I just finished watching McKenzie's turkey video with Joe Ferebee.
He dusts the bird with borax while skinning , then he washes the bird in dawn , followed by thinner. He then tumbles and mounts,making no mention of any further preservative. Did I miss something or did the video skip a step? Is this enough to keep the skin from rotting ?
I am about to try my 1st bird and thought I should find out .
Thanks in advance for any help.
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'Sounds to me like they missed a step.
Apply plenty of borax to ALL inner surfaces of the skin after drying the feathers and before mounting the bird.
Good thing you questioned that!