My Grandfather brought me his elk horns with the forehead and the processor left the hair on, which my grandfather wants put on a wall placque. How do I leave the hair on without it rotting and stinking to high heaven? What do I fill the back of the eyes with?
any help would be appreciated.
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That scalp has to be removed. Once removed, it can be tanned and then sewn back on. That's where a taxidermist earns his keep. You need to grind the skull down where there's only a small skullcap. Attach that to a piece of 1/2 or bigger plywood cut to match, the unholster the edges of the skin underneath. Attach it to a plaque and you're done.