I have a caped deer that I took out of the freezer. Upon turning it over, I noticed that the portion that was on the bottom of the freezer did not freeze. It smells sharp (burns the nose a bit!) and the hair is slipping there.
I read a post from around a year ago from a man named Mark who was writing an article and testing Stop Rot. He said that it WILL prevent the hair from continuing to slip. If this is so, is my best bet to re-freeze it (correctly this time) and order Stop-Rot immediately? Or should I very carefully handle the cape and make sure not to put any pressure on that area and salt, pickle, and tan it as soon as possible?
I want to try and salvage this cape if at all possible. It is occuring in the brisket area (if that matters).
Thanks and Happy New Year!
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freezing again, and applieing the STOP-ROT as the cape thaws would give you better odds of saving the cape.
One thing you might want to consider, is to freeze the cape in such a position that the STOP-ROT could be put on the damaged area with out thawing the cape out to put the STOP-ROT on. Paint the STOP-ROT on with a brush. Then just put it right back in the freezer for at least three days.
When you are ready to actually work with it, just brush the STOP-ROT on the flesh side as it thaws.
Use the orange search button, and enter stop rot, and stop-rot, and you will be able to read about other's experiences.
Got to www.TaxidermyReference.com and www.whitetailsystems.com and you will probably have about two hours worth of reading total that covers a pretty good number of uses for the product. Let us know how you come out.
Glen