Ok guys, dropped a quail this AM, sititng in the freeze untouched right now, what do i do to mount it, i'm guessing a book and or video is in order? cna i leave it frozen whole untill then? what supplies/kits etc are best? i'm prbly gonna be ahving you guys work me through msot of this, hopefully have a rooster to do soon too but the one i shto today had almsot no tail. thanks for all help and tips
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The BIrd Manual will cover everything you need to know to start.
Get a video in addition to a book. Any upland bird video will do since many of the BASIC procedures are the same. A book has tons of info- but watching someone do the things like skinning, fleshing etc is very helpful. Many of the taxidermy supply places have good videoes. You may want to a few birds from a game farm to practice on. The learning curve is huge at first. A pheasant might be a better 1st bird than a quail.