ones that drill a circle of wood out of the back of the form. Works good for the Finishing Touch hangers. The Noose is one of my favorites as well.
About 2 1/2-3 inches down from top of form should be good enough. Eyeball for the middle. They usually hang pretty straight.
When you put a hanger on a gamehead that has a turn, the easiest way to figure out where it should go is to get behind the mount.
From the back drill your hole so that it is at a point on the backboard that is under the antlers or horns.
This will put it at the balance point for weight and it should not rotate when hung on the wall.
the Noose calls for #6 wood screws with a countersunk head.Use about a one-eighth inch bit to pilot drill the holes.(pre-mark them)
you guys were talking about a router bit to cut the "recess"hole.Nevermind.LOL.
I use a 1 inch forstner bit its like a holesaw but takes wood out in curls like a plane works.It leaves a smooth sided and flat smooth bottomed hole . Figure out from the back of the mount where the center of mass is and place the hole about 2-2 1/2 inches down from the top of the shoulder area. I like to put the hanger on right when I get the mannikins in from shipping and while I'm setting the antlers way before the hide touches the mannikin.If I need to move the hanger to adjust for some wide beamed buck I can do so without worrying about messing up a good grooming . It also lets me put it on my mounting stand easier.I have a block of wood attached to the stand with a gold deck screw there,hang the mannikin on the screw and run a couple more drywall screws through the back into the plywood on the mannikin. I can do this myself and change heads on the stand in less than 20 seconds as long as my cordless drill has power.Kind of a "no touch " train of thought.
they are available in a wide selection of sizes, made for slow rpm work. It really not as hard as these directions seem. I do put the Noose on first this eliminate the having to redo a mount should you brush it wrong or scrape the nose etc.
thanks so kindly every one that answered! i think ill be able to get him on the wall with out undoing my grooming work :)
and i promise to think about the hanger ahead of time ~! next time