Ear Question Part 2

Here is a front view of that deer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/fireman104/ears.jpg

If I understand you guys correctly from the first question....the rack is too far back, preventing me from moving the ear butts up to align with the red line. WOW....talk about a light bulb going off!

One other question I have is the angle of the ears. I've looked through all of my taxidermy catalogs and can't find a picture of what I am looking for.

Should the ears angle a little forward in an alert pose?

Thanks

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Deer can do some amazing things with those ears.

One thing they CANNOT DO, however, is move their earbutts. I see that a lot with beginners with the ears laid flat against the face. Ain't happening. The only sure advice I can give you on this one is to get tons of reference pictures. "Alert" can and does have many stages, so you'll need to pick the one you like best.

Looks like Voodoo to me.

These photo programs are pretty handy for analyzing aren't they?

Scott, check your e-mail box. I just sent you another photo to play with. This has became one of my favorite reference photos.

Thanks Glen

That photo will come in handy.

I've been doing the "red line/green line" thing on other pictures of mounts I have done. Wow, I learned some valuable info today.

I can't wait to start my next deer so I can line the butts up properly hahaha

Thanks,
Rookie