Shot Holes

Submitted by Jim on 04/12/2004 at 07:46. ( ) 69.29.112.194

Do you all try to sew up every little shot hole, or do you just close the larger holes/tears?

What are you mounting

This response submitted by Dean on 04/12/2004 at 07:57. ( ) 67.4.155.70

It depends on what your mounting and how big the whole is. Usually they are all fixed. I don't sew up holes the size of tannery punches. If you're talking about holes that small.

I am mounting....

This response submitted by Jim on 04/12/2004 at 08:18. ( ) 69.29.112.194

waterfowl. I'm talking about holes the size of #2 shot or BB's.
Thanks.

Yes and no

This response submitted by unknown on 04/12/2004 at 11:17. ( ) 142.165.183.207

If It doesn't get any bigger then a B.B.
shot No..like If It's just a real little tiny hole NO
cause people pound wires threw birds to position them
on panels and such

I agree with unknown, unless!

This response submitted by Todd B on 04/12/2004 at 11:20. ( ) 4.224.93.108

Unless you are using caulk in your birds. Caulk can make a mess in even the tiniest holes on a bird.

Todd B

Usually not

This response submitted by Jason on 04/12/2004 at 14:08. ( ) 208.27.202.124

It depends on where it is on the bird, but generally I don't so anything smaller that the circumference of my finger.

Sew all holes.

This response submitted by JOhn C on 04/12/2004 at 20:34. ( ) 66.233.157.155

I have heard people not sewing the holes, just face the fact part of doing work better than your taxidermist down the road is fixing the holes.

Drying holes

This response submitted by Bill K. on 04/13/2004 at 08:52. ( klager@nvc.net ) 64.68.172.43

I consider anything smaller than a dime a drying hole.

Bill K.

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