I have become interested in taxidermy as a hobby and a friend of mine gave me some taxidermy videos. In the video with [a supply company] & Tommy Ramage "Mounting an Open-Mouthed Lifesize Bobcat", Tommy fleshes the bobcat to the ear base and he leaves the ear cartilidge, and in the mounting process he just cards the ear. He said he hasn't had an ear go bad in 30 years. Is it a good idea to leave the cart. in the bobcat and racoons? He also uses an easy mount dry preservative and will this work on bobcats and such? Sounds too good to be true so I thought I would ask. Thanks
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Talk about half assed mounts, Now think about this, if it was that easy why would we older taxidermist be trying to help you inexperienced guys do better work.
Cardin ears wit cartlidge and not turning them is poor craftsmanship even back then!
Epo-Grip Magic Ear is the new tech stuff.
Agree with john c. that would be pretty half-a$$. A good modern method would be a "tanned" not dry-preserved cat skin. Also many, myself included, prefer cartiladge removal and a good ear liner.
Even if you use a good epoxy as a ear linner, you still have ot turn the ears as the best possible mount. Short cuts may get you to the finished product faster, but it will also get you to the unemployment office faster as well because after a few competitor's find out about you methods, they will steal away you customers by spreding the word that you cut corners and sacrifice quality ot make more money.
Thanks for your responses. As I expected.......it was too good to be true. I appreciate the information.